Caulifower cheese with Christmas dinner?

My son in law always serves this, together with loads of vegetables so the vegetarians have plenty of choices. Most vegetarian or vegan substitutes for meat are stodgy carbohydrates.

I assume Christmas lunch is as any other meal. If family will be round lots of sides should be prepared - everyone will then have a chance at decent food they may want to eat (no matter if gluten free, dairy free, vegan, etc) avoiding the items they abhor and the cooks may fancy for whatever reasons.

I can't belive this thread is still here!!

kittylester

We love cauliflower cheese with any roast. The trick is just to coat the cauliflower is the sauce not to overwhelm it. Xx

So do we, kittylester.

Golly even on this inoffensive thread rude remarks made by a rude individual.

Why not? If that is what you fancy, or fresh fruit salad, dumplings, or blancmange.

Ir doesnt really matter what you eat with what as long as you enjoy it. Certainly do not be constrained by other peoples strictures or opinions.

Cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, petit pois... divine with any roast and accompaniments. Veggie daughter gives me the extra impetus to make it, but it's one of my favourite bits too.

Brot = bread
Brötchen = “little” bread

Rolls -Brötchen?

RosiesMaw

Norah

JustkeepswimmingDonna

OMG I love love love cauliflower cheese! Just makes a roast/Christmas dinner even more special.

Our daughters particularly love cauliflower cheese, bring on the emmental. Cranberries, brochen, roast beef, potatoes, veg, cauliflower cheese, caprese, and chocolate torte. -- the Christmas menu for one daughter and her big family (finally decided). No gravy, no bread sauce - thank goodness, less fattening calories.

Brochen please Norah ?

Mum's brochen recipe has changed for family size, over years.

This is a great internet version - as if one were skiing the alps!

ourgabledhome.com/how-to-make-crusty-german-bread-rolls-brotchen/

It seems my family spell bread improperly!

Primrose53

When I was a child we used to have cauliflower cheese as a main meal with vinegar, pepper and sometimes bread and butter.

I make it a lot and as someone else said we usually have quality sausages with it.

I often make a Romanesque cheese too. That’s the lime green coloured veg that looks like a beautiful prehistoric plant. 👍

Did you know that Romanesco broccoli is in fact a cultivar of the cauliflower, not broccoli?
It is an edible flower bud of the species Brassica oleracea, which also includes regular broccoli and cauliflower.

Norah

JustkeepswimmingDonna

OMG I love love love cauliflower cheese! Just makes a roast/Christmas dinner even more special.

Our daughters particularly love cauliflower cheese, bring on the emmental. Cranberries, brochen, roast beef, potatoes, veg, cauliflower cheese, caprese, and chocolate torte. -- the Christmas menu for one daughter and her big family (finally decided). No gravy, no bread sauce - thank goodness, less fattening calories.

Brochen please Norah ?

When I was a child we used to have cauliflower cheese as a main meal with vinegar, pepper and sometimes bread and butter.

I make it a lot and as someone else said we usually have quality sausages with it.

I often make a Romanesque cheese too. That’s the lime green coloured veg that looks like a beautiful prehistoric plant. 👍

JustkeepswimmingDonna

OMG I love love love cauliflower cheese! Just makes a roast/Christmas dinner even more special.

Our daughters particularly love cauliflower cheese, bring on the emmental. Cranberries, brochen, roast beef, potatoes, veg, cauliflower cheese, caprese, and chocolate torte. -- the Christmas menu for one daughter and her big family (finally decided). No gravy, no bread sauce - thank goodness, less fattening calories.

OMG I love love love cauliflower cheese! Just makes a roast/Christmas dinner even more special.

Oh I wish there was an edit button. That above should have said Bleugh, not bleach!
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Bleach! How disgusting!
I'm allergic to cauliflower anyway, so it's not even allowed in the house, never mind on a plate!

I love cauliflower cheese. I don’t eat meat but love it with roasted potatoes and parsnips. I always add it to Christmas dinner. A much loved side to the turkey for the rest of the family.

We like cauliflower cheese with pork sausages (the best quality, obviously) as a winter meal. With the turkey and all the trimmings it would be one thing to many for the cook.

I always serve cauliflower cheese with a roast and will do so for Christmas dinner. I don’t really think it’s necessary but my family expect and enjoy it. We never had it as a side dish when I was a child, nor did my children. It is substantial enough as a main meal. I do find it too much with a roast so I have my cauliflower plain if I am cooking or just a taste elsewhere. Thought I’d make Jamie Oliver’s delicious broccoli and cauliflower cheese this year. I’ll have a little of it but not too much- have to leave room for my favourite roast potatoes!

Yes! And love it x

Oooo yes !Yes !Yes
Why does Christmas have to be a certain way ?🙂

It is compulsory part of Christmas Dinner in our house and with any roast 😋

You often get cauliflower cheese at carveries. Not bad if cauliflower is not swimming in a thin cheese sauce!

Love cauliflower cheese with a roast dinner