Made these cauli-tots today

[url=http://paleogurlkitchen.blogspot.ca/2011/03/twice-baked-cauli-tots.html]Paleo Gurl's Kitchen: Twice Baked Cauli- Tots[/url]

Made those today, flippin delicious, and even before they are baked the mash tastes so good. If I wasn't trying to lose weight id eat these all day whenever hungry. 100% paleo to

so can this be done without the onions and garlic and can the bacon be subbed for something else, like butter or other oil or type of fat, or are they essential?