As an alternative to mash potatoes, particularly for Thanksgiving, I now serve mashed cauliflower as a more healthy and less filling alternative. This way, you can still enjoy something similar to mash potatoes, but with a lot less carbohydrates, and dairy fat from butter, sour cream, etc. Here is my recipe.

Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower
Olive oil spray for cooking in microwave
Around 3 ounces Boursin cheese (or other garlic and herb soft cheese)
Around 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (a handful)
Around 1/2 teaspoon finely minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
1. Place cauliflower florets in microwaveable container, and spray with olive oil. Cook in microwave until cauliflower is knife tender.
2. Put florets in vegetable mill or potato ricer, and grind up florets into bowl.
3. Add cheese (Boursin and Parmesan), salt and pepper, and finely minced garlic to taste, and fold with spoon.
4. If riced cauliflower is too liquidity, add some of the pulp from the ricer.