I know, I know... I leave you for a whole year and then come back with a post that doesn't even have photos on it. Sorry about that.
To fill you in, I've been a little busy for the past 12 months or so. I grew, birthed and am raising a lovely baby boy. It preoccupied my mind somewhat and baby brain destroyed my ability to sew and cook (no joke, I tried to make him a room decoration at Christmas and ended up in tears with mis-shapen fabric swatches in front of me!). Blogging was at the back of my somewhat shrivelled mind. But my post isn't about the whole baby thing. It's about something I cooked tonight!
I have reignited my love for cooking proper food and eating well, and this is echoed not only by my husband but my son has some pretty healthy eating needs too!
On Saturday we had reheated cajun chicken (home cooked a week or so ago) with rice and vegetables for dinner. Not any old rice though - cauliflower rice! Or should I say "riced cauliflower"?
I steamed it in big florets for about 20 minutes, then put it through my potato ricer. The first lesson I learned was that what looks like a lot of cauli doesn't go very far in rice form. The second lesson I learned was to rice it into a sieve, to allow the water (soooo much water) to drain away leaving fluffy "rice". The third and final lesson I learned was that everyone loved it, including me! I normally like a bit of cauli but only if it's smothered in cheese sauce and served with a Lincolnshire sausage. It's acceptable in curry too. At Sunday roasts it's one of the things that gets eaten off my plate first to get it over and done with. Saturday's attempt was a revelation.
I promise next time I make it (it'll be soon, I have half a cauli to use up), I will take photos and make them available! Yippee for riced cauli.
I wonder what else I can rice...
P.s. you know the last post was about beetroot? Turned out that was a massive craving. Madness.
