Trying New Things

Brown rice pasta, red lentils, coconut milk, green dragon sauce, frozen strawberries,tofu,Romaine lettuce,frozen riced cauliflower,onion salt, fruit frenzy bars

I picked up a few staples at Trader Joe's lately, and a few new things. I've been wanting to try the onion salt for a few weeks. It's made with granulated and minced onion, kosher salt and dried chives. I also got riced cauliflower because I am going to attempt to make cauliflower Alfredo. It's a risky choice because seriously I hate cauliflower other than the General Tso cauliflower or some version of that recipe. But every time I see cauliflower Alfredo it looks sooooooo good that I'm going to brave it. After my recent victory in what has been a years long battle with quinoa, I'm feeling feisty. It's still going to have soaked cashews plus lots of other flavorings to help it not taste like cauliflower. I'm trying it tonight so yikes!

I also picked this up to try while waiting for the bus. It was in the refrigerated section with the kombucha. It is soooooo good. The back of the can says it tastes like a cross between lemonade and limeade, and I asked the cashier if she had tried it, and she said it reminded her of something she had as a kid. Both descriptions are accurate. I Googled Calamansi fruit and it is a cross between mandarin oranges and kumquats. It's definitely worth a try. It tasted so good on a smoking hot day. And it's only seventy five cents a can!

The sign at Trader Joe's suggested using the onion salt on a burger, but I tried it on potatoes of course. Guys, it's pretty magical. It's onion-y and not too salty and just yum. I was thinking it would probably be amazing on corn on the cob, mushrooms and veggie burgers, especially a beast burger. It's really, really good.

Look at these lazy floof balls! It's rare when I get them all in one picture! The heat calls for lounging! Paper shreds in the background as usual!