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Baked Cauliflower Falafel and I Need Workout Video Suggestions!

Posted Jun 09 2011 9:50am
Thursday, how in the world did that happen? This week is flying by in some ways, but not in others. Does that make any sense? I miss my boys so badly! A week and a half is just too long without them! It's been a crazy week with work for the illustrator , packing for me and on top of that, Tony's uncle is sick and in the hospital, so it's crazy where we are heading to this weekend too (he lives in TN). We really just need to get there, but we have so much that has to be completed before hand. So, baby steps!

The illustrator thinks I'm crazy because I've been getting up to workout even though I've been packing, but I have to have my me workout time. I like the structure of my workout plans. We are working on getting 7-8 hours of sleep at night so we can start to feel more refreshed and to catch up from lack of sleep this past weekend. I was exhausted this morning, but got up and started a boot camp followed by some yoga and now I'm feeling ready to go, go, go! Oh, speaking of workouts, I need suggestions on favorite workout videos! Right now I'm streaming things on Netflix , but I need to get a collection of my own. So, please leave suggestions if you use videos of any kind!


As for my eats as of late, I'm on operation clean out the fridge/freezer. I made a massive amount of hummus for our trip and I only ate a little of it so I turned to making some baked falafel, well sort of. This version is based off the artichoke falafel I made before, but this one has cauliflower in it. I had a bag of frozen cauliflower and a bag of frozen chopped onion hanging out in the freezer, so why not put them to good use? These were super crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside. I love the texture combination and they were a perfect topper for my salad!


Baked Cauliflower Falafel
(makes 24)

1 16 oz bag frozen cauliflower, defrosted
1 cup chopped onion
2 1/3 cups hummus
1 cup Gluten Free All Purpose Flour (I used Bob's Red Mill)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp coriander
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Pulse the cauliflower and onion in a food processor until it's finely chopped. It will look like this...


In a large bowl, mix the flour through pepper until well blended. Next add the cauliflower mixture and  hummus to the flour mixture and stir until completely combined. Scoop 1/4 cup balls out onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Allow to rest for 20 minutes.

These are even better the next day! They also freeze like a charm.

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