Cauliflower Soup

I made cauliflower soup. This may not seem particularly post worthy but here's why I wanted to mention it:

• It pretty much has two ingredients - could that be simpler? Easy to pick up on the way home, not a lot of prep!
• Nutritionally it has almost no fat, and a good portion of protein and fiber
• It doesn't make an enormous batch so if you're one person, like me, this means you don't have to eat it for a week. 

The recipe is from Whole Living, a Martha Stewart Magazine that I love. I couldn't find it on the website to link to so here it is:

2 1/2 cups of vegetable broth 

1 head of cauliflower, cut into florets

salt, pepper & olive oil

In a pot bring broth, florets, salt and pepper to a boil and then let simmer, covered, for 20 mins. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Take the small cauliflower leaves and coat with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast until slightly brown. When the broth and florets are done, transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Voila! Garnish with little leaves. It makes about 4 small servings.

Now, today I bought ingredients to make this soup from 101cookbooks - I suspect I'll be eating it for a fortnight. 

food: watermelon 3 ways

I'm one person and I am who I live with (I'm my favorite roommate so far!) (co-blogging company excluded) (and you too, Kathy) (and you too, Julie). So, making food and not getting sick of it after eating six portions of it, or having it go bad if heaven forbid you don't eat it back-to-back-to-back is a struggle. And I have as-of-yet unrealized fantasies of really cleverly conquering this challenge. But every now and then I act in a way that leaves me feeling a bit proud. Now, this is by no means clever. In fact, I see it more like, "Wow, this should really always be your baseline way of thinking - but well done, anyways!"

The most critical part of this was not buying an entire watermelon. Not only will I have less to have to eat but it is much easier to carry home. I bought a half of a medium-sized water melon and did the following:

1 Watermelon Sorbet I used about half of the watermelon for this, and cut it into cubes, soaked in simple syrup and will freeze. Later I will toss it in a food processor with a bit of water and make a frosty sorbet-esque treat.

2 Spiked Watermelon Bites I took half of the remaining half and cut into cubes as well. I then drizzled a bit of simple syrup and Campari over these. Refridgerate and have yourself a cool happy hour treat after a humid walk home from work.
3 Watermelon Slices Simple. Sliced the remaining quarter into thin slices for general snacking at work.

I've now got three different ways to eat a managable portion of something. May this not be the last time I think in what should be my baseline way of thinking ...

What can Puff do for you?

Loving to cook and living alone can be a challenge. That is, unless you enjoy eating the same meal 5 times or watching your food go bad before you can finish it. As someone more like the fomer and not the later I'm always looking for ways to eat fresh, healthy, simple and here's the kicker - different meals. I'm learning that puff pastry can be a friend!