Cauliflower Mac & Cheese

Go low carb they say. Go Keto they say.

Perhaps it works...in a world without Easter candy, and Girl Scout cookies.

Tried this cauliflower mac and cheese recipe out of desperation,

was wanting to try something new,

nothing sounded good,

and I had most of the ingredients already.

Ran out of time to place the cauliflower back in the hot pot to brown it,

since I was in a hurry to prepare this for work.

Mac and cheese has to taste good always, right?

Not this one!

Didn't even finish the leftovers, that's how bleck it is.

If you try it, let me know how you like it!

Difficulty Level: 1.5

Yum Factor: 1...or maybe 0

Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Cabbage (& veggies)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Growing up, my mom annually made corned beef on this day,

though we are Polish. :)

I thought, man, this is delicious...why don't we have it more often?

Well, we didn't have a crock pot, so I am sure it took FOREVER

to cook that great beef.

Making this slow cooker corned beef and cabbage recipe made me feel adult.

Shout-out to the best butchers around, J W Truth!

If you are in the Baltimore/DC area, go and enjoy how magical it is.

Easy to put together recipe.

I omitted the pickling spices or whatever,

since the corned beef from the butcher already came with it basically.

Also used shredded cabbage, because it was there at Trader Joe's.

I used 2 different beers,

Guinness Extra Stout & Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.

The corned beef turned out SO juicy and tender!

Plus the potatoes were yummy,

and I don't even usually like potatoes!

Difficulty Level: 1

Yum Factor: 3.75-4 :)

Taco Cabbage Skillet

Tacos...yum.

and low-carb?

Double yum!

Yes, there are low carb tortillas out there,

I've even had some,

and they are good.

But, it is one less thing to buy.

Plus I really like the freshness of lettuce or cabbage...

is that just me?

This taco cabbage skillet is a quick, delicious meal

that does not make you miss the tortilla!

Will be making again!

Difficulty Level: 1

Yum Factor: 4

Crockpot Bacon Chili

I was on such a roll in January...then no post for a month!

Guess the busy-ness bug got me...wonder what I was busy with?

A list of dishes to review awaits!

First up, crockpot bacon chili. YAS.

Warning: if you are expecting to throw everything in the crockpot and walk away,

this isn't your recipe.

But, if you are willing to cook up some bacon and do some prep work,

it will pay off!

So much meat in this recipe, so much flavor.

I didn't know what "chili beans" were in the recipe,

used kidney, pinto, and great northern I think...

or cannellini. :)

Also omitted the serrano peppers and sugar.

And it was delicious!

 E loved it, the people I shared the chili with loved it,

and I loved it.

Will definitely make again!

Difficultly Level: 2

Yum Factor: 4+