If I Only Had A Brain...

Yep, I've been singing this little ditty from  "The Wizard of Oz"  for almost 24 hours now... Ever since supper last night... I fixed something for Moshe's supper last night that he's never had before - "The Brain".  Like most of my recipes,  my version of  "The Brain" is different from everybody else's - it's sort of a combination of  what I've tasted in other people's homes, plus recipes I've read, and, mostly, knowing what we spices we like here at Green Acres. (Does that make it my brainchild?)

 This dish is so-o-o easy to make, and we found it absolutely delicious.  So delicious, in fact, that we ate the whole thing!  It became the entire meal, and we were very happy with that!  So, here is my recipe:

The Brain
One Whole Cauliflower Head
1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
1/3 Cup Mayonnaise
1/2 Cup Dried Bread Crumbs
1/4 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1/2 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1 teaspoon Oregano
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Wash the cauliflower; remove leaves and stem; steam in 1/2 inch water for 15 minutes; remove.  Spray baking dish with vegetable oil spray.  In a small mixing bowl, mix together the bread crumbs Parmesan cheese, and the dry spices.  Sprinkle about a tablespoon of this mixture  in the bottom of the baking dish.  Then, set the cauliflower in the dish.  Sprinkle the garlic over the cauliflower and rub it in with the back of a spoon.  Slather the cauliflower with mayonnaise.  Sprinkle the rest of the bread crumb mixture over the cauliflower, and bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes.

When I took this treasure out of the oven, we knew we were going to love it!  Moshe was hungrier than me... I took 1/4 of the cauliflower onto my plate;  he took half of the cauliflower.  When we sat down, Moshe said, "Gee... if I had half a brain....."  (Groan.)  We do a lot of groaning around here, which explains why I've been humming that Wizard of Oz tune all day...
SHALOM  Y'ALL - TWYLA

Fall Cleaning

     Oh, my goodness!  SOMEBODY got it in her head to start Fall cleaning... Guess who?  Much like Spring cleaning, it is tiring, yet fun.  I love to rearrange furniture, and, I'm married to the most cooperative guy on the planet.  He not only helps with the moving and cleaning, but also really likes the results!  How nice! I got this brainstorm to swap entire rooms.  So, all the STUFF from two rooms had to be moved.  Wow.  What a job.  But, it's almost completely done, and it has only taken two days. I am amazed.  Of course, my feet hurt terribly, but, that will pass.  I'm so excited;  taking a break at the computer right now, but, can't wait to go back out there and hang curtains!  Photos of the room-swapping result to follow another day...

An Autumn view in the mountains.

      Interesting that the spirit hit me to do Fall cleaning just a few days before Yom Kippur -  the day of atonement.    In Judaism, there is a period of 10 days (the ten days of awe), wherein one is supposed to examine oneself, and "clean up" any messes from the past year... This brings one to better self-realization and to a higher level of communion with God.
  
      So, we are Fall cleaning within and without this week. 


     Shalom Y'all,    
     Twyla