Hide the vegetables!

As my son got older and started becoming pickier about what he ate, I had to get a little sneakier about getting some vegetables into his diet. I read the book "Deceptively Delicious" and got a few great ideas, but it was more of an inspiration for my own creations. I don't have the time or patience to puree every type of fruit and vegetable then put it in every meal I make. The recipes I use frequently in my house are easy and the whole family likes them better than the original recipe.

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

I tried this recipe using only cauliflower and pureeing it into "Mashed Potatoes" when I was on a low carb diet. I didn't mind it, but my husband wasn't a fan. Marraige is about compromise, so I decided to make the recipe with half potatoes and half cauliflower. The flavor and texture turned out great. I haven't made regular mashed potatoes since!

4 Yukon Gold Potatoes peeled and cut into cubes
1 head of cauliflower chopped
1 tsp of garlic salt
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
Buttermilk or chicken broth
Pepper to taste

Boil potatoes and cauliflower until soft. Add butter (I use Brummel and Brown yogurt butter), buttermilk or chicken broth (to desired consistency adding a little at a time), garlic salt, parmesan cheese, and pepper. Blend with a hand blender to desired consistency.

**Add liquid very slowly. You don't need as much as regular mashed potatoes because of the consistency of the cauliflower. If you add too much it could turn into a soup very quickly (which is actually really good if that is what you are trying to make!). Add more buttermilk or skimmed milk to the leftover mashed potatoes to make a potato soup.