Oh yeah, baby.

Reviewed On: Jan. 20, 2009

I don't believe in down grading a recipe that I've changed. I would have graded this a 4 star based on reviews had I not modified a few things. First, I steamed florets for 10 minutes. I used 2t mayo and 2t dijon. I used a pastry brush to brush on, as evenly as I could, the sauce. I sprinkled a little parm on it. I get overwhelmed easily by parm. I then grated a little mild cheddar over the top. I omitted the dotting with butter part completely and instead I sauted 1/2 cup of plain breadcrumbs in a little bit of olive oil until golden. I added a pinch of salt to the breadcrumbs but should have added more. I covered dish with crumbs then baked. All I can say is my husband ate cauliflower for the first time in his life and went back for seconds. Amazing! I will be adding this recipe to my reportoire for sure!

Reviewed On: Jan. 4, 2009

Delicious. Here were my changes...First I changed the serving size to 2 which made the measurements a little wonky. However, I didn't measure I eyeballed it instead. I warmed the frozen spinach, covered, in a sauce pan over low heat for about a half hour. Let it cool a little and then squeezed out the moisture with a clean dish towel. I already had leftover bacon from breakfast so I sauted the onion in the butter. Incidentally, I only used 1T butter and 1T flour in order to reduce calories. Eyeballed the half and half. Ultimately I ended up thinking the sauce was too thick after adding the spinach so I stirred in a little 1% milk. That turned out fine and I enjoyed the consistancy more. I'd bet you could make this recipe with milk and not cream and it would turn out fine. I will try that next time (because there will be a next time!) I did not measure my salt and pepper. I also did not measure the nutmeg. I use whole nutmegs and grate it with a microplaner and find it difficult to measure because of that. Does fresh grated nutmeg equal the same as purcahsed ground? I'm not sure so I just used a few swipes and I was done. I'm sure I used less then 1/8 teaspoon so Be Careful! Mine was just right but I could see how you could easily use too much. Be conservative and taste. You can always add more. My husband is one of the pickiest people I have ever met and he actually ate some of it! First time spinach has crossed his lips in 30 years! He also ate the Chees

Reviewed On: Jan. 4, 2009