Cauliflower gratin

I had a cauliflower in the fridge waiting to be cooked up. I was going for a cauliflower curry, but then I chose to make a gratin instead. I used Ina Garten's recipe and this was so good. Instead of boiling the cauliflower florets, I steamed them. Boiling vegetables makes them lose more nutrients than by steaming. This is very easy to make, my next-to-go side dish from now on. It is not the most healthy dish due to the amount of dairy, but for once in a while, it is quite worth it. The cauliflower was melt-in-the-mouth with the cheesy sauce and the crunch crust was to die for. This is a step-by-step photo sequence.

Beef with cauliflower and snow peas

Filling the gaps. Alright I guess I will not be posting that much when uni starts tomorrow. I will try my best to fit everything in my schedule though. I realise that it is really hard to manage time properly. Okay this is not an easy task, but somehow I am still learning and I am thankful that things start to make sense to me. You know like when everything start to take shape and form a picture.

Alright, so this is about cauliflower. Cauliflower is in season. I cooked them with snow peas and beef. Talk about diversification hehe. I think that after having eaten so much cauliflower over the last few weeks, I am starting to really like it. It tastes good to be honest. It is one of those vegetable that go well with anything- okay almost everything.

Note: I do not usually plate up the food, which is why you seen it in the pan. Also I am not posting the recipe because I guess this one is pretty simple, only a change of ingredients.

Beef steak

We are in Australia. Undeniably one dish that will come again and again is beef steak. Yes please. Steak is one simple thing to cook. All you need is the right meat. The rest is about getting it done. We have steak almost every week or so. I am now trying to vary the side dishes. We used to have it with mashed potatoes (most often because it is easy to make- using the instant one- and less oily than chips). I really want to increase the options. Yesterday I baked potatoes for my first time and indeed it goes really well with steak. I try roasting some cauliflower as well. It turned out okay.

My roasted cauliflowers resting

I did not have the opportunity to take picture of the baked potatoes tray, but you can see  some on the top left corner :)

With stir fry button mushroom yummmos

 Before I leave, I will advice to have green salad as side dish for anything fried or stir fry.

Cauliflower, carrot, chicken and green pea curry

I had a cauliflower in the fridge and wondering what dish I could cook with it, the idea of making a curry popped into my head. So I just went ahead and did this. I have not had curry since a very long time. I like curry, especially the flavours from the masala and tumeric. I recently learned that tumeric is good against cancer, so while it is hard to put in your meals, try to where you can.

This meal is quite simple. First I cook my chicken (marinated with masala and tumeric powder) Then, I cook your vegetables until tender. After which I add the masala and tumeric powder (with water) to the vegetables and cook through. Add back the chicken and green peas and the meal is ready.