Dinner!

Three years ago, when we found out my husband was diabetic, we went through the pantry and threw out anything that was processed, pre-made, and/or just fake food.  The only canned items we kept were vegetables, fish, chicken, and soup.  The sodium count is generally less than ideal on these things, but since then if I buy canned, I buy organic or low sodium.

Needless to say, since I'm not using anything processed, I'm going to the store quite a bit to buy fresh ingredients.    I mean, some veggies just don't taste the same frozen, and I can't do what I want with them once their composition changes after freezing.  Take cauliflower, for example.  I like to mash it up and make fake mashed potatoes, or pizza crust, or cauliflower fritters (recipe below).  I can't do any of that with frozen cauliflower, because once it's frozen, cauliflower becomes rubbery.

I grew up on Southern cooking, so it wasn't until I was an adult that I discovered cauliflower could be served in ways other than deep fried or drowning in a homemade cheese sauce.  I also remember the wonder that came with realizing chicken was much better grilled.

So anyway, while wandering in Meijer and trying to come up with something tasty and healthy for dinner, I checked out my Epicurious app.  It's a pretty cool app; I can punch in the main ingredient and narrow by the type of main course (i.e.; healthy, low-fat, low-carb, etc.) I want.    I found this:

Pasta Shells, with Chicken, Mushrooms, Escarole, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes. 

It's super easy to make.  I used the basil sun-dried tomatoes for an extra kick of flavor.

I also made these:

Cauliflower Fritters 
They are insanely good!  We put lowfat sour cream and hot sauce on them.  Try them!