Howdy, chocolate truffles!
Yesterday, I tried to make healthy chocolate brownies.
Emphasis on the word tried. Luckily, dinner made up for it:
I am in love with this: Bread-Free Vegan Stuffing.
I make it at least twice a month, and I’ve even started cooking a double batch now (to yield four large servings instead of two). I bought a giant pan just for that recipe.
Along with the stuffing: whole-wheat toast and roast cauliflower with bbq sauce.
Lately I cannot keep my hands away from roasted cauliflower. It’s just so good, especially dipped in the barbecue sauce! Reminds me of chicken nuggets, which is weird because I never really liked those. I just liked the barbecue sauce.
Cauliflower Nuggets
(easiest recipe ever)
- raw cauliflower
- roasting pan
- optional: barbecue sauce
Whatcha do: Cut the cauliflower and spread out on the roasting pan. Turn the oven on to 400 degrees (no need to pre-heat) and stick the pan in there for 30-50 minutes. Then set the oven to “high broil” and broil 2-3 more minutes, depending on how crispy you like it. (I usually turn the oven completely off after this and leave the cauliflower inside for another 20 or so minutes.) Serve with your favorite bbq sauce or ranch dressing, for dipping.
Really good with Crazy-Good Ranch Dressing.
This all looks so good.
I am sorry if I make a disappearance from your blog-well commenting on it. My school found my blog, and immediately contacted my parents. I am now on medical leave from school and working with a psychologist. So-I might not be as active here.
Oh wow. Katherine, you are in my prayers and thoughts. Truly. *Sending lots of chocolate hugs and well-wishes to you*
Thank you. I am trying to look on the bright side and see this as a time to get over this stuff and get better-mentally, physically, and emotionally.
I’ve been inspired. My cauliflower is in my oven as I type 😀
Extreme yay-ness! 🙂 hehehe
aww so sorry to hear about your brownies! but I envy you and all the others for just going out there (in the kitchen ;)) and experiment even if it means a flop or two along the way! I want to be able to do that too but I have stage fright… but it IS one of my new years resolutions, so…
x sabine
OHHHH and my stomach always seems to act up when I make big green smoothies or veg smoothies. it’s like my body says WHAT WUT? WHERE’S THE CHOCOLATE?? (I am not kidding either, the other day I drank a veg smoothie halfway and got intense stomach pains AND a killer choc craving hahaaha. I’m weird like that)
I love the idea of cauli chicken nugs!
Katie,
You know I’ve been there with the cauliflower. Ouch! 🙁
I am missing all thing cruciferous right now – they bother the babe’s stomach. Hope to try your roasted cauli BBQ recipe someday. So easy and sounds delicious! 🙂
Yummy! And I have the same problem with eating a huge serving of veggies. I’ve been trying to be better about overeating veggies because it seems that I always live to regret it later! Especially when dessert cravings roll around, yet there is no room in my tummy for anything sweet. 🙁 That’s always a sad day!
The protein fudge seems like a great idea! Can’t wait until you get those brownies cookin’! 🙂
Aly
😀
I definitely overeat broccoli. Once I ate 4 heads in one sitting and I had a fiber bellyache for a good 24 hours afterward!
Woah, 4 heads?Two heads are better than one, but four? lol
Raw nuts make me feel really icky! It’s awful because I LOVE them. I think it could be related to the fact that I used to be allergic to nuts. In fact, four months ago I had peanut butter for the first time in about 12 years. Luckily, peanut butter doesn’t make me sick any more, but I think I would still eat it even if it did 😉
Too much coconut butter makes ME feel icky… why oh why are we attracted to things that aren’t always the best for us… like moths to a flame?
It’s terrible, isn’t it?????
I just tried something that I think you would like! I posted a “carob fudge batter” recipe on my blog the other day (based off this recipe: http://www.anediblemosaic.com/?p=4722) , and I just tried it with chocolate!
Here’s what I did:
2 tablespoon dark chocolate chips (I used 60%)
1 tablespoon cocoa powder (unsweetened)
dash vanilla extract
2 tablespoons almond milk
2 tablespoons peanut butter
Stevia (I didn’t add any, but you could)
Melt the chocolate chips, stir in the remaining ingredients, and refrigerate for about an hour.
My mouth is very happy right now 🙂
That sounds fantastic. My mouth is very jealous of yours right now!
It’s a good thing we don’t eat flames then. Or moths…..
lol
Blech. Sometimes I catch my dog trying to eat them. It’s really funny; he’ll jump up and down. Once, he actually managed to catch a fly. Maybe I shouldn’t be talking about that on a food blog, though. People might get grossed out…
I love roasted cauliflower, too! I’ve eaten it covered in BBQ sauce and nooch and it’s amazing.
I get a stomach ache every time I eat brussels sprouts – probably because I can’t contain myself so I eat a bunch of them – but I do it anyway because they are so freaking delicious.
Yes, the poor b sprouts seem to not get along with anyone’s tummy… but they’re so nice to our tastebuds. Oh the dilemma! 😉