"KenK" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in
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>> "KenK" > wrote in message
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>>> Yesterday I prepared a cauliflower I purchased the previous day.
>>> Living alone, most of it went into the freezer. I sure hate to throw
>>> away half my purchae: all the green portions. Am I wasting that? Next
>>> time, is there some tasty way to prepare it?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>
>> Green portions? Was this a specialty cauliflower? Normally the only
>> green portions are the leaves. What you might consider in the future
>> if your store does not sell the bulk florets is a small bag (often a
>> steam type bag) of mixed vegetables with cauliflower in it. Those
>> work best for us although we don't usually cook the veggies. We eat
>> them raw.
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> The remains of the leaves is what I meant. About half the weight and bulk
> of the cauliflower.
>
> I just wanted cauliflower, no added vegetables. I don't think my market
> sells that fresh combination anyhow.

I don't think that the leaves are good for anything. Possibly stock but
unless you are making a vegetable soup with cauliflower in it, you probably
wouldn't want that flavor.