i usually have about half an hour to feed the zoo and myself between the time i get home and the time i hope to start studying, so i've been cooking on the weekends and then reheating leftovers or grabbing something from the freezer. this weekend, cauliflower and spinach were on sale, so i used the magic of the internets and found a recipe for ... wait for it ... wait for it ...
cauliflower and spinach casserole! it actually has some pasta in as well, so i'm not sure i'd call it a casserole. it needs more cheese - a mornay, not bechamel sauce would work wonders. maybe some mushrooms and/or black olives as well. of course, cheese is always on my mind, but momsie and i were also just talking about the healthiness of macaroni and cheese.
anyhow, this was 1 c dried pasta (cooked), 2 c cauliflower florets (partially cooked), 4 c fresh spinach (chopped and wilted with 1 T minced garlic, ~ 2-3 t each dried oregano and basil and ~1-2 t red pepper flakes), 1 c frozen peas (tossed into the cooking spinach) and bechamel (2 c milk, 2 T flour, 2 T butter), baked at 350 for 20 minutes or so with some parm and panko over the top.
it's actually better reheated (in the toaster oven, so my topping crisped up some more)! either that or i'm just starving tonight.
it's actually better reheated (in the toaster oven, so my topping crisped up some more)! either that or i'm just starving tonight.
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olives? i can imagine the mornay (oh, a cheese sauce, got it) but not the olives. maybe i don't cook enough with olives...
good luck with the studying!
Sounds pretty tasty. I think I will give this one a try.
Love, Gmah
Yes, everything is better with cheese, but it sounds pretty darn good.
That sounds better than the cauliflower with fake cheese sauce we had the other night! Are you about stuffed with torts? Tonight I learned about the lawyer "red dot" paper-handling trick. Better save that for after the exam!
love, momsie
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