M&S cauliflower steaks

Everything seems to get renamed these days to make it sound better/more expensive than it is.

Cauliflower cous cous = chopped up floret heads
Carpaccio of (enter veg here) = thinly sliced veg (personal hate here as its definition is raw meat or fish)
Cobletts = ears of corn chopped in two and charged at twice what it would cost for 2 uncut cobs.
Pavé of potato/larger veg = block of cooked potato

God it really boils my **** all this nonsense.

Anyone buying a slab of cauliflower needs a swift slap across the chops, with a chair.
 
Moses said:
Cauliflower can be fantastic if you have a modicum of cooking ability.
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This. All the "eww cauliflower" comments just make the forum population seem about 12 years old.

Boycey0211 said:
I eat lunch at work so during the week I'm cooking 1 meal per day. Virtually everything comes in portions of two so unless I want to eat the same meat types days in a row inevitably some of it goes to waste due to spoilage. Especially tescos meat as it goes bad about 3 days before the use by date.

Like I say I'd just like the option to buy one portion at a time. I know theres not a massive market for it but its one of the reasons a lot of people I know are so reliant on ready meals during the week.
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As others have said you can definitely improve this. What are you buying "in portions"? Mince comes in weight, as said above just make a batch of spag bol/chilli etc. and freeze it. Even if you get bits of chicken they should keep for a few days. Stir fry one day, something else the next, then use up your chicken in a curry or something. It just takes a bit of planning. Throwing away some veg is forgivable as sometimes they just turn really quick -- but for meat you should just plan your week out in advance s you know when everything is going to get used. Maybe try Ocado or food delivery? That'll force you to stop and think about your meals for the week.
 
I love cauliflower. Chop in to pieces, good clean, in the steamer, add some seasoning, drown in a rich cheese sauce. I can eat a whole cauliflower like that no problem.
 
I can't really think of any vegetable that I hate... it's more the delivery method (canned/mushy peas are grim, fresh or frozen are lovely).

Perhaps turnip?
 
£2.50 for a slice of cauliflower..........anyone who has paid £2.50 for a slice of cauliflower when you can buy a whole one for 69p needs to be sectioned.
 
TallPaul1878 said:
Broad beans and butter beans. They just taste so bland.
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It's this sort of attitude that is so stupid. Who eats those on their own? :confused: Fry some chorizo with garlic, onions, carrots, add a tin of tomatoes and loads of butterbeans, stew for 1hr and you've got a lovely moreish soupy stew thing. Mop it up with some nice bread, or even cook a chicken thigh in there and you're laughing.

Or even more simply, blend butterbeans with garlic, lemon and salt and you've got a lovely puree to have instead of mash. Easy.

It's like refusing to eat bread because "it's bland" lol... :confused: Chicken breast is the blandest thing in the world, yet people seemingly love it..
 
I agree Scam, its pretty easy to tarte up simple ingredients...simple flavours added together equalling a tasty meal.
 
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