cauliflower with cream cheese



when i was in melbourne, i was impressed with a simple dish that ida prepared: white cauliflower florets baked with cream cheese. i told myself that when i returned to singapore i would try to cook the dish.

my experiment produced a dish which was different in appearance from ida's. ida had used kraft cheese; i chose to use grated cheddar cheese.

first, i melted the butter in a frying pan. then i added two tablespoonfuls of corn flour and i stirred in some milk, a little at a time. i had to keep stirring so as not to let it boil. when it appeared to reach the boiling state, i removed the pan from the fire and added the grated cheese.

earlier, i had sliced the white cauliflower into florets and packed them at the bottom of a dish. i poured the creamy cheese over the cauliflower. then i sprinkled some pamesan cheese and more grated cheese on top.

instead of baking it in the oven, i used the oven toaster and baked it until the crust appeared to be golden brown.

i should have pre-cooked the cauliflower to make it more tender.