An abundance of spring vegetables and Speaker of the House...
Our cauliflowers are ready, most of them now..... Anyway, they are pretty much part of our daily fare. Delicious accompaniment to the New York steaks we came across at the supermarket, roast chicken dinners and stir fry.
So it's cauliflower cheese for a light meal tonight. Here is a quick and easy recipe:
1 large cauliflower
300ml milk
110g cheddar cheese
3 Tbsp Plain flour
50g butter
½ tsp mustard
nutmeg
salt & black pepper
Trim the cauliflower, boil in salted water for 10-15 minutes or until just tender. Drain and place in a flameproof dish. Add the milk, flour and butter to a saucepan. Heat, stirring continuously until the sauce thickens, boils and is smooth. Allow to simmer for a further 2 minutes. Add three-quarters of the grated cheese, mustard, a pinch of nutmeg and seasoning. Cook for further minute stirring well. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower.
Grate the remaining cheese over the top and garnish with chopped parsley and place under a hot grill until golden brown.
Of course, it's not only cauliflowers we're inundated with. Several cabbages are ready as well.
On another note, something strange has happened here. It's our budgie, Tweety-bird. No — he's not strange, it's just that he has learned to say something new. Of late, he has been saying, "Hello, it's me Tweets speaking." Where he picked this up is a mystery, but it is amusing all the same. We now call him 'Speaker of the House.' I reckon he does a pretty good job of it too.
His tail has grown back since this photo. A close encounter with a couple of cats resulting in shock moult, but was back to his old self in no time.
So it's cauliflower cheese for a light meal tonight. Here is a quick and easy recipe:
CREAMY CAULIFLOWER CHEESE
Ingredients:
300ml milk
110g cheddar cheese
3 Tbsp Plain flour
50g butter
½ tsp mustard
nutmeg
salt & black pepper
Trim the cauliflower, boil in salted water for 10-15 minutes or until just tender. Drain and place in a flameproof dish. Add the milk, flour and butter to a saucepan. Heat, stirring continuously until the sauce thickens, boils and is smooth. Allow to simmer for a further 2 minutes. Add three-quarters of the grated cheese, mustard, a pinch of nutmeg and seasoning. Cook for further minute stirring well. Pour the sauce over the cauliflower.
Grate the remaining cheese over the top and garnish with chopped parsley and place under a hot grill until golden brown.
Of course, it's not only cauliflowers we're inundated with. Several cabbages are ready as well.
On another note, something strange has happened here. It's our budgie, Tweety-bird. No — he's not strange, it's just that he has learned to say something new. Of late, he has been saying, "Hello, it's me Tweets speaking." Where he picked this up is a mystery, but it is amusing all the same. We now call him 'Speaker of the House.' I reckon he does a pretty good job of it too.
His tail has grown back since this photo. A close encounter with a couple of cats resulting in shock moult, but was back to his old self in no time.
Hi Yvonne, am currently in Brunei. :) Quite impressive tweety is talking, have not seen it do so yet. With Youtube, it depends on the file type it is in. If its mpg, it would be fine for uploading. Save on desktop and upload to youtube. Blogger also has a section to upload videos as a post. Let me know if you need further details. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Teo, we're really happy for you. Great that you are there spending time with your family and all having a wonderful time. Mmmm... Mum's cooking will be going down a treat I bet. Thank you for setting me straight with the uploading problem - yet to get on to it. I didn't think of mpg, just remembered jpeg you put me on to, so will do this tomorrow. Anyway, the warm climate there will be welcome after Dunedin's chill - despite the warmth of the locals... :)
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