Spicy Vegan Buffalo Cauliflower

When I say spicy, I mean spicy! Bring some soy milk to the table when you eat this snack. :)

What you need:

1 head cauliflower

For the batter:

Dash of hot sauce

1/2 cup white rice flour

1/2 cup water

Salt and pepper to taste

For the sauce:

1/4 cup hot sauce

1/4 cup Canola oil

Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 450 F. For the batter, put all its ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Break down the cauliflower into bite size pieces. Dip the pieces into the batter. Make sure it's completely covered with batter. On a bakin pan covered with baking paper, place the dipped cauliflower and bake for 15-20 minutes. For the sauce, put all it's ingredients in a bowl and mix together. After the cauliflower are out of the the oven, sprinkle the sauce over it and bake again for 5 minutes more.

I made bigger than bite size pieces because I didn't want the hot sauce to overpower the cauliflower, but you can also ommit the hot sauce in the batter. Even though it was spicy, it was good!

You can also find the original recipe here:

http://www.daydreamkitchen.com/2012/12/spicy-buffalo-cauliflower/

Vegan Garlic Mashed Potatoes

I absolutely love mashed potatoes! And this one is easy to convert to a regular dish too, for those who aren't vegan. 

What you'll need:

1 whole head garlic

2 tablespoons olive oil

6 potatoes, cooked

1/4 cup vegan margarine

1/2 cup soy creamer or soy milk

Sea salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Remove outer layer of skin from garlic head. Drizzle generously with olive oil, wrap in aluminum foil, and place on baking sheet. Roast in oven for 30 minutes.

3. Gently press cloves out of the skins, and mash smooth with a fork.

4. Using a mixer or a potato masher, combine roasted garlic with potatoes, margarine, and creamer or milk until smooth or desired consistency.

5. Season generously with salt and pepper.

I used a masher for my potatoes and I sprinkled a little nutmeg on top too. I also peeled the potatoes while the oven was preheating and started boiling them around the same time that I put in the garlic. They both finished around the same time (the potatoes took just a bit longer to cook). I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!