Game 1: Packers @ Jaguars Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

Game 1:  Packers @ Jaguars Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

The Season is Finally Here!

The Pack is back!  Every offseason seems longer than the previous. 

The biggest news of the offseason(to me) was that Aaron Rodgers has cut dairy out of his diet and he says he is eating "a near vegan diet."  Quite controversial since Wisconsin is known for it's dairy production nationally.

Game 1 did not disappoint the fans as the Packers didn't have more than a touchdown lead the entire game. The Jaguars even lead 2 different times by 3 points!  We also had a few relatives at the game: Aunt Jean, Uncle Jim and Nate from Madison, WI.

It was a nail biter all the way down to the end in the 4th qtr.  Before that we thought the game was over on a Clinton-Dix interception at 1:49 that was called back because of a penalty on Burnett.  The Jags had an opportunity to win the game with :23 seconds left with a 4th and 1 at the Packer 14 yard line.   Fortunately the Packers D held and shut down Hurns(88) after getting a pass from Bortles.  

Packers win 27-23!

As a bonus we also got a new State Farm commercial with Clay Matthews and Aaron Rodgers.

Who we are

David(me) is a life long Packer fan born in Chicago. My dad's side of the family from Illinois(and also Bear fans, yuck!) and my mom's side Packer fans from Wisconsin.  My mom's family always kept me well supplied with Packers gear growing up.  

Debra is a born and raised Texan.  We met late in 1997 and she watched the the Packers 2nd Favre Superbowl run that ended with a defeat with me and has been a Packer fan ever since.

We are Packers owners and live outside Ft. Worth, TX married for 18 years with our 11 year old son Grayson.

I've eaten a whole food plant based(wfpb) diet for 2 1/2 years now and Debra and Grayson started this year.

We choose this type eating for our health, the environment, and (of course)the animals.

Our mission is to inform as many people as we can about healthy eating and living.  

Recipe

Every week we will provide a new whole food plant based recipe that will be a hit for gameday, parties or anytime.  They will not include SOS(Salt Oil Sugar).

This week is Cauliflower Buffalo Wings.  These are just like Buffalo Chicken Wings but so much healthier!  Low fat, oil, cholesterol and gluten free...what's not to like.  We did not make this Ranch Dressing but have made a similar one and it was delicious!

We doubled the recipe because it is always easier to eat healthy when you have food pre-made that will prevent you from making poor choices when you don't feel like or have time to cook.  
We found we needed to cook these about 10 minutes longer.  Let them cook untill they start to brown.  You can also use different flours.  we used half chickpea(garbanzo) flour and half almond flour.  Brown rice or tapioca flour could also be used.  Also, we added most of the hot sauce to the batter and then just drizzled a small amount over them.

Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr.

This recipe is inspired by Dr. Esselstyn's work reversing heart disease by using a whole food plant based diet. His approach also embraces using no oils and low fat approach.  You can find out more about him and his work in his book:  http://amzn.to/2coVd5P

Also in this documentary:  http://amzn.to/2cCZGE9

Here's a link to the Dr. Esselstyn's wife's cookbook where you find this recipe and many more: http://amzn.to/2cp6czi

The Benefits of Cauliflower

Cauliflower like all vegetables have a wide variety of benefits.  It's easier to read all of them here:  https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/vegetable/health-benefits-of-cauliflower.html

Spread the Word

We appreciate your feedback to help improve this blog as we are very new to this.  Inform us if there are any recipes you want us make as well. 

Please share these recipes and books with your family and friends.  Our main goal is to get every person healthier and then have them share as well.

Next week, it's at Minnesota Sunday night on national tv.

Be well,

David Byczek