Braveheart

So... about that Scotch thing. I have been avoiding those recipes, truth be told. It's not that I don't like Scotch. In fact, between me and Scotch I'm pretty sure the word you're looking for is love. But not the kind of love you feel for a sweet girl that never does you wrong. In fact, it's more like the love you feel for a girl who's sold you out time and again, betrayed you, and turned her back on you and just when you think you could tell her off she smiles and kisses you on the cheek and suddenly all seems right with the world.

But here's a "traditional" Scottish recipe, in the sense that the Scottish tradition is drowning a perfectly good recipe in Scotch... making it a hundred times better.

Cauliflower, Cheese, and WHISKEY

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 1 hour

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

1 head of cauliflower florets

6 oz mushrooms, finely chopped

1 green pepper, chopped

1 1/2 cups heavy cream

8 oz grated cheese

1/3 cup scotch whiskey (bourbon will do, but really, scotch is better)

1 ounce oatmeal

pinch of nutmeg

salt and pepper to taste

2 oz walnuts

Cooking:

Boil cauliflower stalks in hot water for five minutes, and drain. Mix with green peppers and mushrooms in a baking dish.

Heat cream until warm in a medium pan, slowly stirring in cheese until cheese has melted. Remove from heat, and add the oatmeal and scotch. Add salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg to taste. Pour over cauliflower/green pepper, onion mixture and sprinkle walnuts on top. Bake for 45 minutes.