I experimented in the kitchen last night for the first time in a long while. Inspired by this recipe, I cobbled together a strange creation that my daughter miraculously ate some of, so I must commemorate the occasion with a blog posting.
I boiled some russet potatoes for a while and then sliced them. In the meantime, I also stir-fried some small pieces of cauliflower (I could have roasted them but I was in a hurry) which I then pulsed in the Cuisinart with a little milk and some cheddar and Gorgonzola cheeses. (Could have gone lighter on the latter, but nobody seemed to mind.)
Finally, I put the slices of potato on a baking sheet, spread some of the cauliflower/cheese mixture on each one, and topped them off with pieces of fire-roasted peppers from a Trader Joe's jar and some panko bread crumbs. Baked them in the oven at 425 for... I dunno, a while, until the cheese melted and the crumbs browned slightly.
Mimi looked at them suspiciously for a while, but then started taking bites, first of ours, then of hers.
Cauliflower quite simply rocks — it works so well in cheesy dishes and kids will eat it without noticing it!
Now I need to find a palatable recipe involving a green vegetable other than cucumber or avocado...
