ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH GARLIC CLOVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Meanwhile, wash the cauliflower and break into florets.
• Take the heads of garlic and peel the individual cloves.
• Leave the peeled cloves whole.
• Put the cauliflower and the garlic cloves on a large cookie sheet with sides.
• Add the olive oil and generously sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Mix well.
• If your cauliflower is really large, you might need a couple more Tablespoons of oil.
• Try and spread the cauliflower to a single layer.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Stir.
• Bake 5 more minutes and stir.
• Bake 5 more minutes and stir for a third time.
• You need to keep stirring every 5 minutes another time or two.
• The cauliflower tastes best when the garlic cloves and the smaller florets have browned.
• Notes:.
• A. I frequently make this with potatoes, but use a Martha Stewart tip for potatoes and put the baking sheet into the oven to preheat along with the oven. Mix the potatoes, garlic, oil, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Sometimes I will add a dash of thyme, fennel, or rosemary. After the oven is preheated, remove the baking sheet and add the potatoes to the baking sheet--they will sizzle. This tip leads to potatoes that are a little bit more brown than they would normally be when following this recipe.
• B. I often like to buy whole peeled garlic cloves from Costco. They go bad fairly quickly, so I keep them in the freezer and just pull out what I need each time.