Broccoli Cualiflower Salad

I'm feeling nostalgic for some good old-fashioned Kansas side dishes and luckily I get Taste of Home's emails periodically. I've made a couple of really good ones in the past week, so I thought I'd share.

Brocolli and Cauliflower always seem to need some help and, well, bacon makes everything better!

I made a couple of changes: I added pepper, omitted the grapes and substitued green onion for red. [The original recipe from the 50's would have had raisins.]

The hubby said it's one of the best broccoli dishes he's ever had. :)

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cauliflower-broccoli-salad/?_cmp=holiday&_ebid=holiday5212020&_mid=347010&ehid=dfef5f62f666e299097ce5854fb7aea035676b6b&os_ehash=dfef5f62f666e299097ce5854fb7aea035676b6b

Purple Cauliflower Pizza Crust

The hubby bought purple cauliflower so I wanted to do something special. I found a Pinterest recipe for a cauliflower crust with goat cheese added. I topped it with steak cubes, onions and mushrooms. It turned out super yummy but I will probably not add salt to anything to mellow it out. Definitely will be making again...maybe with orange cauliflower next time :)

https://domesticblissreport.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/purple-cauliflower-pizza-crust/amp/

Cauliflower Fried "Rice"

I keep reading blogs about cauliflower "rice" and I finally gave it a whirl. Fried "rice" was a great recipe to start with. The cauliflower absorbed the flavor of the soy and sesame oil. Unfortunately it didn't fool the teenager. He said it was good, but he felt that I had added too many peas as well, so it was a yummy "hot salad". :) I determined that cauliflower "rice" is a great alternative for a healthy lifestyle, but duly noted to have an alternate choice for the teenager. :) [I also added cod for a more filling  meal.]

http://therecipecritic.com/2015/01/cauliflower-fried-rice/

Indian-Spiced Eggplant and Cauliflower Stew and Bacon-Wrapped Avacados

The hubby has been wanting to increase his turmeric intake which means, I get to explore the many wonderful flavors of Indian cuisine. I just happened to have all the ingredients for last nights meal. I paired it with a butternut squash (mashed) and "To-Die-For" bacon-wrapped avacodos (which were so good, I'm almost speechless). I didn't have garam masala, but looked it up and found out it's a combination of spices that I already had so I made my own mixture and added it to the stew. I can't have anything too spicy so I used regular curry and the hubby added sriracha. :) Very easy to make and worth the experience.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/recipes/indianspiced-eggplant--cauliflower-stew/

No recipe needed....but if you want a reference....

http://paleoleap.com/bacon-wrapped-avocado/

Garlic Cauliflower Mash

This was a delicious find in the Sprouts circular this month. I served it as a side-dish with the Cranberry Chicken. I used the potato masher this time, but I think I will try to follow the instructions to the letter to see if I can it to come out smooth and creamy. The flavor was great, with the hubby saying "definitely make this one again." :)

https://www.sprouts.com/recipe/details/-/view/11469/garlic-cauliflower-mash