So, I have to confess that I ordinarily don’t much care for cauliflower. Or, well, most vegetables, if I’m perfectly honest. Don’t judge – It’s a genetic thing. But I am VERY pro cheese, so a recipe that masks veggies with a creamy cheese sauce, it turns out, was sorely needed in our household lineup. I even went back in for seconds. It’s so good, in fact, that it’s taken me three tries to get a photo of it before it’s been gobbled down.
In Stardew Valley, this recipe is a pretty early one received in the mail from Pam. It’s almost universally liked by everyone in town, excepting Krobus and Willy. I won’t hold that against them, though. Try it yourself and see what you think!
Recipe for Cheese Cauli
Prep: 5 minutes Cooking: 20 minutes Makes: ~4 side servings
Ingredients:
- 1 cauliflower, divided into bite-sized pieces
- 1 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 4 oz. cream cheese
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- paprika and chives to garnish
Start by preheating the oven to 400F. Toss the cauliflower florets with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then spread out evenly on a baking sheet. Cook in the heated oven for around 20 minutes, flipping about halfway through, until soft.
While the cauliflower bakes, make up the cheese sauce: Combine the cream cheese and heavy cream in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until it’s a smooth consistency. Stir in the shredded cheddar until it has melted, then remove from heat.
When the cauliflower is done roasting, move it to a medium bowl and toss with the cheese sauce. Top with some paprika and chives, and enjoy!
I love your website so much! I’m a big World of Warcraft Fan!
Looks yummy!
If I may, can I suggest the video game Red Dead Redemption 2 as a source for your next video game recipes? The saloons have some interesting dishes.
Yep–cheese seems to be one of the reliable Elixirs of Veggie Palatability (ketchup is another); the combination of cheese, bread crumbs, and nutmeg seems to have been mid-century white American standard operating procedure for coaxing vegetables into fussy kids of all ages..
(Since comments in the “Contact” section are closed: this struck me as potentially relevant to your interests: Italian archaeobotanist Isabella Dalla Ragione has been not only tracking down historic fruit cultivars as portrayed in Renaissance art but planting them:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/fruit-in-renaissance-art )
Half a year and nothing new :(
I know! I feel bad about it. I had four books come out last year alone, and I burned out pretty hard. I’ll see what I can do, though. ;)
I was so surprised to see how many cookbooks you had come out all in one year. I don’t blame you for the burnout! (Plus, it’s 2020.) I am so delighted by all four of them.
Had this tonight! We were alas out of cream, but subbing in whole milk made a really tasty dish that I paired with pan-fried pork cutlets.
Because I’m lactose intolerant and both my partner and I are trying to watch our food intake (THANKS QUARANTINE) we have some cheese sauce leftover. Oh no. Alas.
It’s going on some broiled zucchini tomorrow.
Oh please please do some more Stardew Valley recipes!