How to Make Mashed Cauliflower with Garlic

 

Recipe: Mashed Cauliflower
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I don’t like cauliflower, but I LOVE mashed potatoes – in this article Genny shows how to make mashed cauliflower with garlic.

Her recipe looks and feels just like mashed potatoes.  It even tastes a little like it.  I can still taste a little cauliflower, but Genny swears she can’t.

I’ve always been a picky eater, and I am not as invested in mashed cauliflower as my wife is, but even though this is not my favorite recipe, it is good enough to be a “make again”.

Her recipe does make this vegetable “edible” to my picky eating habits.  But more importantly, our toddler will eat it, so it can’t be that bad.

Seriously though, all kidding aside, this is a worthwhile recipe to try.  Keep an open mind and I bet you will like it.

Its so dead simple that I am not going to post a recipe here.

Not only that it is simple but I want people to watch my wife’s cooking videos.  She puts a lot of work into them, is pretty shy on camera, and not really convinced its worth it to make YouTube videos.

Please comment on the video and let my Genny know that her work is appreciated.

Recipe: Spam Boxcars

Recipe: Spam Boxcars
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Spam Boxcars is an old time Scout recipe, and as such is a great camping/off grid cooking recipe.

Its main ingredient is Spam and American Cheese, so it is shelf stable and cheap if not the most healthy.

I cooked this after a long day working on my “bug out location” known to the wife as “the land”.

As I said, its not something that you should eat every day, but as a simple and hearty meal that we could make out in the woods without electricity or a good means of keeping food cool it was tailored made.

Ingredients

  • Spam
  • Velveeta or generic American Processed Cheese (Thick slice)
  • Butter
  • Brown Sugar

Procedure

Cut Spam into 3/4 inch slices (1 per person) and place on 12″ x 12″ section of foil.

Layer on cheese

Sprinkle on brown sugar and a heaping Tbs of butter.

Wrap completely in foil and place in coals for app. 10 min.

Variations/Hints:

If your not a Spam fan, precooked ham works fine as well.

As I said, this recipe for spam boxcars, is pretty simple, and something a kid can make out in the woods, which is why it is a scouting favorite.

Camping: Cleaning Hydration Bladders

Camping: Cleaning Hydration Bladders
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When I was in the service I was witness to some guys putting some tobacco sauce inside someone’s hydration bladder. I remember thinking it was pretty funny at the time, but changed my mind when I saw how hard it was to actually clean one out.

This post shows how to easily start cleaning hydration bladders with efferdent.

I don’t know how effective this would be to remove oleoresin capsicum from a water bladder, but I know that many backpackers (and military servicemen) use the method below to clean out their hydration packs.

Efferdent, or any generic brand of anti-bacterial cleaner tablets used for cleaning dentures is gentle enough for sterilizing the inside of water bladders.

To use, fill the hydration bladder up to about 2/3 of capacity and drop 1 Efferent tablet into the bladder for each Liter of water.

Before long, the tablets will start fizzing and turn the water in the bladders blue.

The fizzing oxidizes any bacteria present in the bladder, killing and dissolving it.

For maximum effect, tip the bladder over and make sure the blue solution touches all surfaces in the interior of the bladder.
When the blue water turns clear in that classic Efferdent way, rinse the bladder out thoroughly with clean water, fold it up and recap until next use. The biggest thing to remember is to only fill to 2/3 capacity, and to rinse it out VERY well.

Recipe: Broccoli Bites

Recipe: Broccoli Bites
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Growing up in a society of chicken nuggets and other convenience food, my wife really likes “poppers” and “bites”  little hand foods that are easy to eat and very tasty.

Genny spends a lot of time searching for healthy recipes and these broccoli bites are one winner at my house.  They are easy to make, are healthy, and pretty tasty – especially when dipped in sauce.

I am pretty pleased at her results in her journey to get healthy, and since the running total now (not when this video was created is 90 pounds lost) I am very happy with the work she is putting in.

What I really like though is shooting videos with her.  I find I like being behind the camera producing great video more than I enjoy being in front of the camera making ok videos…

There have been some negative comments on her videos, which gets my wife discouraged, she isn’t as dedicated to video as I am, so those trolls really get to her.  Please take some time to watch the video and tell her what a great job she is doing.

She has lost over 100 pounds since she started her journey.  Give her a hand.