On 7/19/2014 5:45 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:45:06 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> > wrote:
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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.
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> I bet the spiral stems would be wonderful for crunchies on a sandwich.
> Janet US
>

Here's an alternative for us cheap types although you should probably
forget about it if you're accident prone.

http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Sharp-Ju.../dp/B00FF75XG4