Monday, March 3, 2014

Oscar Wrap-Up

Another Oscar night is behind us.  A perfect Oscar night in my opinion.  The stars shined brightly.  Ellen is becoming my favorite Oscar host.

All my favorites won.
Jared Leto's acceptance speech was out
of this world.  He has been my boyfriend since I was 14 and he was Jordan Catalano on the most underrated tv show of all time, My So Called Life. He didn't mention me in his acceptance speech because he focused on his mom.  We talked about it before.  I was totally cool with it.

Lupita Nyong'o could not have been more delightful. Her shout out to the little girls of the world brought big tears. "When I look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid. "

But I was the real winner.  I got to eat this.

It's made with cauliflower, but it tastes like garlic bread.  Bless my soul, this was divine.

Cauliflower Cheese Bread

1 head of cauliflower
2 cups shredded mozzarella 
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

1. Chop the cauliflower florets very finely, omitting the very hard stem. (The food processor worked like a dream.)
2. Submerge chopped cauliflower in 1inch of water and boil in a medium saucepan for 5 minutes.
3. While the cauliflower is cooking, in a large bowl, mix 1 cup of the cheese with all of the rest of the ingredients. Set aside.
4.  When the cauliflower has cooked, drain in in a mesh strainer. When you think it's really dry, dump it on a clean dish towel.  Then wring it out to see just how wrong you were.
5. Stir the newly dried cauliflower into the cheese mixture. 
6. Spread the mixture in a thin layer onto a nonstick baking surface.  I used a Silpat, which worked like a dream.  If you don't have one, I bet greased parchment would do well.
7. Pop it into a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.
8. Sprinkle with remaining cup of mozzarella and bake for another 10 minutes or until bubbly and brown.

Serve with marinara for dipping.

*All seasoning measurements should say ish. Season to taste.

1 comment:

  1. Carolyn, you make me laugh.
    And sometimes cry, but in a good way (see your Feb 11 post)
    And I love you!

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