One of my assignments this week for my food journalism class was to cook a recipe out of Tara Duggan’s “Root to Stalk Cooking” cookbook. I decided to make a Saturday night out of it. Cooking proved to be therapeutic after a long day of writing a paper on the evolution of newspapers. My roommate and I have very different tastes in food, so I asked her to pick a recipe that she would be willing to eat. She chose the cauliflower with smoked paprika and whole wheat linguine (I used spaghetti).
The entire meal cost me about $17 (I had some of the ingredients and didn’t need to buy everything). It’s not that pricey for a home-cooked meal, especially when you have a roommate that will chip in for groceries. I couldn’t find paprika at the store I went to so I decided to make do without.
I wasn’t really a fan of cauliflower until this past year, but now that I am this is definitely a recipe worth trying. It was easy to make, only took about 25 minutes and was delicious.
The pan I used was a little too small and I had to be careful to not spill tomato sauce everywhere. I’ll cook the cauliflower a little longer the next time I make this, but it was still fine a little crunchy.
My friend Seth stopped by late Saturday night and I sent him home with the leftovers. He texted me the next day saying he wanted more. I’m glad he liked it. I get nervous when I cook for other people, but this recipe was a hit.
