Its official... I've successfully completed phase 1! That means I've gone two weeks with no simple carbs or sugar, including fruit sugar. Ok, so I might have had a tiny peice of Dr. Pepper cake last weekend and a double helping of biscuits and gravy this weekend. You know, if it wasn't for my wonderful boyfriend and his family I wouldn't be tempted to cheat near as much.
I realize food is AT every event and part of our life but food BINDS me with most of my favorite relationships. I love cooking and have learned that I love cooking for Kiley. Its been even more fun since I've realized how picky he is. When he says, "wow, babe this is really good" I barely contain myself from jumping up on the couch and dancing. One day maybe he'll get a dining room table until then our meals are shared twenty-first century style- facing the tv.
As promised some tips, tricks and recipies:
Cauliflower-likely the most boring and bland food substance ever, but then again someone probably said that about the coveted potatoes, once upon a time. In the South Beach Diet book they suggest treating cauliflower much like potatoes and make faux-mashed potatoes. I still havn't found my steamer since the move, pathetic I know, so I boiled the whole frozen bag in water then mashed with a little milk, I Can't Beleive It's Not Butter, Salt and Pepper. It was good but I wished I'd boiled a little longer. The next day I microwaved left overs and they were AHH-mazing! I guess a night in the fridge and a few minuets in the micro made it just the perfect texture. SOoooo, I got to wondering if this boring bland little white tree could be manipulated to mimic my oh-so-missed Malt'O Meal. The verdict: it was close, but not that close even after a night in the fridge. I'm going to try it again and really boil them and maybe even stick them in the Magic Bullet. Though, I will try it at my house this time because Mr. Picky thinks the boring bland nuetral veggie smells bad when cooked.
