#we all love garlic in the sauce and on the bread and everywhere yay

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Things that will keep me from agreeing to become a vampire:

Intense love of garlic.

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Unlikely Friends Part 2 (Alec Hardy x Reader)

*REQUESTS ARE CLOSED*

Requested by: @astrangefairy 

Warnings: None, just minimal editing

It was about a week later when Archie sent you to work with a picture he’d drawn for Alec, it was of him and Archie just standing there smiling, it was pretty sweet.

When you’d gotten to the office that morning you set you bag on your desk before heading towards your boss’ office, knocking softly when you got to the closed door.

“Come in!” came his voice and you pushed the door open, smiling at the man sitting behind the desk.

“Y/N, need something?” Alec asked, setting down his pen and leaning back in the desk chair.

“Oh, no, I just wanted to give you something, it’s from Archie,” you explained, heading the paper to Alec.

He took it, a small smile growing on his face as he studied the drawing, “Well, tell him I love it, how’s the little guy anyway?” Alec asked you.

You smiled, “He’s been great, he’s also been begging to have you over to play,” you said.

Alec chuckled, “I’d be happy to see him anytime,” he told you, giving you a small smile.

You thought for a moment before speaking again, “Well, how about tonight? You can come over for dinner,” you suggested.

“I’d love to,” Alec said, smiling.

“Great! Archie will be so excited,” you said, “come around six.”

Alec nodded, picking up his pen and beginning to get back to work, “See you then, Y/N,” he told you.

“See you,” you told him, leaving his office.

Unbeknownst to him your heart was pounding, you’d just invited your boss over for dinner, at your house. You could only pray that Archie didn’t make too much of a mess today, you didn’t know if you’d have time for cleaning, cooking, and watching him.

At around 3:30 you clocked out, quickly grabbing your stuff and heading home, after you paid Alice she left, and you began cleaning up a few toys as Archie sat on the couch watching Peppa Pig.

“Alec’s coming over for dinner tonight buddy,” you told the little boy.

Archie smiled widely, clapping his hand, “Did he like my drawing mummy?’ he asked.

“He loved it sweetheart, he’s coming here just to see you,” you said.

Archie giggled, sliding off the couch, “I’m gonna pick out my favorite trains to show him,” he said, running off to his room.

“Okay, just don’t make a big mess alright?” you called.

“Yes mummy!” Archie called back.

After cleaning up the rest of the toys and checking on Archie, you made your way to your room, changing out of your work clothes into something more comfortable, jeans and a big jumper.

You then headed to the kitchen and started on dinner, spaghetti, it was simple, and Archie loved it, so it was something you made often. Archie sat on the floor of the living room, playing with his trains and watching cartoons.

You’d just finished the sauce when the doorbell rang, Archie scrambled to his feet and ran to the door before you could even turn off the stove top.

He managed to pull the door open, “Awec!” the small boy exclaimed, reaching out and wrapping his arms around the man’s legs.

“Hey there little man,” Alec said, you watched as he picked Archie up, bouncing him a bit, making him giggle.

You emerged from the kitchen then, smiling at the two, Alec noticed you then, smiling at you as he did. “Haven’t been giving your mum too much trouble?” Alec asked Archie, who shook his head.

“Of course not,” you answered, “he’s been very excited about you coming over though, he even got his favorite trains out to show you.”

“I’ll go get them!” Archie said happily as Alec set him down and he ran off towards the living room.

Once the little boy was gone, Alec stepped towards you, “I got you these,” he spoke, holding out a bouquet of roses to you.

You smiled, taking the flowers from him, “Thank you, these are beautiful,” you told him.

“You’re welcome,” he answered.

You headed towards the kitchen, grabbing a vase and filling it with water, Alec stood in the doorway, watching as you arranged the flowers before going and setting them on the kitchen table as a centerpiece.

“Awec, come here!” your son called from the living room.

“Go, I’ll have dinner ready in a few minutes,” you told Alec.

He smiled and nodded, heading off to play with the little boy. You finished getting everything ready, setting the table, putting the spaghetti and garlic bread on the table so each everyone could serve themselves.

“Alright you two, dinner is ready,” you said, poking your head into the living room.

“Yay!” Archie said, getting up and heading towards the table, “Awec, sit by me!”

“If that’s alright with your mum,” Alec said, looking over to you.

“Of course,” you answered, smiling.

You all settled in and began eating, Alec even helped Archie cut up his spaghetti, he really was so good with him.

“Do you have kids Alec?” you asked, once he was done getting up the boy’s food.

“Yes, a daughter, Daisy, she’s about fifteen now,” he told you, smiling.

“Oh, I can’t imagine what he’ll be like a fifteen,” you joked, looking to Archie who was messily shoveling spaghetti into his mouth.

“I’m sure he’ll be great, he’s got you as a mum,” Alec said, making you blush and look down at your plate.

The rest of dinner was mostly spent with Archie asked Alec a million questions.

Why do you look so grumpy sometimes? Why do you sound like that? What’s your favorite color? Do you like spaghetti? Do you like my mummy?

At that question you nearly choked on your water, looking over at Alec, he seemed a bit surprised, his face turning red as he began to stutter out an answer.

“Y-Your mum is very wonderful, Archie, and she’s really great at her job,” Alec said, looking over at you.

“Thank you, Alec,” you answered.

He smiled at you and nodded, turning back to Archie as he asked yet another question.

When dinner was over, Archie dragged Alec back to the living room to play with his trains again, you quickly did the dishes as it was almost time for Archie’s bed time.

After putting the dishes back after cleaning them you headed into the living room, watching as Alec and Archie played, driving the trains all around the carpet. You looked at the clock, 7:30, time for Archie to go to bed.

“Archie, honey, it’s bed time, can you tell Alec good night?” you asked.

The little boy nodded, a bit sad, “Will you come over again?” he asked Alec.

“Of course, if your mum let’s me,” he said, looking over at you.

You smiled, “I’d be more than happy to have you back,” you answered.

Archie smiled and wrapped his arms around Alec’s neck, hugging him tightly, Alec hugged the boy back before Archie ran to you.

You picked him up, telling Alec you’d be right back. After changing Archie into his pajamas and tucking him into bed, you went back out into the living room. Alec was putting Archie’s trains back into their little bin.

“You don’t have to do that,” you told him, smiling.

“Oh, it’s fine, Daisy used to leave her barbies everywhere,” Alec said, chuckling a bit at the memory.

“He’s loved trains for months now,” you said, reaching out and taking the little bin from Alec, setting it by Archie’s toy box.

You turned back towards Alec, “Um, want to sit?” you asked, motioning towards the couch.

“Sure,” Alec told you, you both sat down, a bit awkward, not really knowing what to say.

“Thank you for dinner,” Alec told you.

You smiled, “It was nothing, I knew how much Archie wanted to see you again, and I figured eating alone at the office probably wasn’t that exciting,” you answered.

“How’d you know about that?” Alec asked, raising an eyebrow at you.

“Oh, Ellie tells me everything,” you said, laughing a bit.

“Everything?” he asked, as his face began to get red. “Then she must’ve told you…”

He stopped, looking away, “What is it?” you asked.

Alec was silent for a moment, seeming to try and find the right words, “Well, she must’ve told you how I feel about you.”

Your eyes widened, “How you feel about me?” you asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Um, I fancy you,” Alec spoke, his voice a bit softer than usual, he seemed rather nervous now.

“You fancy me?” you asked.

Alec nodded, smiling a bit, “Have for a while now,” he admitted.

You were silent, smiling a bit, “Well, everyone in the office did say you have a soft spot for me,” you said.

“Everyone knew?” he asked, blushing.

“Everyone but me,” you said, giggling softly.

Alec smiled too, laughing a bit, “Well, it’s true, I really do fancy you, but I can understand if you don’t feel the same,” he said sheepishly.

“Of course, I do Alec, there’s no reason I shouldn’t, you’re so great with Archie and he just adores you, and you’re kind, a great detective, and it’s not as if you’re unattractive,” you said.

Alec blushed again, looking away, “Thank you,” he said.

“Of course,” you answered, smiling.

Alec looked back over to you, reaching out and cupping your cheek in his hand, he brushed his thumb against the skin before leaning in and pressing his lips to yours. The kiss was gentle, and his lips were surprisingly soft.

When he pulled away you smiled, “Can we do that again?” you asked.

Alec laughed and nodded, kissing you once more. This time you pulled away, “Would you like to stay the night?” you asked.

Alec smiled, “I’d love to,” he answered. You pulled him to the bedroom, making sure Archie was asleep before shutting his door softly as you went.

This night turned out to be way better than you thought, and thankfully Archie didn’t question why Alec was there the next morning at breakfast, or why he was wearing the same clothes from the night before.

A/N: Hello my loves! I’m so sorry I’ve been gone so long and haven’t posted anything but I’ve finally written something again so here is this and I hope you love it! Thank you for all the love you give me and I love you all! ~ Sara :) 

[365-money-diary]

Days 1-7

DAY ONE [JAN 1 2021]

8:00 AM - I’m back! It’s been a few years since I’ve done this and I thought it would be cool to try again. There are a lot of differences with COVID in my life – I mostly don’t leave the house and we [K and I - same boyfriend] are waiting for the vaccine before integrating back. 

10:00 AM - Grab a handful of chex mix, make a chemex, and zone out on the couch for a bit. It’s been a really slow week all around, but good. I’ve gotten a lot of cleaning stuff done and I’m hoping to wrap up my to-do list this weekend.

11:45 AM - Clean the kitchen and shoot black bean burgers for my recipe blog. I started this sometime in 2018 but really picked things up in 2019 and even more so with being home in 2020. I have a goal to turn this into a lucrative side gig by the time I have kids which won’t be for a few more years. 

2:30 PM - Burgs turn out great and photograph well too. K and I eat them with a side of chips and salsa and a seltzer.

4:30 PM - K, KP (dog), and I take a 1-mile walk. I do a Pure Barre livestream after. I’m doing the platinum challenge this year (15 classes x 12 months), so my first class of 180 is done! Hah. Decide I want to buy some stickers for the chart I made to track my classes so I buy a pack on Amazon. $7.44

6:30 PM - Make cauliflower rice for dinner with tofu. Put Mamafuku crunchy chili sauce on it that friends gifted us for Christamas. 

10:30 - Get a nasty text from my mom about refinancing my house. I want to put K on the title, but it turns out I will get taxed a gift since we are not married (yet!). Kind of annoying, but K and I decide to just wait until that happens. Also my parents suck with anything non-traditional and it is becoming a huge problem in our relationship.

DAY ONE TOTAL: $7.44

DAY TWO

9:30 AM - Make a chemex. Feeling a little off from last night and the way my mom seems to think she can step all over me. Watch Youtube [Dessert Person] and start to edit photos from yesterday.

12:00 PM - Make soyrizo tofu (for me) / egg (for K) scramble tacos for brunch. 

1:00 PM - Can’t decide on which color background is better for these burgers and after polling my friends one of them suggests and A/B test. The nerd in me is so down and I build the campaign in Facebook. Open a seltzer. $10

3:30 PM - Ride the Peloton for 10 minutes (Trying to integrate this more into my workouts - I love it, but I love barre more!) and then do a barre stream. I email the studio about the new warmup since I seem to have hurt my lower back from yesterday’s workout. 

5:00 PM - K is tired of finding my hair literally everywhere so we decide it’s time to cut it - I haven’t had a cut since December 2019. He chops off a good 6-8 inches. It looks ok! 

6:30 PM - Heat up leftover lasagna rolls and air fry some green beans for dinner. Eat a piece of peppermint bark while everything heats.

9:30 AM - Make a chemex. Feeling a little off from last night and the way my mom seems to think she can step all over me. Watch Youtube [Dessert Person] and start to edit photos from yesterday.

12:00 PM - Make soyrizo tofu (for me) / egg (for K) scramble tacos for brunch. 

1:00 PM - Can’t decide on which color background is better for these burgers and after polling my friends one of them suggests and A/B test. The nerd in me is so down and I build the campaign in Facebook. Open a seltzer. $10

3:30 PM - Ride the Peloton for 10 minutes (Trying to integrate this more into my workouts - I love it, but I love barre more!) and then do a barre stream. I email the studio about the new warmup since I seem to have hurt my lower back from yesterday’s workout. 

5:00 PM - K is tired of finding my hair literally everywhere so we decide it’s time to cut it - I haven’t had a cut since December 2019. He chops off a good 6-8 inches. It looks ok! 

6:30 PM - Heat up leftover lasagna rolls and air fry some green beans for dinner. Eat a piece of peppermint bark while everything heats.

8:00 PM - Pour myself a glass of rosé and rummage for snacks - eat a small handful of chex mix and some gf pretzel sticks. 

9:00 PM - Looks like yellow is winning the A/B test by about 2%! I build out the rest of the assets for the post so it’s ready to go first thing tomorrow.

DAY TWO TOTAL: $10

DAY THREE

9:30 AM - Chemex and a handful of chex mix. Turn on Raptors / Pelicans game from yesterday. Wrap up my black bean burger post and get it up into the interspace.

1:00 PM - Wow that took 100 years. I’m really trying to amp up my posting signal, and what normally takes 30 minutes took an hour. Blah. Need to get away from screens.

2:00 PM - Eat leftover black bean burgs for lunch with chips & salsa with a Polar seltzer. Set chairs up in the backyard. NY Friend is in town and he and Q are stopping by. Q paid me back the last of the ~$2k he owed me sometime last summer. We’ve remained very close and I don’t feel like our friendship has been affected by this transaction in a negative way!

5:15 PM - NYF & Q head out. Jump on a zoom with K’s family for a bit and then hop over to another one with some of my girlfriends. Pour a glass of rosé. 

8:00 PM - Watch the last two minutes of the Suns game (they lost). Need to eat. Heat up a Big Sur Breakfast Burrito for dinner with tortilla chips and truffle hot sauce. Check analytics on black bean burg it’s doing REALLY well. Yay!

9:30 PM - Make brine for ham seitan and check my fantasy teams (I’m in two NBA leagues). Both are on track to win this week!

DAY THREE TOTAL: $0

DAY FOUR

7:00 AM - Pure Barre weekly charge. $15

8:30 AM - Cue that They Might Be Giants Song, I Don’t Want to Go to Work. Pull on a pair of fitted sweats with an Everlane tee. Make a chemex and seitan ham dough. Open my computer and discover that Slack is down. Do some misc reddit things before returning to emails.

9:30 AM - KP barfs on the carpet. Gross. K helps me clean it up. Wash hands and toss seitan ham in the oven.

10:00 AM - Eat siggi’s plant-based yogurt for breakfast. This is by far the best vegan yogurt out there. 10/10 - vanilla is the best.

11:45 AM - My seitan exploded. Damn. It’ll still taste good but I hate when that happens! Eat a piece of rye toast.

12:45 PM - Eat a leftover lasagna rollup for lunch along with the last of the chex mix. Open a Polar seltzer.

4:30 PM - Here’s the part where you stop reading already because of generational wealth - Dad calls and says there was enough money in the family trust this year for every grandchild to get $5k and that he transferred the money into my account. This was a total surprise - we thought last year was supposed to be it. Always eternally grateful for all of the gifts my grandparents have given me over the years and 2021 is no exception. Check my account and see my stimulus also hit today. What a day to be alive. 

5:30 PM - Do a Pure Barre live stream, take a birdbath, and get ready for the grocery order. We order Instacart every 2.5 weeks and it’s always a production to wash and put everything away. In this order, we get frozen burritos, tofu, tortilla chips, riced broccoli, real cheese, vegan cheese, frozen corn, plant-based yogurt, cloves, low carb tortillas, bread, onions, scallions, bell peppers sauerkraut, pickles, relish, vegan butter, sprouts, bananas, basil, green beans, vegetable bouillon, chickpeas, oranges, romaine, grapes, clementines, black beans, vegan mayo, broccoli, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, thyme, rosemary, cauliflower, garlic, lemon, celery, cucumbers, limes, jalapenos, apples, horseradish, leeks, cilantro, marinara sauce, dark chocolate, frozen peas, olives, BBQ sauce, salsa, pepperoncinis, mustard, lasagna noodles, & lemon juice. $324.11

8:15 PM - Finish up seitan ham and roast potatoes to go with veggie sandwiches. We eat these at the start of every grocery run and they have Dave’s Killer Bread, Vegenaise, vegan cheese, seitan ham, cucumber, onions, red bell pepper, sprouts, romaine, and red wine vinegar. So delicious. Pour a rosé after dinner.

DAY FOUR TOTAL: $339.11

DAY FIVE

8:15 AM - Lay in bed thinking about the generosity of my grandparents. Decide to put $3k of the money into my investment account, $1k into HYSA, and put the last $1k off to the side for wardrobe improvements – I lost some weight last year and NONE of my clothes fit. I have 4 dresses that are work-appropriate and the rest - I gifted to friends and others in need. For the most part, I’m waiting until COVID winds down and I have to be in public again before buying much just in case my size changes again. 

9:00 AM - Chemex, banana and a clementine for breakfast. KP seems to be feeling better today. 

12:30 PM - Make K and I salads for lunch with romaine, cucumber, bell pepper, tomato, chickpeas, red onion, and cashew ranch. Open a Polar seltzer.

2:00 PM - Yard guy texts me and says he never got December’s payment. He says it’s totally chill but it’s absolutely not because he did a crap ton of work on our side yard. Pay him plus an extra $20 immediately and schedule something for the weekend so he can get the rest of the leaves out front. $180

3:00 PM - Last night I found the DDR subreddit and honestly couldn’t be more happy. I LOVED the game and still have my gear from middle school. I drop in the shed to find my mat and dust it off to use for later. Also eat a handful of gf pretzels. Venmo my old coworker for a joint bday present for another old coworker. $25.30

4:00 PM - Work is finally slow so I change into my exercise clothes early and do pure barre livestream. I make it through the entire workout uninterrupted and try DDR for the first time in a hot minute.

5:45 PM - That was SO fun. I played for 30 minutes. Did mostly songs on standard but had way better stamina than other times I’ve tried to pick it back up again when I’ve been extremely out of shape and couldn’t really keep up + light songs are boring so this was just a treat.

7:30 PM - Make leftover bean, rice and cheeze burritos for dinner with chips and homemade chile de arbol salsa. Drink a glass of wine after.

DAY FIVE TOTAL: $205.30

DAY SIX

8:50 AM - I slept through my alarm? Or turned it off. Weird. My butt is so sore today from yesterday’s workout. Make a chemex. Eat a banana.

10:00 AM - Have a call with a mortgage loan officer and give him the official green light to proceed with refinancing my house. Interest rates are so good right now. Shortening my loan by 4 years and mortgage will only go up by $20! Give the guy my card number to pay for the appraisal and credit check. Goodbye stimulus. $658.66

12:30 PM - K turns on the news to watch the Trumpers protest. I make a salad for myself for lunch and toss one for him in the fridge. Attend virtual therapy. Got some good things to think about and am energized after. Therapist doesn’t take insurance so this is OOP. $90

2:15 PM - Tune into the news. What a giant cluster. I don’t have much to add to the conversation. I’m disgusted but not surprised. Eat 2 clementines and a handful of gf pretzels.

5:30 PM - Do a barre livestream. Start to catch myself feeling a little wonky halfway through and make a nuun. Perk up after 5 minutes and finish strong.

7:00 PM - Make veggie sandwiches for dinner with miso butter broccoli. Watch the news for a while, finish a book about abusive partners (I grew up with a lot of abuse and still deal with it from family members who suck), pour a glass of rosé and eat a couple chocolate squares and a few sweedish fish.

12:30 AM - Fall asleep on the couch. At some point I wake up and sleepily eat a few mini pretzels on my way to the bedroom.

DAY SIX TOTAL - $748.66

DAY SEVEN 

8:50 AM - Sleep in again but this time on purpose. Make a chemex and eat a banana and two clementines for breakfast. Make an effort to drink water too.

10:00 AM - My back has been feeling really bumpy lately and I think I need to get that layer of bacteria off since my regular cleanser isn’t cutting it. Buy a bar of zinc soap from Amazon. $14.04

1:30 PM - Eat K’s salad from yesterday so it doesn’t go bad with a Polar seltzer. 

4:00 PM - Work has been wild today. Lots of calls. Good progress, but not so much for a major report I have due soon. Hopefully I’ll be able to finalize it tomorrow so it’s off my desk. Eat some grapes. 

5:30 PM - Ride the Peloton for 10 minutes and do a barre live stream. 

7:00 PM - Rinse off, do the dishes, roast potatoes in the oven, make the last of the black bean burgers for dinner. Spend the rest of the evening working on the header and footer templates for this project, reading Remain in Love, and watching NBA.

DAY SEVEN TOTAL: $14.04

[northshorehealthandfitness]

the easiest homemade cauliflower tots (gluten-free, low carb)

Hey hey! Happy Tuesday! How’s the day treating ya? Hope you’re having a great one. I’ve got an easy cauliflower tot recipe for you below!

Yesterday ending up being a busy one over here! In addition to the Monday shuffle, I taught a morning barre class, caught a quick Peloton 30-minute cycling class (to country music! It would not be my #1 music genre of choice, but I loved it!),

(Source. I had to borrow a pic since the one I took on my IG stories disappeared already)

and also spoke at an event centered around Aging Well. The owner of Art + Soul (<— where the yoga studio is located) asked me to speak a while ago. While I loathe public speaking -I can teach fitness classes all day but ask me to talk to a group and I turn into a shaky, awkward goober- I decided to go for it. I love Angela (the owner) and wanted to help out, plus, you can’t get better if you don’t practice, right? 

Here’s a little snippet of my 15-minute breakout session on health and fitness:

(Writing this post helped me practice what I was going to say! It was actually pretty challenging for me to put together because there’s SO MUCH I wanted to talk about, but I had three 15-minute rounds, and wanted it to be something that wasn’t super technical.)

Let’s start off with a question: raise your hand if you think health and fitness is easy.

[No one raised their hand.]

That’s exactly right. Living a fit and healthy lifestyle can be really HARD.

We have jobs, families, social lives, friends, chores, 

and there’s a lot of conflicting information out there. It can be really confusing to hear that you need to be Paleo, gluten-free, vegetarian, Keto, whatever, all in the same day. 

But when you strip down the fluff from some of the most successful diet and eating plans, they actually have a lot in common, and I’m going to break it down for you.

They focus on real food: food that comes from the earth, not from a factory.

They focus on some type on movement, whether it’s strength training, cardio, Pilates, yoga, or a mix of different training strategies. 

They focus on steps that you can maintain consistently.

Whenever I make a health and fitness change, I ask myself if it’s something I want to do forever. If the answer is no, then it probably isn’t a good idea. If it’s too hard to maintain on a long-term basis, it will likely lead to burnout and feeling like a “failure.” So often I hear people say that they “fell off the wagon.” There is no wagon! And usually it’s because they were trying to do something that wasn’t maintainable for the long haul.

Consistency is the key to long-term success.

When you want to make a change, start with one thing, and build onto it each week.

Some things you can do right now:

1) EAT. Eat whole, healthy foods. Eat like a PRO, with an emphasis on PROtein and PROduce in each meal and snack. Try to have green veggies or a salad at least once a day for fiber and nutrients. Try to eat the rainbow, with a variety of colors and textures. 

2) MOVE. If you’ve been sitting at the desk or watching your favorite show for an hour, take a break to walk around, have a little dance party or stretch. 

[We did the desk stretches from this post as a way to show we can still be moving while we’re seated.]

Try wearing a Fitbit or something similar to count your steps. Even if you don’t officially work out -you don’t have to scan your key card at the gym for it to count as a workout- you may be getting in plenty of movement.

3) SLEEP. Focus on getting quality sleep each night. Some people need 7 hours, others need 8 hours, some people need 10. (I personally love 10, but my kids don’t agree with me on that one.) Quality sleep will enable the body to repair and restore itself. When you don’t sleep enough, it can increase cortisol which encourages the body to hold onto fat. 

Along with consistency, another key factor is motivation. Make sure that you’re doing the things you LIKE to do, and you’re much more likely to stick with it. If you hate kickboxing, don’t sign up for a kickboxing gym thinking you’ll go everyday. Sign up for the dance class that makes you excited, or even just walk for 20-30 minutes each day listening to an audiobook. Friends and family members can be awesome for motivation, too. They make great workout or cooking buddies!

I opened the floor up for questions (we talked a lot about crash dieting, easy goals to set, extra ways to get in veggies, and why macro counting can be a bad idea), and then spent the rest of the evening gabbing and eating snacks with all of the ladies.

It was an amazing event, and I was so grateful to be included in the fun.

Easy Baked Cauliflower Tots

For today, I have a new snack recipe for ya! I’ve seen these homemade veggie tots floating around the Pinterest machine, and decided to try and make my own. When I made them, I thought about how I’m the only person in our family who likes cauliflower, so more for me? 

A lot of the cauliflower tot recipes floating around involve two things that I don’t love: chopping cauliflower in the food processor, and shredding cheese. Ain’t got time for that.

Thank goodness for the cauliflower convenience packs popping around everywhere. This one is the winner: it has cheese already in it. (which would also make this cauliflower bread sandwich extra convenient!)

All I had to do was heat it up to melt the cheese, stir in some almond flour, spices, roll into cute little tot shapes,

and bake it up. 

They were so easy to make, and P and I ended up eating the entire batch! 

I was trying to take pictures, and her little hand snuck into the frame.

And then she said, “These are mine now.”

They’re so cheesy, gluten-free, low in carb, and an awesome way to get in extra veggies. We dipped ours into Primal Kitchen goddess dressing (from Thrive Market) but they would be bomb with some marinara sauce.

Here’s the quick and easy recipe if you want to give it a try!

EASY Baked Cauliflower Tots

2017-09-19 10:51:51

Yields 12

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Ingredients

1 frozen pack of riced cauliflower with cheese- 10 oz

1/2 cup almond flour

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Salt and pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350

In a large saucepan, heat a little oil on medium and add the riced cauliflower mix. Heat through until the cheese is melted- don't let it get too hot.

Remove from heat and stir in the almond flour and spices.

Make little tot shapes and place on a greased baking dish or cookie sheet.

Bake for 25-28 minutes, until lightly browned.

Serve with Ranch dressing, marinara or Buffalo sauce!

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Have a wonderful day and I’ll see ya soon!

xoxo

Gina

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