GRATIN - Fall 2023 (Oct-Dec) Dish of the Quarter

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Tis the season for sure. My usuals are potato, cauliflower, or good ole mac and cheese. But I will try to find something different to try.

The most recent new recipe I tried was during Thomas Keller COTM, which I’d recommend for a more interesting sauce.

August-September 2023 COTM - THOMAS KELLER MONTH

MACARONI (CAULIFLOWER) GRATIN (BOUCHON) I had planned to make mac & cheese, but caulilflower cheese happened first, so why not. The main thing here is the bechamel (or mornay, once you add the cheese) which is more heavily flavored than usual with onion, cloves, bay leaf, and nutmeg. (This is similar to what goes into my English aunt’s breadsauce at Thanksgiving and I love that stuff, so this was not a stretch. If you have an aversion to cloves, leave them out, or just use 1 or 2 rather than …