Cauliflower Tabbouleh

another cauliflower recipe...

•        1 head (medium) uncooked cauliflower, cut into florets (about 6 heaping cups florets)   
•  2 1/2 cups fresh parsley, leaves only, or more to taste   
•  1/2 cup mint leaves, or more to taste   
•        2 large fresh tomatoes, diced   
•        1 small uncooked red onion, finely chopped   
•  3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, or more to taste   
•  1 Tbsp olive oil   
•  1/2 tsp table salt, or more to taste   
•  1/4 tsp black pepper, or more to taste   

Instructions

• Place half of cauliflower in a food processor; pulse until it resembles grains of couscous and then transfer to a large bowl. Repeat with remaining cauliflower.
  
• Place parsley and mint leaves in food processor; pulse until finely chopped (careful not to overprocess it) and transfer to bowl.
  
• Add tomato, onion, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper to bowl; stir and set aside at least 30 minutes for flavors to blend.
  
• Serving size: 1 cup (2 points +)

Cheesy Cauliflower Biscuits

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• 1 cauliflower head, leaves removed
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 eggs
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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Step 1: Make Mashed CauliflowerPreheat the oven to 400°F. Steam cauliflower for about 10-12 minutes or until very tender, then transfer to a food processor. Add minced garlic and pulse several times until smooth and creamy.

Step 2: MixTransfer mashed cauliflower into a large mixing bowl. Add in two whole eggs, cheddar cheese, Nonfat Greek yogurt, salt and pepper and mix together.

In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Then, slowly fold the egg whites into the cauliflower mixture.

Step 3: BakeCoat a mini muffin pan with cooking spray of your choice. Then fill the cups to the top with the cauliflower mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.

Remove from the pan, and set on a cooling rack.

Makes: 24 small Biscuits. Serving size: 2 Biscuits CALORIES 51; FAT 2.5g (sat 1.3g, mono 0.8g, poly 0.2g); PROTEIN 4.4g; CARB 3.2g; FIBER 1.0g; CHOL 36mg; IRON 0.4mg; SODIUM 227.5mg; CALC 56mg - WW points + 2

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

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• Ingredients:
  1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
  1 tablespoon oil
  1 large onion, chopped
  1 clove garlic, minced
  1 small cabbage, chopped
  2 cans (14.5 ounces each) diced tomatoes
  1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
  2 tbsp. chopped basil
  1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  1 teaspoon sea salt
  
  Heat the Olive oil in a Big Skillet (use medium heat) Saute the onions until tender, and then add the ground beef (or turkey) until the meat is browned.
  
  Add the garlic, cook an additional minute before adding the remaining ingredients. Bring it to a boil, Cover, reduce the heat and simmer about 25 minutes (or until the cabbage is quite fork tender)
  
  Yield: Serves 6 to 8

Cauliflower Salad

1 head of cauliflower in bite size pieces and steamed or boiled until tender 
6 boiled eggs (when done peel eggs, rinse and separate yokes into a bowl. Then mash the yolk and cut the whites into small bite size pieces then blend together.)
1/3 cup (appx) miracle whip or mayonnaise (don't use light it has more carbs)
3 tbs of mustard
3 tbs of pickle relish
1/8 cup of chopped onion (uncooked) can use more if you prefer
salt/pepper to taste
mix all together and you can garnish with egg slices and parsley
chill over night ( 1 cup of cauliflower is only 3 carbs vs 1 cup of potato is 37!!)

Toaster Oven Recipes

Since Rachel will only have a toaster oven for the next few months, here are some links to surprisingly sumptuous meals, all made using only a toaster oven...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/robfranklin/i-literally-have-never-opened-the-oven-in-my-apartment#.ciRYAd6Xo

http://greatist.com/health/toaster-oven-recipes

http://www.hamiltonbeach.com/toaster-ovens-recipes.html

And now Recipes for Rachel in Israel...

This blog was started to provide Molly with a little taste of home while she worked as an Education Fellow at the Institute for Southern Jewish Life in Jackson, Mississippi. She's been long gone from Mississippi. Today's she is engaged and living in Washington, D.C.

Now it's her sister, Rachel, who's far away from home for the first time and in need of some kitchen guidance as she spends her semester abroad at Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

She'll be setting up an apartment kitchen and she asked for very basic recipes and hacks...so here goes...

Here's a great list of hacks:

http://www.explosion.com/72917/simple-life-hacks-that-will-change-your-life-forever/

Great home remedies: http://lifehacker.com/the-best-home-remedies-for-any-ailment-backed-by-resea-1526421936

Kitchen hacks: http://greatist.com/health/kitchen-tips-hacks

Kitchen basics: http://www.thekitchn.com/kitchen-basics-15-ways-to-star-135498

and more: http://sodapic.com/22-kitchen-cheat-sheet-guide-basic-cooking-techniques/

That'll get you started, Rach. More to follow...