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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEat your cauliflower - it doesn't just taste good - it's good for yah! Interesting read
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=13<snip>
Information gathered for a large-scale study called the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) has shown cauliflower to be an especially popular cruciferous vegetable in 10 western European countries, tying for first place with cabbage for the vegetable consumed most frequently. Here is how cauliflower stacked up against other cruciferous vegetables as a percentage of all vegetables eaten: e cauliflower (25%); white cabbage (13%), and cabbage "unspecified" (12%). It is also interesting to compare cauliflower with broccoli in the study findings since cauliflower accounted for a greater percentage of total vegetable consumption than broccoli (18%).
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)malaise
(267,798 posts)Hilarious
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)I'm so unsophisticated that I still drink Folgers, and I love McDonald's coffee when I'm out and about.
Of course, your posting positively about cauliflower is giving me second thoughts about what the hell they put in that Blue Mountain...
malaise
(267,798 posts)I love cauliflower and Blue Mountain- maybe it grows next to that 'cauliweed'
cwydro
(51,308 posts)This is about which I speak.
Some is punning, some is wordplay or even referential stuff. I never tried it until after a few years of seeing pun threads on DU. With a little practice, it comes easy--anyone can do it. The hard part is shifting mental gears back when there's a serious, tragic thread and and all your ideas are horrendously inappropriate.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)As often and well as you. I occasionally am inspired and throw a good one out. But are like clockwork.
rurallib
(62,343 posts)AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)But she doesn't aim for the shin. And I've got the butt scars to prove it!
Ilsa
(61,675 posts)A hilarious The Big Bang Theory episode.
malaise
(267,798 posts)Ilsa
(61,675 posts)but here is a link to a monthly paid service by cbs:
https://www.cbs.com/all-access/?intcid=CIA-00-10aca7b&gclid=Cj0KEQjwgJq-BRCFqcLW8_DU9agBEiQAz8Kohy_YWEyma4kpQ6Zwc2ZRFH6kSM9Bhx9ALwElMVSXUFwaAiWK8P8HAQ
Tikki
(14,537 posts)Tikki
malaise
(267,798 posts)Who are those three
Tikki
(14,537 posts)who are very proud of their cauliflower.
Tikki
malaise
(267,798 posts)It was delish - picked on Friday.
Tikki
bluesbassman
(19,309 posts)They had a minor hit in Eastern Europe titled "You Really Steam Me Baby".
Tikki
(14,537 posts)CVA...all the way.
Tikki
bluesbassman
(19,309 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)And who can forget Popeye eating his spinach for strength.
It was all hooey. My brother told me that spinach's high iron levels went unchecked for a long time until somebody discovered they put the decimal point in the wrong place in the original research.
malaise
(267,798 posts)Spinach and cauliflower pie with extra sharp cheddar, loads of black pepper, sourcream and mustard - Hmmmmmmm good!
gvstn
(2,805 posts)So is this a casserole or you use an actual pie crust?
malaise
(267,798 posts)and add some carrots
Cooked carrots don't do it for me but a few might be acceptable and add a little color/sweetness.
It is funny but although I eat lots of raw cauliflower and some frozen, I hadn't actually cooked fresh cauliflower in years. Only started again about 10 years ago. I forgot how delicious and tender it is when fresh.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)And if you want them fit to eat the ham hock!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)But we once boiled a smoked ham butt with cabbage and both were fantastic! And best cabbage I ever had!
And a Hawaiian roommate showed me how to do 'Luau Pig' in the oven and I've done it many times since. So easy, with liquid smoke (Mrs. Wright's) and a little rock salt. Falling-off-the-bone goodness!
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)I shared an office with a black lady for a few years , whose family was ironically from about 20 mile away from mine in South Arkansas. She became a good friend and turned me on to using smoked Turkey legs with any type of greens. It is truly magical and actually better than smoked pork. It is just easier for me to find smoked pork products than turkey. Seems like overkill to fire up the smoker to do a few turkey parts.
Now when I smoke a turkey and use the carcass to make smoked turkey and Andouille gumbo...best thing you will ever eat!
underahedgerow
(1,232 posts)incredibly, wonderfully delicious. Roasting brings out all sorts of flavors, majorly yum.
Seriously stupid easy to make.
4 servings
ACTIVE TIME 10 min
TOTAL TIME 45 min
INGREDIENTS
1 medium head cauliflower (2 1/2 to 3 pounds), cut into 1 1/2-inch-wide florets (8 cups)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
PREPARATION
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
Toss cauliflower with oil and salt in a large bowl. Spread in 1 layer in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) and roast, stirring and turning over occasionally, until tender and golden brown, 25 to 35 minutes.
Yup, that simple. Loves it.
malaise
(267,798 posts)suffragette
(12,232 posts)cauliflower, eggplant, onion and tomato dish. They have a version with yogurt and without, both delicious.
senseandsensibility
(16,712 posts)Thanks!
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)The blackened parts are what makes the dish.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)another good for you veggie.
malaise
(267,798 posts)and any cabbage - raw or barely cooked. My favorite - cabbage with a lil curry and crushed Masala nuts
suffragette
(12,232 posts)malaise
(267,798 posts)You may never eat any other peanuts after your first bag. We get them at an Indian Food store but you can do them yourself. Lots of recipes on line.
suffragette
(12,232 posts)malaise
(267,798 posts)We get lovely fresh cashews here.
maxsolomon
(32,975 posts)Mash it, rice it, etc.
Cut back on the carbs, America.
malaise
(267,798 posts)Breadfruit
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)There's bread, and there's fruit. And never the twain shall meet! I don't even want to THINK about how they came by that progeny!
malaise
(267,798 posts)so way too many reject it.
The history is amazing - they come from the South Pacific.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Had turtle in Panama and hated it because of the spongy texture.
Didn't like papaya, but mangoes were okay--though I wouldn't buy them.
LOVED cocoanut milk, and sugar cane juice from vendor carts in Vietnam. And their artichoke tea.
malaise
(267,798 posts)love any fruit except jack fruit. We use coconut milk in nearly everything - love the cane but not the juice unless there's lime and ginger.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Apart from the sugar, I mean.
malaise
(267,798 posts)on any street corner and in many supermarkets - year round. We chew it and throw away the tough part.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)I think old age is getting to me...
malaise
(267,798 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)The turtle soup is incredible and made with non-endangered fresh water turtles. My favorite soup in the world.
Well, crawfish bisque gives it a run.
malaise
(267,798 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Guy was from a NOLA shrimping family and moved to Northern Virginia for a while to take over a seafood market. He soon met an analyst from the nearby CIA HQ who happened to be a gourmand, so they team-taught our classes.
My Cajun teacher had a wonderful name: Moe Cheramie.
And when the course was done, Moe gave me a certificate as an 'Honorary Cajun.'
malaise
(267,798 posts)Damn!
underahedgerow
(1,232 posts)it!
Keeping sauces simple and pure, with real veg, real cheeses, seafood, ragus, etc, makes it excellent fuel for the body. Also, interestingly enough, tagliatelli has the lowest amount of carbs.
Carbs aren't the enemy. Artificial ingredients and gigantic portions are!
Rule of thumb, portions are no bigger than your fist, and average 100 grams, that goes for meat veg and sides.
Italians really do eat pasta every day for either lunch or evening meal, and the gorgeous people on the streets of Milan, Rome and Florence aren't obese! It's affordable and healthy too!
Although, I have to say that alternative forms of cauliflower that you mention are very interesting. Not sure I have the patience to get all fiddly these days though.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)underahedgerow
(1,232 posts)are deep fried and have an ingredients list longer than some dictionaries.
1 cup is 1 serving, which contains 300 calories. It contains 13 grams of fat (9 g saturated fat), 1060 mg of sodium and the carbohydrates come from refined white flour.
And that's just the noodles, it doesn't even take into account the weird, artificial and mysterious ingredients in the flavor packets.
But damn, I do love their crab and shrimp flavored ones a couple times a year.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)But I do get ramen soups and add eggs, onion, black pepper, cayenne...
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)That stuff in the packets is a salty horror. The real thing made with a broth that takes a day or more to develop a depth of flavor and hand-made noodles? Totally different thing.
It's like the difference between soup your grandma made and a can of Campbell's chicken noodle.
underahedgerow
(1,232 posts)It's the good yummy!
maxsolomon
(32,975 posts)It's carbs for them, and yes, the PORTIONS of carbs for the rest of us.
tritsofme
(17,320 posts)forgotmylogin
(7,496 posts)Apparently whipped cauliflower is a good sub for mashed potato or added to mash to cut carbs? I've never tried but I'm interested. Anyone know the technique?
pkdu
(3,977 posts)maxsolomon
(32,975 posts)add salt, pepper, cream/milk/half and half.
the end.
I guess you can use a potato masher or a fork if you don't have a food processor.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)potatoes but big difference in the carbs.
Phentex
(16,330 posts)but they do taste good to me. And they are healthier so that's what we do.
I HATE that potatoes have to taste so good!! WHY? Sometimes I just crave potatoes.
megahertz
(126 posts)malaise
(267,798 posts)Interesting
immoderate
(20,885 posts)I am a pickle person. Some of you know what I mean.
--imm
malaise
(267,798 posts)It's a gorgeous pickle...even better when 'pepper' hot
Codeine
(25,586 posts)I buy big jars of mixed pickles veg and eat all the califlower first. The rest gets eaten, but with less gusto.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)malaise
(267,798 posts)eating
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,061 posts)it is generally too expensive for some of us. There are few things I love more than roasted cauliflower, but I usually have to settle for other veggies. I hate it when food items become trendy. Cauliflower used to be dirt cheap. So were kale, beets, halibut, walnuts, almonds... Not any more. My grandmother would be spinning in her grave if she knew what oxtails cost these days.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)That's the trick. They like it, too.
GoCubsGo
(32,061 posts)Lots of year-round shade. Lots of squirrels, raccoons and opossums that eat any produce that gets planted. Believe me, I tried.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I've resorted to things like putting grow pots on ropes, etc to keep them away from pests. That might not work with squirrels, though. Here the big problem is just squirrel-sized slugs.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)But now I thnk skipping that fitness one was a big mistake.
GoCubsGo
(32,061 posts)I jumped in during the 1990s. I haven't looked back. I'm in better shape than I look, and I would probably be dead or in prison, if not for a cheap membership to a gym that has a pool and some good classes. Exercise is great for dealing with stress, something of which I have had more than my share of since the Busheviks stole my job from me and forced me into a retirement for which I am not ready.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)I was never a big eater, and jaw injuries long ago complicated things further.
I'm sorry to hear you had to retire without wanting to. Some can't wait and others never want to. I always loved working. Now I get my satisfaction from volunteer work.
But I really should probably start working out...
cwydro
(51,308 posts)If anyone knows of it (not her), please send me the recipe!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)He was my medic when I was a patient in an Army hospital.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)I still make'em with black beans, but they don't taste the same this far from the islands.
TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)...and she said you could have the recipe:
Cauliflower, Cheese and Egg Casserole
Total time: 50 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups cauliflower florets
2 eggs
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup shredded Gruyère cheese
pinch of nutmeg
1 tsp Herbes de Provence
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
pinch of nutmeg
1 tsp olive oil
Instructions:
Cook cauliflower in boiling, salted water for 8 minutes.
Drain and allow to cool slightly.
In medium bowl beat eggs well.
Add yogurt, milk, Parmesan, Herbes and nutmeg. Mix well.
Arrange cauliflower in a lightly oiled baking dish.
Pour egg mixture over the top and sprinkle with cheese
Bake at 400F (200C) for 30 minutes or until set.
TYY
This looks better than even HER recipe!
Dekuji! (Not sure if that's correct lol)
Waldorf
(654 posts)way thru my digestive system. Even the poor dog will leave the room.
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)We are a few weeks out, but it is nuttier than cauliflower. Roast it, with garlic, fresh oregano,olive oil with Parmesan.
malaise
(267,798 posts)Looks good
immoderate
(20,885 posts)--imm
Codeine
(25,586 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)It wasn't until I had grilled okra on a visit to Vietnam that I came to love it. The setting helped--on a restaurant patio on the river in Saigon. Plus they gave us hibachi grills and we cooked it ourselves on our table.
Now I love my slimy okra!
GoCubsGo
(32,061 posts)I love it fried. I love it pickled. I love it in stews. I have a feeling I will love it grilled even more...
malaise
(267,798 posts)or snapper (or both) and cooked down with brown stew sauce.
I learned to love veg because my siblings loved the meat way more so I always had lots to eat
Codeine
(25,586 posts)No. Thank. You.
BYJ439
(27 posts)Cauliflower cheese is awesome IMO. Admittedly, the stuff does give you gas, so it should be consumed in moderation. It is very nutritious, so everyone should try it once in a while.
malaise
(267,798 posts)and yes cauliflower cheese is delish!!
tblue37
(64,979 posts)malaise
(267,798 posts)but that's not true for broccoli
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)You have to wait 'til the smell clears out.
pansypoo53219
(20,906 posts)broccoli got worse.
malaise
(267,798 posts)Lovely cauliflower and cabbage around now
Jim Beard
(2,535 posts)in the world plus beginners diabetes. I am an old bachelor and don't like to spend a lot of time planning and preparing a meal. I started eating one huge crown of broccoli a day for a couple weeks and noticed I would feel better the next day. I didn't have the bloating I usually have at night and I just had a better overall feeling the next day. Nothing specific, jus a gerneral better feeling.
If you try it, don't look for anything big, just a better feeling of well being
MFM008
(19,776 posts)Beano! It gets me through the bad times.
malaise
(267,798 posts)but I don't love it the way I love cauliflower. Keep it up.