The Flexitarian Cook

If anyone asks, tell them cauliflower is officially my favorite year-round vegetable. Truth be told, there are few vegetables I do not care for (green peppers are a nemesis of mine), but of all the ones left to choose from, cauliflower wins. It’s available year-round (unlike tomatoes, for example, which are really sad-looking in the [...]

“This is why we don’t go out to eat very often: what you make at home is so good, restaurant food ends up being disappointing.” I’m not sure any other food critic would have been this kind, but my 17-year old daughter certainly had a way of letting me know she enjoyed her lunch; I’ll [...]

Cauliflower, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love cauliflower in soups, in gratins, steamed with a little bit of butter and salt, roasted in the oven until caramelized (maybe my favorite), sautéed in a pan with or without other vegetables until nice and brown, in soufflés, in purées (alone or [...]