Thursday, June 22, 2023

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Water Creatures theme and Cauliflower Mac and Cheese

This is my Water Creature for Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date. It is a whale I did back in 2015.


 For the Dinner date, I found a wonderful recipe for Cauliflower Mac and Cheese.  I added nutmeg and thought the baking time could be as much as 45 minutes.

Preheat oven 375F

6-8 c cauliflower chopped into 1 inch pieces.  (I used 1 1/2 heads of cauliflower), enough to fill a 9 x 13" baking dish

2 tbs butter
3 tbs flour
2 c whole milk
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 c shredded cheddar cheese (8 oz)

Fill a microwave safe bowl with 1 inch of water.  Add cauliflower to bowl and microwave 8 mins on high.  Drain and set aside.

In a large saucepan melt butter
stir in flour for about 3 mins

Gradually whisk until mixture thickens
 Remove from heat, add salt pepper nutmeg garlic powder.  Stir in shredded cheese until melted and completely incorporated

Stir in cauliflower, transfer to 9x 13" baking dish lined with parchment paper

Bake 25-45 mins until cheese is bubbly and begins to brown.

29 comments:

Soma @ InkTorrents.com said...

A fabulous painting, Christine!

-Soma

roentare said...

Yummy winter food for me here

morfeas said...

I stopped by to say goodmorning from Greece The resipe must be delicious! By chance cestino my partnerw blog: https://doritassyntages.blogspot.com Good luck. The text was written a friend who knows English

Elkes Lebensglück said...

Painted a very nice whale swimming and a delicious recipe, I love it1
Happy day, hug Elke

Angie's Recipes said...

Love that low carb mac and cheese!

My name is Erika. said...

Nice whale. I like him. And I love the idea of cauliflower and cheese. Think I'll be stealing this recipe. Happy Thursday Christine.

Ivy's Closet said...

Love the painting. Awesome details. And the cauliflower sounds great too!

Valerie-Jael said...

Your whale looks good, the food looks even better, yummy! Hugs, Valerie

Martha Jane Orlando said...

I do love your painting, Christine, but I'll pass on anything with cauliflower if I have the choice. Blessings!

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Awesome art.

Carola Bartz said...

Your whale is fabulous, and the cauliflower dish sounds delicious. I've saved the recipe, thank you!

Jenn Jilks said...

Rain sure inspires, doesn't she?!
Well done!
I just made another rhubarb crisp!

Las Locuras de Ahyde said...

Tienen muy buena pinta los macarrones, gracias por la receta. Besos

Wanda said...

Your watercolor is perfect. Very realistic. Love the water and the tail!!

I love this recipe. Will try it really soon, as I love Mac and cheese but seldom make it!!!!!

Thanks!!

Wanda said...

Christine, I just printed off the recipe from your blog. Thanks again!

Gillena Cox said...

A fiesty whale. I luv cauliflower,

Happy you dropped by my blog today

Much💚love

Mary Kirkland said...

Cauliflower mac and cheese sounds good.

sandy said...

Nice art and mac-nificent looking Mac and Cheese.

carol l mck said...

Oh wonderful whale creation ~ xo

Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

peppylady (Dora) said...

Lovely whale drawing.
Coffee is on, and stay safe.

Sandra Cox said...

Love the wales and the cauliflower and cheese sounds delish.

Romance Reader said...

Fabulous painting and yummy food!

J.P. Alexander said...

Genial pintura. Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.

Tom said...

...your whale takes me back to Maui, thanks!

Tanza Erlambang said...

fantastic painting....
food look tasty...yummy

Heidrun said...

Yesssss, we love melted cheese. Your recipe looks delicious.

Thank you for sharing.

Hugs by Heidrun

Fundy Blue said...

Looks yummy, Christine! I always like to a dash of nutmeg to my cheesy dishes. Loved your whale. I hope to see some on the Bay of Fundy when I go home to Nova Scotia this summer.

Lowcarb team member said...

Lovely art.
Cauliflower Mac and Cheese makes a great lower carb dish.

All the best Jan

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

Playing catch up here, Christine, I love the whale. I have seen this exact view while whale watching off the coast of southern California.

I love cauliflower. This sounds great. I may try this recipe one of these days. Not while it's so hot, like it is here, though.