Cauliflower Clouds

Cauliflower is another of those things I've never eaten or prepared, and had to kind of stumble through.  My dad was actually here when I was making it, and he made the comment, "oh, gross" when he saw what I was making.  Funny how that attitude gets passed on to your kids!  That is the #1 reason I'm trying so hard to get unique and variety of foods into her. 

Luckily a friend who made her child's food gave me some pointers.  Or rather, she said to just steam it!  I cut the organice cauliflower like I would broccoli, then tossed it in a big sauce pan with some water and my veggie steamer insert, and covered with a lid.  I cooked on medium for about 15 minutes, until the cauliflower was soft and kind of translucent.  After it was steamed, I set it aside in a bowl to cool while making the next batch (and since T was napping and I didn't want the BB to wake her).  When it was cool (and miss T was awake) I pureed half of each batch with about 1/2-3/4C water and froze in ice cube trays.  The single large head of cauliflower filled 3 ice cube trays!

Tips: When buying veggies, check to see who sells by the pound vs. per unit.  I've found in some cases (this being one of them, and sweet potatoes as another example) that it's actually cheaper to purchase by the unit.  You can find HUGE items and pay less per pound.  This cauliflower head was gigantic compared to the others.  It cost me $0.30/serving since T is eating about 3oz at each meal.  Much more economical than paying $1.50 per organic food pouch!