Creepy Cauliflower

Halloween is a time to dance with what frightens us, and illusions are a big part of the season. And this creepy cauliflower does exactly that, on your dinner plate! You can surely get your teenagers and their friends to eat their veggies when you serve a creepy cauliflower "brain" for dinner. Taking this out of the oven, creepied me out and seeing it on the plate did also, so I think this is perfect for this time of year, where the scarier the better! After the creep factor sets in and the cauliflower is broken up, it's really good served with buttered and dilled brown basmati rice. Great for a creepy veggie night meal! Serves 4.

• 1 head of cauliflower
• olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
• sweet Hungarian paprika
• turmeric
• garlic powder
• 2 sun dried tomatoes, packed in oil, finely minced
• 4 tablespoons light cream
• ground black pepper
• sea salt
• 1 1/2 cups water

Trim the cauliflower of its' leaves and cut the stalk down, (I cut in deeper, almost removing the stalk altogether, but be careful, if doing this.) so the cauliflower sits evenly in the pan. Next, run your knife down the center of the cauliflower and cut into it about an inch or so deep. Take a small knife and cut into the center cut, at an angle, creating that center part. (Although not much, you can save the trimmings for another use, like adding them into a bowl of soup.) Rub the olive oil over the cauliflower and season with the paprika, garlic powder, turmeric, salt and pepper. You can rub the spices into the cauliflower. Pack on the coriander seeds, letting them fall into the crevices of the cauliflower. Place in a baking pan and pour 1/2 a cup of water into the pan, give your cauliflower a final drizzle of olive oil and bake for 30 minutes in a 350 degree pre-heated oven. After 30 minutes, pour another 1/2 cup of water over the cauliflower and bake for another 30 minutes. Repeat, this step again. Totaling the cooking time at an hour and a 1/2. If you want the cauliflower more tender, add 30 more minutes to the cooking time, adding another 1/2 cup of water. After your cauliflower is baked through, (fork tender in its' thicker parts) spread on the sun dried tomato and spoon on the light cream. Bake for about 5 minutes and your creepy cauliflower is done.