Broccoli au Gratin

Day 294

We had this alongside last night's leftovers, of which there wasn't much since I also took some to work for my lunch, but we were excited to have what was left to go with our broccoli tonight.

Broccoli au Gratin

Broccoli au Gratin

Original recipe
This was made using our garden broccoli! We had it one other night, but this time Laura harvested seven of the nine heads, which were small, but already showing signs of going to seed. More broccoli will grow back.

Broccoli

I followed the recipe to a T but next time I will use more salt and more cheese. This one contains 3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar and 1/4 cup grated Swiss.

Ingredients

Broccoli
2 tbsp peanut oil
1 1/2 cups coffee cream
1 1/2 cups water
Sea salt & pepper
3/4 cup cheese

Topping
1 1/2 cups panko crumbs
2 more tbsp peanut oil
1/4 cup cheese

While it's cooking in the bubbling milk (we actually used half coffee cream and half water), it looks really yummy.

Broccoli simmering in cream

Broccoli au Gratin

Reviews/Comments

Ignore the unflattering photo of the broccoli. It was a really yummy dish and I'll definitely make it again. But let's talk about our carrots.

Last night, I didn't give much of a review, so tonight I would like to elaborate some on the carrots. O. M.G. They are sooo amazing. They're sweet, and tender and carroty, and Laura says they were the best carrots she'd ever had in her life. They weren't earthy like carrots usually are, and even though she doesn't usually love carrots, she thought they were the best thing on her plate last night, even better than the green bean casserole. And the best thing is, there are lots more in the ground!