ImStillMags wrote:
>
> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.

Please allow me to tease you here for a second.

If you are trying to stay low carb,
why not skip the colcannon completely?

On 5/16/2015 12:03 PM, Gary wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:
>>
>> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
>
> Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
>
> If you are trying to stay low carb,
> why not skip the colcannon completely?
>
Um, I'm not into the low carb thing so I don't know... does cabbage have
a lot of carbs?

http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nu...n/usda/cabbage

I love steamed cabbage. I like colcannon, but could easily skip the
mashed potatoes and just enjoy the buttered cabbage with S&P. I also
love cauliflower cooked all sorts of ways.

Jill

On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 9:03:09 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:
> >
> > Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
>
> Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
>
> If you are trying to stay low carb,
> why not skip the colcannon completely?

Well, I like colcannon. And mashed cauliflower is very close in texture and flavor to mashed potatoes, so why not??

On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 9:24:52 AM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/16/2015 12:03 PM, Gary wrote:
> > ImStillMags wrote:
> >>
> >> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
> >
> > Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
> >
> > If you are trying to stay low carb,
> > why not skip the colcannon completely?
> >
> Um, I'm not into the low carb thing so I don't know... does cabbage have
> a lot of carbs?
>
> http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nu...n/usda/cabbage
>
> I love steamed cabbage. I like colcannon, but could easily skip the
> mashed potatoes and just enjoy the buttered cabbage with S&P. I also
> love cauliflower cooked all sorts of ways.
>
> Jill

no cabbage is not "carby", potatoes are.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> ImStillMags wrote:
>>
>> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
>
> Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
>
> If you are trying to stay low carb,
> why not skip the colcannon completely?

Because it's good? No reason to skip things, just find acceptable, delicious
alternatives. I really like adapting recipes to suit me. It's fun. :-)

Cheri

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/16/2015 12:03 PM, Gary wrote:
>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>>
>>> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
>>
>> Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
>>
>> If you are trying to stay low carb,
>> why not skip the colcannon completely?
>>
> Um, I'm not into the low carb thing so I don't know... does cabbage have a
> lot of carbs?
>
> http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nu...n/usda/cabbage
>
> I love steamed cabbage. I like colcannon, but could easily skip the
> mashed potatoes and just enjoy the buttered cabbage with S&P. I also love
> cauliflower cooked all sorts of ways.
>
> Jill

No, cabbage doesn't, but the potatoes do, so cauliflower is a great
substitute.

Cheri

On 5/16/2015 1:23 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 9:24:52 AM UTC-7, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 5/16/2015 12:03 PM, Gary wrote:
>>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
>>>
>>> Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
>>>
>>> If you are trying to stay low carb,
>>> why not skip the colcannon completely?
>>>
>> Um, I'm not into the low carb thing so I don't know... does cabbage have
>> a lot of carbs?
>>
>> http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nu...n/usda/cabbage
>>
>> I love steamed cabbage. I like colcannon, but could easily skip the
>> mashed potatoes and just enjoy the buttered cabbage with S&P. I also
>> love cauliflower cooked all sorts of ways.
>>
>> Jill
>
> no cabbage is not "carby", potatoes are.
>
That's why I said I could easily skip the potatoes and merely eat the
cabbage. I love cabbage! However, I'm not low-carbing so none of that
really matters to me. I don't overindulge in "carbs" so I don't need to
go out of my way to avoid them.

Jill

On 5/16/2015 1:22 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 9:03:09 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>>
>>> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
>>
>> Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
>>
>> If you are trying to stay low carb,
>> why not skip the colcannon completely?
>
> Well, I like colcannon. And mashed cauliflower is very close in texture and flavor to mashed potatoes, so why not??
>
No reason why not. I'd just rather eat the cabbage than try to turn
mashed cauliflower into a potato substitute. I love a whole roasted
head of cauliflower. I love roasted cauliflower florets. I love
cauliflower soup. I simply don't want to mash them and pretend they are
"potatoes". I'll just eat the cabbage, or the cauliflower. Okay?

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/16/2015 1:22 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
>> On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 9:03:09 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
>>> ImStillMags wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
>>>
>>> Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
>>>
>>> If you are trying to stay low carb,
>>> why not skip the colcannon completely?
>>
>> Well, I like colcannon. And mashed cauliflower is very close in texture
>> and flavor to mashed potatoes, so why not??
>>
> No reason why not. I'd just rather eat the cabbage than try to turn
> mashed cauliflower into a potato substitute. I love a whole roasted head
> of cauliflower. I love roasted cauliflower florets. I love cauliflower
> soup. I simply don't want to mash them and pretend they are "potatoes".
> I'll just eat the cabbage, or the cauliflower. Okay?
>
> Jill

Who's *pretending* they're potatoes? They have close to the same taste and
texture, but it's definitely cauliflower, so was anyone asking you to eat
it?

Cheri

On Sat, 16 May 2015 12:03:33 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>ImStillMags wrote:
>>
>> Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
>
>Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
>
>If you are trying to stay low carb,
>why not skip the colcannon completely?

Probably because cauliflower is low in carbs?

ImStillMags wrote:
>
> On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 9:03:09 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
> > ImStillMags wrote:
> > >
> > > Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
> >
> > Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
> >
> > If you are trying to stay low carb,
> > why not skip the colcannon completely?
>
> Well, I like colcannon. And mashed cauliflower is very close in texture and flavor to mashed potatoes, so why not??

Apologies to you. I read that thinking you were still using potatoes
but substituting the cauliflower for the cabbage or kale.

I now assume you meant that you replaced the potatoes with the
cauliflower.

Sorry...I just took it wrong, darnit. :-D

On Sunday, May 17, 2015 at 5:32:50 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
> ImStillMags wrote:
> >
> > On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 9:03:09 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
> > > ImStillMags wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Since I'm trying to stay low carb I make colcannon with cauliflower.
> > >
> > > Please allow me to tease you here for a second.
> > >
> > > If you are trying to stay low carb,
> > > why not skip the colcannon completely?
> >
> > Well, I like colcannon. And mashed cauliflower is very close in texture and flavor to mashed potatoes, so why not??
>
> Apologies to you. I read that thinking you were still using potatoes
> but substituting the cauliflower for the cabbage or kale.
>
> I now assume you meant that you replaced the potatoes with the
> cauliflower.
>
> Sorry...I just took it wrong, darnit. :-D

No problem. Try it using cauliflower some time. It's yummy.