"jmcquown" wrote in message ...

On 5/19/2019 2:17 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
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> On 5/19/2019 12:23 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" wrote in message ...
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>> Saw this rerun on America's Test Kitchen last night:
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>> https://www.americastestkitchen.com/...iflower-gratin
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>> <gasp> He uses a steamer basket to steam the cauliflower florets.
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>> This looks really tasty and doesn't require any sort of heavy cream or a
>> mornay sauce. You make the sauce from the pureed <another gasp>
>> cauliflower stems.
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>> I bought a head of cauliflower yesterday. I'm thinking I'll try this
>> rather than roasting the head of cauliflower.
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>> Jill
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>> Jill, what was so odd that you needed to gasp because he steamed his
>> florets in a basket? Oh and the sauce? I don't understand that at all.
>> It is a very odd thing to do in US??
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> I'm <gasping> because Julie and her pal Bruce constantly snark at me for
> *steaming* vegetables. As if that's a strange thing to do. No, it's
> not uncommon. I use my steamer basket frequently. They act like it's
> the only way I ever cook vegetables.
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> LOL OK)'
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> The second gasp was in fun because Gary recently railed against pureed
> soups. The pureed sauce for this gratin almost looks like cauliflower
> soup.
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> Oh heck, I missed that!!
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> Sounds like a delicious recipe to me. I have all the ingredients,
> including a wedge of Parmesan for grating and the Panko breadcrumbs for
> the crispy topping. Butter, of course! It sounded and looks like a
> very tasty recipe so I'll be giving it a try.
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> Jill
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> Yes, I am thinking of making it too I hoped that when they
> referred to 'parm' they meant 'parmesan'.
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Yes, it means grated parmesan cheese. It sounds like a very nice
cauliflower gratin recipe. Something new to try! I'm not using 4
pounds of cauliflower, though. Mine is small so I'll use a smaller
baking dish.

Jill

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Oh yes. me too.