Naughty Food Makeover: Scalloped Cauliflower

Blah blah blah. There’s a whole story about how this recipe came to be. But I just got my house cleaned (yes I did. I totally paid for someone else to clean it today). I just got caught up on laundry.  There are no dishes in my sink. And I have the slightest kiss of a sunburn on my shoulders. And the air is thick and rich outside–even as the moon melts it’s light across thy sky.

And, I’m like all….blah, blah, blah. Who wants to hear about food when Zen is attainable? Let’s just suspend ourselves in this moment where all is complete for a single second. All is caught up. All feels…almost do-able.

Let’s just sit here, shall we? The cauliflower can wait.

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