Garlic Roasted Cauliflower

I have made it to week 3!  I have to be honest and confess that I did eat some of my parents food, not because I was starving, but because it was staring me in the face.  That is in the past now as I move into the home stretch of my experiment!

I am enjoying making and buying my own food since it gives me a lot, actually ALL possible flexibility.  I'm sure people who have moved out by now are laughing at me, but I envy you in that department!  There are definitely pros and cons to each situation, but at the end of the day (and for the majority of my life), I will be the one in control of my food.

This week I went chocolate crazy and decided to satisfy my sweet tooth.  It was well worth it and so far I've been adding cocoa to almost everything! 

Food Haul: Week 3

Produce

Apples (x4)
Bananas
Frozen peaches
Frozen mangos
Green Peppers (x4 they were on sale for $1.50!)
Asparagus
Cauliflower (again!)
Spinach
Frozen green beans
Pineapple (x1)

Grains. Fats. Protein
White kidney beans canned (low sodium)
Lara bars (x2)
Kind bars (x3)
Canned salmon (x1 low sodium)
Almond milk - original unsweetened (x1)
NF Greek yogurt (x2)
85% dark chocolate bar (x1)
Cocoa powder
Eggs (1 carton)

Garlic Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

1 head of cauliflower
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp roasted garlic
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven anywhere from 380F to 400F (depending on how crispy you like your cauliflower!) and bake for 30 minutes.

Cut the cauliflower into bite sized pieces and then add all of the ingredients into a mixing bowl.

Once you have mixed all of the ingredients and the cauliflower is well coated, bake for 30 minutes - turning once if you feel so inclined. 

The finished product is AMAZING! I served with steamed asparagus and quinoa! YUM :)

I ALSO did some baking that night to make cookies for a bake sale the Engineering Student Society was holding to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.  This outrageous chocolate chip cookie recipe was one we had printed from a while ago (not something I would make regularly!) that looked oh-so decadent!