low-glycemic mash for Thanksgiving, tried

[ritaxis]

Cauliflower -- boiled gently, mashed.
Turnip -- braised w/butter, lemon slice, bay (I use California bay, so a fraction of a leaf: French bay would be a whole leaf, maybe), pick out lemon and bay, mash with cauliflower.
Cream.

Period.

You could do other things. You could add other herbs. Parsley, notably, because parsley is wonderful. If you don't know parsley is wonderful, either you haven't had it fresh and flat-leaved, or you're a supertaster and there's nothing to be done for you, poor dear.

Proportion: three times as much cauliflower to turnip, though I do not think this is urgent.

I tried this because every time I eat a potato or grain thing I can't stop eating, or I get heartburn, or digestive upset, or a headache, or I can't sleep at night. Or some combination up to all three. And the next day I feel like I've gained ten pounds (but I only gain two or three) and my joints are going to give out.

It looks like "grains in moderation" is just not in the cards.

Comments

[julesjones]

or you're a supertaster and there's nothing to be done for you, poor dear.

You've had too many meals with me, haven't you? :-)

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

On the contrary, there's no such thing as too many meals with you. handicapped as you are -- you do know how to enjoy food!

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

It looks like thyme would be good with this. (I can't eat dairy anymore, so I'm not going to try it myself. But it smells like it would be right.)

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

You could replace the cream with any kind of broth, and possibly (an idea I just picked up from entirely different recipes but which I want to try generally since we have a bottle of real Havana Club and I don't actually drink alcohol any more) a tablespoon of rum.