Cauliflower Cheese

Anthony said:

Made cauliflower cheese for lunch - haven't had it for years and years,
used to get it a lot as a kid, probably because it was cheap

Cheap!!?? Cauliflower is so damn expensive I can't afford to even
look at it in the market.

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:54:53 GMT, Ward Abbott <[email hidden]>

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Cheap!!?? Cauliflower is so damn expensive I can't afford to even
look at it in the market.

Out here in northern California, it was going for 69cents a head in
one of my favorite produce markets. This was about a week ago.

Christine, who is going to miss the northern California produce when
she goes to NM next month

Christine Dabney said:

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:54:53 GMT, Ward Abbott <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Cheap!!?? Cauliflower is so damn expensive I can't afford to even
look at it in the market.

Out here in northern California, it was going for 69cents a head in
one of my favorite produce markets. This was about a week ago.

Christine, who is going to miss the northern California produce when
she goes to NM next month

No you won't - check out the Farmers' markets around Albq. There's one
downtown, at the triangle near 13th and Central (watch for my friend's
band , Alpha Blue, playing there on Sat mornings) ; there's a nice one
out in Los Ranchos, the area if you go north on Rio Grande / 4th
street; also be sure to check out Wegner's Farm in Corrales. Also, I
used to get tons of local produce at La Montanita Co-op. The one on Rio
Grande at Matthew had a great produce manager and stocked both organic
and conventional local produce. They were always better, and slightly
more affordable, than Wild Oats, and they are a local "chain" of a few
stores.

Anthony said:

Made cauliflower cheese for lunch - haven't had it for years and years,
used to get it a lot as a kid, probably because it was cheap and
filling. My recollection is that there was often insufficient sauce
with too little cheese and that the cauliflower was often overcooked
and inadequatley drained.
Anyway, I made two cups of thick bechamel and converted it to a strong
mornay with a mixture of parmesan and cheddar (because it was what I
had). I took the florets from half a large cauliflower and dropped
them into boiling water for a minute or so and drained them thoroughly,
spread them in an ovenproof dish, covered them with sauce, sprinkled
some more cheese on top and put them in a 425 oven until the top was
browning nicely, about 20 minutes.
You could fancy it up with some mustard, perhaps some bacon or what you
will, but we really enjoyed as it was.

Chou - fleur au gratin, i make it often when the cauliflower gets down
to less then a dollar a head. I add a bit of bread crumbs and sprinkle
the cheese over the sauce with the bread crumbs and saute the blanched
florets in butter and garlic.

Broccoli can be used in a similar manner for "Broccoli Divan".

I also like

Fritots de chou - fleur (cauliflower fritters)
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Cauliflower florets

salt

pepper

chopped parsley

oil

lemon juice

frying batter

fried parsley [optional IMO]

tomato sauce [ i prefer an ailoi, pesto, or tartar sauce]

Drain the florets well after blanching for 7 - 8 minutes. Season with S
& P and sprinkle with chopped parsley, then marinate for 20 minutes in
lemon juice and oil. Coat individual florets with batter and fry in hot
fat [lard in original recipe i use canola oil] serve with fried parsley
and tomato sauce [i omit the fried parsley and prefer another sauce than
tomato].
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Of course i will dip in batter and fry just about anything🙂
---
JL

Ward Abbott said:

Anthony said:

Made cauliflower cheese for lunch - haven't had it for years and years,
used to get it a lot as a kid, probably because it was cheap

Cheap!!?? Cauliflower is so damn expensive I can't afford to even
look at it in the market.

Its around 1 dollar a head around here now (SF bay area) but will go
down to as little as 50 cents in a few weeks.
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JL

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:54:53 GMT, Ward Abbott <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Anthony said:

Made cauliflower cheese for lunch - haven't had it for years and years,
used to get it a lot as a kid, probably because it was cheap

Cheap!!?? Cauliflower is so damn expensive I can't afford to even
look at it in the market.

If I look on the reduced rack I can sometimes get it for $0.99 in
Ontario. You have to shave off a few dark spots, though.

Jo Anne

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On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:54:53 GMT, Ward Abbott <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Anthony said:

Made cauliflower cheese for lunch - haven't had it for years and years,
used to get it a lot as a kid, probably because it was cheap

Cheap!!?? Cauliflower is so damn expensive I can't afford to even
look at it in the market.

If I look on the reduced rack I can sometimes get it for $0.99 in
Ontario. You have to shave off a few dark spots, though.

Jesus, you Yanks get it easy! :-)

Here in the deep north of the deep south, we're lucky to see caulies
under AUD 4.00 per head (ca. USD 3.00). Today they were AUD 7.00 each
at our "second" supermarket.

Cheers, Phred.

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"Phred" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Here in the deep north of the deep south, we're lucky to see caulies
under AUD 4.00 per head (ca. USD 3.00). Today they were AUD 7.00 each
at our "second" supermarket.

Not that easy, cauliflower is on sale this week, 2 $5. Sounds
as if we pay about the same.

nancy

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"Phred" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Here in the deep north of the deep south, we're lucky to see caulies
under AUD 4.00 per head (ca. USD 3.00). Today they were AUD 7.00 each
at our "second" supermarket.

Not that easy, cauliflower is on sale this week, 2 $5. Sounds
as if we pay about the same.

G'day Nance,

Okay. So you suffer too. 🙂 But there were several posts talking of
caulies over there at 99c; and even someone mentioning 50c IIRC.

Anyway, at *two* for $5 I'd be happy to buy *one*. (At Coles that
would be $2.50; at Woolies all bets are off -- they play harder ball
on that sort of "special" and usually don't offer pro rata.)

Cheers, Phred.

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"Phred" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Not that easy, cauliflower is on sale this week, 2 $5. Sounds
as if we pay about the same.

G'day Nance,

Okay. So you suffer too. 🙂 But there were several posts talking of
caulies over there at 99c; and even someone mentioning 50c IIRC.

Depends where you live, a lot. Also, cauliflower prices went
through the roof with the low carb thing, people used it a lot to
substitute for potatoes, all of a sudden they cost an arm and a leg.

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Anyway, at *two* for $5 I'd be happy to buy *one*. (At Coles that
would be $2.50; at Woolies all bets are off -- they play harder ball
on that sort of "special" and usually don't offer pro rata.)

I was behind someone the other day, they bought something,
it was buy one, get one free. This confused the poor dear, she
thought that meant if she bought one, it would be half price. Hello.

Usually if it's 2 for whatever, you can just buy one for the half price,
but I wouldn't bet on it. Depends on the store, I think.

Hope you had a good Friday night at the pub. (laugh)

nancy

Phred said:

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"Phred" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Here in the deep north of the deep south, we're lucky to see caulies
under AUD 4.00 per head (ca. USD 3.00). Today they were AUD 7.00 each
at our "second" supermarket.

Not that easy, cauliflower is on sale this week, 2 $5. Sounds
as if we pay about the same.

G'day Nance,

Okay. So you suffer too. 🙂 But there were several posts talking of
caulies over there at 99c; and even someone mentioning 50c IIRC.

Yep, at the height of the season we get them, great big ones for 50
cents US. Asparagus for about the same per pound and artichokes for 25
cents a piece.

We live in an area with a lot of 'truck farms' that bring produce into
the city daily.

The one down side is that to get the best selection one has to get up
very early and get to the market before 8 am.
---
JL

Quoted message said:

Anyway, at *two* for $5 I'd be happy to buy *one*. (At Coles that
would be $2.50; at Woolies all bets are off -- they play harder ball
on that sort of "special" and usually don't offer pro rata.)

Cheers, Phred.

Ward Abbott said:

Anthony said:

Made cauliflower cheese for lunch - haven't had it for years and
years, used to get it a lot as a kid, probably because it was cheap

Cheap!!?? Cauliflower is so damn expensive I can't afford to even
look at it in the market.

We don't know when the OP was a "kid" or where they lived. Might have been
right next to a cauliflower farm, who knows?

Jill

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(Phred) said:

Quoted message said:

If I look on the reduced rack I can sometimes get it for $0.99 in
Ontario. You have to shave off a few dark spots, though.

Jesus, you Yanks get it easy! :-)

Here in the deep north of the deep south, we're lucky to see caulies
under AUD 4.00 per head (ca. USD 3.00). Today they were AUD 7.00 each
at our "second" supermarket.

Well, of course they were. They aren't in season *here*. Wait a couple of
months.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

In article said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Phred) said:

Quoted message said:

If I look on the reduced rack I can sometimes get it for $0.99 in
Ontario. You have to shave off a few dark spots, though.

Jesus, you Yanks get it easy! :-)

Here in the deep north of the deep south, we're lucky to see caulies
under AUD 4.00 per head (ca. USD 3.00). Today they were AUD 7.00 each
at our "second" supermarket.

Well, of course they were. They aren't in season *here*. Wait a couple of
months.

Let's see what I said: "... we're lucky to see caulies under AUD 4.00
per head (ca. USD 3.00)." That's not talking *today*. To make
it more explicit for you, we're lucky to see them under AUD 4.00/head
(well, $3.99 actually 🙂 at *any* time of the year. As stated, this
pricing is in the deep north of the deep south. YMMV.

Cheers, Phred.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Chookie said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Phred) said:

>If I look on the reduced rack I can sometimes get it for $0.99 in
>Ontario. You have to shave off a few dark spots, though.

Jesus, you Yanks get it easy! :-)

Here in the deep north of the deep south, we're lucky to see caulies
under AUD 4.00 per head (ca. USD 3.00). Today they were AUD 7.00 each
at our "second" supermarket.

Well, of course they were. They aren't in season *here*. Wait a couple
of
months.

Let's see what I said: "... we're lucky to see caulies under AUD 4.00
per head (ca. USD 3.00)." That's not talking *today*. To make
it more explicit for you, we're lucky to see them under AUD 4.00/head
(well, $3.99 actually 🙂 at *any* time of the year. As stated, this
pricing is in the deep north of the deep south. YMMV.

Cheers, Phred.

*Sob* I miss my Caulies....DH used to work on a large export farm, mainly
caulies, leeks, wombok, and lettuce, so I was spoilt with yummy vegies. DH
also refuses to pay $5 a head for vegies he considers 2nd grade, as we used
to eat the restaurant/export quality stuff. And we lived next door to a
broccoli farm! I didn't realize how spoilt I was!! *Sniff*> --

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In article <[email hidden]>,

(Phred) said:

Quoted message said:

Well, of course they were. They aren't in season *here*. Wait a couple of
months.

Let's see what I said: "... we're lucky to see caulies under AUD 4.00
per head (ca. USD 3.00)." That's not talking *today*. To make
it more explicit for you, we're lucky to see them under AUD 4.00/head
(well, $3.99 actually 🙂 at *any* time of the year. As stated, this
pricing is in the deep north of the deep south. YMMV.

And I saw some for $2/kg yesterday! Didn't realise prices were so bad where
you are -- I assume it's Tassie?

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

jmcquown said:

We don't know when the OP was a "kid" or where they lived. Might have been
right next to a cauliflower farm, who knows?

Jill

Close enough. I was brought up in rural Ireland and we grew our own
vegetables. Fresh picked peas, now there's a treat!

In article said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Phred) said:

Quoted message said:

Well, of course they were. They aren't in season *here*. Wait a couple of
months.

Let's see what I said: "... we're lucky to see caulies under AUD 4.00
per head (ca. USD 3.00)." That's not talking *today*. To make
it more explicit for you, we're lucky to see them under AUD 4.00/head
(well, $3.99 actually 🙂 at *any* time of the year. As stated, this
pricing is in the deep north of the deep south. YMMV.

And I saw some for $2/kg yesterday! Didn't realise prices were so bad where
you are -- I assume it's Tassie?

Sorry to confuse you. My "deep north of the deep south" is
terminology intended for our American friends who regard Oz as that
place far downunder. In fact I'm "up" here in FNQ, not far from the
tourist ghetto of Cairns by crow.

Addendum: $2/kg for caulies must be getting up around $3 to $4 per
head? (Though there have been some bloody small ones around too.)

Cheers, Phred.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

(Phred) said:

Quoted message said:

And I saw some for $2/kg yesterday! Didn't realise prices were so bad where
you are -- I assume it's Tassie?

Sorry to confuse you. My "deep north of the deep south" is
terminology intended for our American friends who regard Oz as that
place far downunder. In fact I'm "up" here in FNQ, not far from the
tourist ghetto of Cairns by crow.

Sorry -- hadn't noticed the Xpost. Do caulies *grow* that far north?

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Addendum: $2/kg for caulies must be getting up around $3 to $4 per
head? (Though there have been some bloody small ones around too.)

These were nice hefty ones, too big for my family atm (kids are too young to
eat much).

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue