Roasted Cauliflower

DAVID! This is so yummy!

I don't like cauliflower at all, but was going to try my godmother's recipe for pureed cauliflower ( looks like mashed potatoes, but less "carb-y" due to fiber).

Take a head of cauliflower, wash it, break it up into florets, put in a ziploc bag, mince two cloves of garlic, throw in the bag, add 3 tbsp of olive oil. Shake it up, put in a casserole dish and cook at 425 for 25 minutes, stirring in the middle at some point... Sprinkle with Pecorino Romano (or Parmesan) after you stir, then continue cooking.

I didn't hear the timer go off!

It caramelized. (burned)

It was the yummiest! I didn't even get to puree it, because it was SO delish right out of the oven!!!

Ingredients

Cauliflower
2 cloves garlic
3 tbsp olive oil
handful of pecorino romano

THIS WAS SO EASY!!!

Seafood Jambalaya

To.Die.For.

tis all

i don't know if you and your wife like crab, or spicy food, but David!! If you like spicy seafood and crab, this is the dish for you. And you are the only one I will give the recipe to, if you ask.

The recipe takes two days to prepare. And freshness is VITAL to this dish! I don't give out leftovers the next day.

So, i'm putting you on notice... When I tell you to come get it, grab the keys!!!

This is just a notice. I haven't made it yet...

ETA - I will probably make it for a superbowl party. I'm on kitten duty this weekend! Our party animals like my cooking.

PS - don't look for the recipe, because it's not really called jambalaya!!! lol

The perfect dessert

These are recipes that are flawless and irresistible! These are the desserts that you can OD on and get sick and won't even care! I can't even choose from among them, or rank them. In no particular order, my perfect desserts are:

Apple cake
RLB's PBJ cookies
ginger-sweet potato cheesecake bars with beurre noisette
apple pie with homemade crust
chocolate trifle (with adjustments)
caramel apple trifle
key lime sables

So, although I will not be baking as often as I had previously, whatever I bake will be graded pass or fail as a "perfect" item. As much as I like gianduja, the hazelnut blondies would not make the list, for me.

They are great for most people, since lots of people don't bake from scratch. But the butter is a very strong presence. I don't dislike that in a dessert, but I want to focus on the Gianduja. The blondie is not a complement, and therefore unnecessary.

January 8th

Today, I made Honeybaked Chicken with brown rice and collard greens, Hazelnut Blondies for dessert, and then Brown rice and Tuna. (eek) I wanted to make bowtie pasta with mushroom cream sauce, but the store did not have any exotic mushrooms, like enoki, shiitake, porcini or whatever. Just white and button. (boo)

For the Chicken, I used garam masala instead of curry and I ran out of honey from the baklava and used a mix of honey and maple syrup!!! LOL (risky!)

Since I am going to Nikki's for dinner tonight, I am not trying the chicken until tomorrow. Will report back on the recipe later.

Taking the Hazelnut Blondies to her house (mom's in town) . These blondies are killer!!! The toasting hazelnuts are so fragrant!!! yummy. And gianduja is the reason I was born!!! OMFG!!! I love it. I want to invent recipes to use this stuff. If it fell on my shoe, I would eat a hole through my shoe!!! jk ETA - these blondies are awesome, IMO, because you stir after adding the dry to wet ingredients. That way there's no overdeveloping the gluten, or whatever, and they are sooooo tender and delicate. Extremely buttery and chocolate-y. I had to leave 'em at Nikkis!

The brown rice and tuna is because I ran into someone that inspired me today. I want to like clothes shopping again!!! Brown rice and tuna, with Salsa was not as vile as I expected. That's what Eva Mendes eats. When I googled "brown rice and tuna" a bunch of musclehead sites popped up. So, that's my lunch tomorrow.

David, are you on facebook? IF not, get on and friend me!!

Terrible cook!!!

OMG! I messed up aNOTHER recipe today, D!

This blog is OVER!!! This Texas Caviar with Avocado!!! I am squeezing oil and vinegar out of blackeyed peas, so I can cook them some more!!!

Please don't encourage me to cook. I have a very limited repertoire!!!

Annoyed!

ETA - It came out yummy! The repair worked... never mind! lol

Here is the recipe. (I tried to use dried beans, instead of canned)

Happy New YEAR!!!

David!!!

I did what you suggested and it was effective immediately today!!! THANKS

I'm putting this on project status!!!

We need to talk in person!!!

Might need to change the tenor of this blog, because I will not be cooking anything rich or sweet for a while!!!

BTW! I made black-eyed peas today - they came out great! 2 Tbsp of butter, 3/4 c chopped onion, saute until soft, add ham, 3 cloves of garlic, then the blackeyed peas, add some water and simmer for about 30-45 mins on med-low heat, until they reach the right texture. Finish with chopped cilantro. Salt and pepper to taste