Missing potatoes much? Spuds are us!

MelodyandBarbells

I tried a cauliflower mash recipe once, but... I realized I hadn't paid close enough attention to the recipe or comments prior to making it. It was a low carb recipe where they had to get back all the flavor by adding large (to me) quantities of sharp cheese, cream and some other goodies. The calories were more than normal mash would be. And I'm not even that into mashed. But I did buy potatoes on Saturday after reading this thread. I bet after hitting "Post Reply", I'll find that the thread was indeed started early this A.M. FML...

But I'll probably try the cauliflower pizza crust though. It'll probably work great for me since I'm not super super into pizza anyway, so it won't feel like a travesty

paperpudding

I like potatoes.
And I don't think they are hugely high in calories.

I quite like cauliflower too.

But I don't interchange or substitute or pretend one is the other.
That just seems silly to me.

jgnatca

Mmmmmm. Turnips. I have lots from my garden this year. I've been eating scalloped turnips.

Need2Exerc1se

I often substitute cauliflower or turnips for potatoes in recipes to cut calories. Potatoes have never been a favorite food for me.

lulucitron

Cauliflower pizza crust is amazing. If I only cook a specified number of potatoes then I'm good but God forbid if I cook a batch because then I eat the entire pot. I'm the same way with bread. Those are my two vices. Mashed potatoes cooked with garlic and mashed with butter, buttermilk and heavy cream, salt & pepper and chives...OMG so very good. Mashed crack is more like it.

Stoshew71

MMMmmmmmmm potatoes....

melimomTARDIS

paperpudding wrote: »

I like potatoes.
And I don't think they are hugely high in calories.

I quite like cauliflower too.

But I don't interchange or substitute or pretend one is the other.
That just seems silly to me.

i concur.

SuggaD

Both potatoes and cauliflower have their place. I enjoy both.

htimpaired

I tried to sub cauliflsower once for the potatoes in a shepards pie. Never again. I love cauliflower in all sorts of preparations, but it was too watery and just didn't hold up like potatoes do.

stealthq

jgnatca wrote: »

Mmmmmm. Turnips. I have lots from my garden this year. I've been eating scalloped turnips.

*twitch*

Am I the only person who loathes turnips? Those and parsnips - some of the only foods that trigger an instant gag reflex for me.

rhtexasgal

Nothing wrong with potatoes And no, I would never sub cauliflower or anything else for potatoes ... can't stand the stuff ... and my taste buds are not in the least bit fooled. I have potatoes at least twice a week. I lost 50 pounds and have been maintaining for over 6 months. My favorite potatoes are cut into chunks, tossed with a little olive oil, rosemary, garlic salt and cracked pepper OR cajun seasoning and roasted to browned perfection.

marcae70

@elisharenee149 Don't bother posting something helpful to those going low carb except in the low carb group. You're going to start a full blown war.

chantyc1

emma_vdv wrote: »

KrisMartinsons2015 wrote: »

I have seen cauliflower pizza base, but have never actually tried to make one myself.
hmm, maybe a task for this weekend?

I have this all the time, sooo good. Haven't had a bread based pizza in about 5-6 months as this is cheap, quick and easy to make from scratch. Plus if I make extra bases they freeze well.

Can you give the recipe please