In the big 2 meter upright freezer in the kitchen I have different draws for different types of food so not too hard to find. Most of the drawers contain foods from batch cooking and some of those go for my 'meals on wheels' - cooked vegetarian, chicken, meat, fruit, soups etc. and also freshly frozen meats (bought when on offer) in the largest drawer and in another drawer cakes etc. (made for us by someone who makes fantastic cakes) for our charity events.
Talking of buying stuff, Ocado have just delivered a brute that I don’t know what to do with. I ordered an “extra large” cauliflower, imagining that it would be biggish but eatable over the course of a few meals. What has just landed on my kitchen counter is this, 2.6kgs and 10” in diameter. I have never in my life seen such a huge cauli. Can you freeze them?
@pete can lend you some cheese to go with it, @Tidemark, as he has just taken delivery of two lots. Watch he doesn't charge you VAT though.
I’m pretty sure you can freeze cauliflower, although I think you are supposed to blanch it first. A friend used to buy cauliflowers when they were reduced in price and make cauliflower and Stilton soup to freeze. I could eat quite a bit of cauliflower cheese over a few days. We also share a small tin of baked beans between us, @lizzie27. I only buy Heinz because they do a sugar free version, but I also pour away as much of the sauce as I can before heating them. I keep a notebook in the kitchen with a list of what’s in each freezer drawer. Not always as up to date as I’d like!
You can slice cauliflower to create vegetarian "steaks" (I'll have to stop watching Masterchef! ) Cauliflower and Stilton soup that @Ergates mentioned is very good though .
I do use quite a lot of dried beans/chick peas - works well as long as I remember to soak them overnight if I want to use them the next day As for the bought Baked Beans, I always put plenty of black pepper and a wee bit of cayenne chilli in them.
If I don't use a whole Cauliflower at once I have found that blanching and freezing does work. I do like raw cauli tho so most gets eaten one way or another.
In general, I live in Amish Land, surrounded by lots of farm markets offering organic veggies and fruits, and free range eggs, homemade cheeses. etc. I use a local wheat farmers organic milled wheat to bake a loaf of bread weekly. Not into baked beans in the USA as UK folks are, noted it on breakfast buffets in Scotland. I might open a can of baked beans once a month. Anyway, picture of a loaf of my bread. its so good.
I make this awesome Cauliflower pasta sauce with one, even the nieces and nephews ages 8 years old loved it, wanted 2nds. I also rice fresh cauliflower and mix it with other veggies, like Edamame, onions, garlic, olive oil, or sesame oil, a good side dish. Yes, and have done Cauliflower steaks, yummy, olive oil, garlic, salt. good stuff. baked, put some parm cheese on it also .
I used a large cauliflower, cut into pieces, in a large batch of chicken Jalfrezi curry that I made for my meals on wheels the other day. Easy to do, as long as you get the cooking times right for the chicken and cauli. We also make a good very simple cream of cauliflower soup using cauli, courgettes (they don't alter the flavour but add bulk, and coconut milk (we always try to use a tin of coconut milk that contains at least 50% coconut.
