Puffer fish anyone?

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I recently spied an announcement of sorts.

FOOD OF THE YEAR!! the post did purport(s)

Gone is the kale! The chia? SO DONE!

All is a tizzy!! We’ve a *new* number one.

On the edge of my seat I waited in fear.

The new food announcement? It was almost here.

Would it be something ICKY? Could I ever partake?

Would I even like it? My LUUUVE would I fake?!

Then a big smile did spread ‘cross my face.

Our food of the year? I did love the taste!!

Loved raw. Loved steam. Loved right from the bag.

Taste this it rocks!!! my husband Id nag:

cauliflower florets

I basked in my glory. Food-hip. Who knew?

(Id add to my bio. Right beneath misfit-Jew.)

On the Book of the Face I went to shout-out.

(I kinda got prideful with new cauli-clout.)

raw cauliflower

And then I spied ALAN. His creation I mean.

He’d long been a’roasting on tha c-flower scene!

Just do at 450 for an hour he posted.

Rub it with oil and salt before roasted!!*

The Child saw his photo. Of this new roasted food.

Immediately said: Dont mean to be rude…

That thing you are eating? That new dinner-dish?

It looks kinda icky—LIKE A PUFFER FISH.

We laughed and we mocked as we snarfed ours down cold.

Yet eating that way felt UNHIP felt too…old.

So we rubbed ours with oil. And salted with zeal.

Would we like this new roast thing? Some time would reveal.

roasting cauliflower

A mere forty minutes and we soon were done.

We’d joined our friend Alan in puffer fish fun!

Our roasted sea creature took a moment to cool.

Then we shoved in our mouths. Shouted: PUFFER FISH RULE!!

roasted whole cauliflower

 

 

 

*Indeed this is the recipe. Smaller head o’the flower? Roast for less time.  Our only tip is to not be stingy with the oil and, when you caint wait and rip at it whilst still roasting, please to try and not burn your tongue as we did.

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  2. I actually roast veggies all the time and have never added cauliflower! *hangs head in shame* No more!! Off to the grocery I go….
    LOVED the poetic justice for the puffer fish 🙂

  8. I got about halfway through reading this and then I realized it’s supposed to be a poem. So i went back to the beginning and re-read it. haha. I’m excited to try this new puffer fish thing.


    • You make a good point. Of that Id not thought!!
      Miss that this be rhyme? I be sad! Be DISTRAUGHT!!

      The above is a poem. A rapthing of sorts.
      The child is gifted. Or so she…purports 😉

  10. I saw the cauliflower stories & thought of you! 🙂 I think any veggie is better roasted but that looks delish! I am still eating all the different foods though.. in 5 years, who knows what they will say! 😉

  14. Sweetie loves cauliflower! It can be a great substitute for rice or potatoes when you are trying to lower your intake of simple carbs and up your veggies, too.

  16. OMG! I’d seen all the puffer fish comments and had no idea that you were talking about the roasted cauliflower!! Hee hee! But, it looks amazing and I need to try. Roasted veggie anything is about my favorite.

  17. Love cauliflower – just roasted up a whole head of it last night all for myself. I read something recently, too, about the health benefits of cauliflower. It’s sort of the red-headed step-child of veggies I do believe.

  19. Raw cauliflower is one of my favourite veggies (to munch on or sometimes in salad), and I have added it when roasting a bunch of different veg together. I am curious about this roasting the whole head thing, though; will have to try at some point.

  20. LOVE this!! And roasted cauliflower. I never thought to roast the head whole! I usually break it up and then toss it with garlic, parmesan, wheat germ and olive oil. Nom. Nom!

  22. Awesome poem! And YUM – I roasted a whole head 2 weeks ago…gotta do it again! You’re so hip to the food scene you don’t even know it. 😉

  24. Reading this made me think of a real puffer fish that my husband and I called Martha, which lived at the local Rubios. She (?) used to come up to the glass in the aquarium and follow our fingers. Yes I know she probably thought we had food, but still 🙂

    I wish I could get my husband to eat cooked cauliflower. Just. won’t. do. it.

  25. Reading this made me smile which I very much needed today!!!
    And, now I want to serve my family some puffer fish!!! I hope they like it as much as The Tornado and you did!

  27. I had some just yesterday and will again tonight! I really like cauliflower!

    Mom would be proud 🙂

    And yes, oven roasting helps any veggi. (I never boil anything except water)

  33. It’s been a long time
    Since I’ve heard Carla’s rhyme,
    So I read from beginning to end.
    I love cauliflower both roasted and raw,
    But I marveled at one thing I saw.
    What, dis my kale!
    How sad, how stale,
    What will I do?
    I’ll feed my poor puffer fish kale and some spinach,
    And play you a game of Potter quiddich!

  34. Love the poem and the recipe! Love cauliflowers too! You’re just awesome! Had fun reading this. You never fail to amaze me with your wits. Will definitely share this, especially to my clients. Will wait for more posts like this. More power Carla!

  36. I love trying something new and after hard work and practise been.able to do it.
    There is no comfort then that, and familiarity with the same thing…but when I try something new and soon accomplish it I feel so very proud,…

  37. Oh the talent that is out there and think think I actually got to meet you in person. While I have never had puffer fish, I do have many cauliflower recipes on the Nosh!

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