When I recently mentioned cauliflower soup, people seemed to like the recipe as far as it went, and at least one person requested the full thing. Another person posted their dislike of this odious veggie, and I agree except for Sue’s clever workaround in the next paragraph.
I dislike raw cauliflower very much, but in an attempt to improve my wretched diet due to my general dislike of vegetables, Sue hit upon a solution. After steaming cauliflower for 10 minutes, she coats it in a mayo and mustard mix and then rubs on grated cheese which sticks because of the coating. She bakes and then broils briefly to crisp up the cheese. I actually like it and even request it. We eagerly consume any crispy cheese that falls off the cauliflower and onto the pan.
Sue does this for me, really, because she likes cauliflower in its regular raw state and munches on some florets at almost every lunchtime. There’s definitely something wrong with this dear woman
Now for the soup recipe. While I seldom read others’ posted recipes, this was a request. I will just paste a photo from Eat, Shrink & Be Merry by Janet & Greta Podleski, 2005. Published 20 years ago, I think that I can post one page from their cookbook on which you can see my various notes. The circled numbers down the left represent the different steps. The upper numbers in the ingredients, align with the lower steps in the directions. I really need to keep organized, or my tiny, old brain gets very muddled.
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This was the third of their cookbooks, I think all were self-published. I know that their first of the three Light cookbook, Looneyspoons was self-published. They went on to produce a second, Crazy Plates, before finally publishing Eat, Shrink ... One sister was the cook, the other the graphic designer.
Amazon Canada link to Eat, Shrink & Be Merry
Thank you, AC! I have all those cookbooks, as well as 'Yum and Yummer' by Greta solo. They are some of my favourite and some recipes out of them are standards in this house. Will be getting onto it PDQ. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThey are almost the only cookbooks that I have used
DeleteI don’t cook vegetables so this is lost on me. But I do make a beautiful salad consisting of lettuce, tomatoes and green bell peppers daily.
ReplyDeleteSalads like that, I like, but I don't want them to include cauliflower, which Sue does want.
DeleteI think adding mayo and cheese probably defeats the reason to eat cauliflower!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Sue, I'll eat it raw or cooked. My preferred way to cook it is to cut into pieces, lightly toss in oil, season heavily with salt and pepper and bake on very high heat for five or so minutes. Toss with some squeezed lemon juice and serve. But I also used to love it in soup form with lots of lactose filled dairy milk once upon a time too.
Wrong 😇. It’s the only reason to eat cauliflower.
DeleteI've always liked cauliflower, steamed, fresh ground black pepper. But I wouldn't bother with it all cheesed and mayo'd up. It's like those fancy versions of Brussels sprouts, I don't think it's worth the bother, really. There's plenty of vegetables instead of ones I don't like.
ReplyDeleteOh, i like it this way and even request it. And since I tend not to get enough veggies, this is good for me.
DeleteI love cauliflower raw. Dan like you can't stand it though he does eat it when thinly sliced in salads. Never made a soup with cauliflower but often combine broccoli and cauliflower as a vegetable side.
ReplyDeleteCooked, i prefer cauliflower to broccoli.
DeleteI might have to try that version because cauliflower isn't my fave either. Let's just say it has certain digestive properties that make it best I not be in public after I eat it1
ReplyDeleteCooking also tends to evoke an odour.
DeleteI think I'd like Sue's version too.
ReplyDeleteI do for sure.
DeleteMy MIL will be 93 this year. Every day she eats a few pieces of raw broccoli and or cauliflower. She’s been doing that as long as I can remember. I like raw broccoli better than cauliflower but we eat them like she does, if not raw, the frozen stuff cooked. I like your cauliflower recipe too.
ReplyDeleteSue has some cauliflower for lunch almost every day.
DeletePut a platter of raw veggies and dip in front of me and cauliflower is the one veggie I'll be eating.
ReplyDeleteWhatever else is the case, I don’t like the texture.
DeleteJG eats cauliflower raw or cooked. Me, I want it cooked into submission. I coat with shaker Romano cheese. Going to try your coating. yum.
ReplyDeleteMost seem to either like it raw or not.
DeleteThank you AC
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DeleteSue is creative! I like cauliflower as Liz does. I like most vegetables, not corn, but corn isn't really a veg. But then either are tomatoes!I like cauliflower soup. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI think I am a lazy cook - it all sounds so complicated and lengthy. But good. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm like Sue! I will eat cauliflower in any form. This soup and Sue's roasted version wouldn't last long around me!
ReplyDeleteWe like cauliflower roasted with olive oil and salt and pepper. I like it raw too.
ReplyDeleteYou are rekindling my interests in various recipes especially for soup
ReplyDeleteMy wife likes to eat healthy things too. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteMy sister used to make mashed cauliflower, like mashed potatoes. Yummmmmmy.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, we both like cauliflower, but not in its natural state like Sue. We prefer it roasted or mashed, not riced which is messier. Cauliflower and broccoli soup is also enjoyed here.
ReplyDeleteWow. That recipe is not at all what I expected, but it looks great! I think that it will be something that winds up on our table at some point. I love cauliflower.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe and where to buy the book! Looks like a fun read. I'll have to check out their other books!
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Donna