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Anonymous wrote:Each Sunday night I run 2 heads of raw organic cauliflower through the food processor and crumble it all up and put it in a big container. That is my "rice" for the week.

Tonight I'm making Indian Chicken Briyani and subbing out the cauliflower for the rice.

Stupid question: do you cook the cauliflower beforehand?

No, it all goes in the fridge raw.

If I want "plain rice" then I take the crumbles and lay them out on a baking sheet and roast them with salt and pepper. If I want a pilaf I roast with the herbs and spices.

For my Briyani tonight, I season the raw crumbles just as the recipe calls for rice and then bake it all in the oven for an hour as the recipe calls.

The only problem is cauliflower mash. You need the whole flowers for that.

Anonymous wrote:Each Sunday night I run 2 heads of raw organic cauliflower through the food processor and crumble it all up and put it in a big container. That is my "rice" for the week.

Tonight I'm making Indian Chicken Briyani and subbing out the cauliflower for the rice.

Stupid question: do you cook the cauliflower beforehand?

Each Sunday night I run 2 heads of raw organic cauliflower through the food processor and crumble it all up and put it in a big container. That is my "rice" for the week.

Tonight I'm making Indian Chicken Briyani and subbing out the cauliflower for the rice.

Great ideas - thank you! Definitely tracking down the cauliflower thing, too!

Im eating primal and definitely find that it takes a lot more work to prepare food. No more flying by the seat of my pants.

However the weight loss is worth the efforr.

Rotisserie chicken and a salad, cauliflower fried rice, cauliflower gratin, banana pancakes, zucchini pancakes, chicken tortilla soup minus the tortilla

Eggs in Pugatory in a quick paleo dinner that we make.

Pulled pork pp here.

With the mayo, I can whip up salmon salad (canned wild salmon from costco), egg salad, or chicken salad. Those can be eaten with a fork, on a bed of spinach, as fancy hors d oeuvres on cucumber rounds, or wrapped up in the Paleo tortillas or romaine leaves or mounded atop endive leaves.

My husband totally loves my mashed cauliflower. The recipe is on nom nom paleo, but I make it extra rich with heavy cream, butter, extra eggs, cheese, and bacon grease if I happen to have it. (We eat low carb high fat)

I buy costco chicken drums or thighs (organic is available). I marinate and repackage in zip locks. Freeze and then thaw in warm water for a quick grilled meal.

Pulled pork
Buy huge chunk of pork shoulder. Cut off as much as fits in your crock pot. Add 2tbls salt, 1/4 cup smoked paprika, 1 cup vinegar, little molasses or honey if you like. Cook for 8-12 hours. Use 2 forks to shred it. Serve with a veg or salad.

Nom Nom Paleo has a ton of great recipes. I like the umami meatballs.

Eggs for dinner. Any style will do, but a frittata seems more like an entrée. And you can add whatever meat and veg right in the same pan, which makes it an easy one pan meal.

I just made a batch of tortilla type things. Pretty easy and great for taco night. 1cup egg whites, 1/4 cup coconut flour, 1/4 cup liquid of choice, salt. Mix in blender, then cook up like crepes (pour a little batter then tip pan to spread it out).

To fill the tacos I made a big batch of chili that is just ground beef, tomato sauce, onion, garlic, and spices. Served with other taco fixins. Super big hit with the whole family

A big thing for me is to have a couple things prepped in advance. Like the pork, tortillas, and chili meat. I also always have hard boiled eggs ready. Also home made mayo (I use 1/2 olive oil and 1/2 avocado oil)

Nom nom paleo

I would like my family to incorportE more of these eating plan ideals into everyday. What are your easy/daily recipes? Particularly for lunch or dinner?
Thanks!