On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:45:06 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
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>I had a medium head of cauliflower and a couple bunches of broccoli with some nice hefty stems so I decided to make a broccoli and cauliflower gratin and take he stems and see how they would spiralize.
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>I carefully cut the broccoli and cauliflower from the stem leaving as much as possible.
>I peeled them then I put them through the spiralizer. Here is what they looked like.
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>(click the right arrow to see the next picture)
>https://picasaweb.google.com/Sitara8...33677696746018
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>I'm saving the spiralized stems till tomorrow because I'm having the gratin tonight.
>The three stems only make about one good serving or two small ones.
>I have some pesto that I made so I think I'm going to do them with the pesto and top with grilled chicken.
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>Here's the broccoli and cauliflower gratin.
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>https://picasaweb.google.com/Sitara8...38148466405746
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>I had some bits and pieces of difference cheeses in the fridge. I had some gouda, port salut, brie, fromage, and parmesan. So I made the cheese sauce with a bit of half and half, the cheeses, some fresh garlic and fresh sage, a pinch of nutmeg, black pepper, and for good measure I threw in some chopped bacon. Topped it with a little more parmesan and bread crumbs. Yum.


I bet the spiral stems would be wonderful for crunchies on a sandwich.
Janet US