What conversations in my house sound like...

At 7:30am, as wife emerges sleepily from the bedroom: "What's that smell?"
Me: "Spiced pumpkin gingerbread loaf?"
Wife: "Can I eat it when it's done?"
Me: "No, it's for ____ (insert event here). But you can have some then"

At 8:00am,
Me: "So, do you think rice flour or soy flour would taste better with cauliflower?"
Wife: (suspicious tone), slowly asks, "Which one is in the recipe?"
Me, averting eyes: "Well, neither, but one whole cup of parmesan doesn't seem that healthy so I thought I would substitute some nutritional yeast and rice or soy flour for half of the parmesan"
Wife: "If the recipe turns out bad, you can't complain, because you're not following it!"
Me: "What could go wrong with a little rice or soy flour??"
Wife: "They could turn out gummy..."
Me: "It's a whole head of cauliflower, surely the cauliflower tater tots can survive 1/4 c. of rice flour....
so, do you think rice or soy flour would taste better with cauliflower?"
Wife: SIGH. "Fine, rice flour"
Me: Turn around and use 1/8 c. soy flour and 1/8 c. rice flour.

End Result: Successful adaptation of a cauliflower tater tot recipe by Suzanne Summers (never thought I would be writing that name in association with my life ever...)

Cauliflower Tater Tots

• 1 lb cauliflower (a whole head! I didn't actually weigh mine) 
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/2 c. parmesan
• 1/4 c. nutritional yeast 
• 1/8 c. rice flour 
• 1/8 c. soy flour 
• 1- 2 Tbs cajun spice seasoning 
• 2-3 Tbs margarine
• Salt & pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Steam the cauliflower for 10-15 minutes until tender
3. Mix together all the dry ingredients.
4. Puree the cauliflower in food processor briefly to break it down, then add dry ingredients, egg yolk and margarine. Puree until smooth.
5. Spoon into piping bag or plastic bag, snip the corner, and squeeze out onto oiled baking trays in ~ 1" long strips. (Supposedly they keep their shape better if you freeze them for 10-15 minutes before baking but I didn't do this).
6. If you spray the top with a bit of oil, they will probably get crispier. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Broil briefly at the end to crisp up the top sides of the tater tots.