Cauliflower cheese

It's a side dish in our house, although my OH will eat any left overs reheated the following lunch time with a slice of bread. Not that keen on it myself but he loves it.

Occasionally ham or bacon but most often on its own. I love it. I have never tried it with brocolli though.

I'm the same, Anja. In my Scottish secondary school, it was served as a main dish at lunchtime. That was the only time I got a chance to eat it, as my mother had only about four dishes in her repertoire!
When I was pregnant with my first baby, I craved it all the time.

We always have something small with it such as crusty bread or tinned tomatoes as we like the cheese sauce to be thick. Other times we might have a few peas.

Perhaps it’s a Scottish (or a Northern?) thing then Marydoll.

Framilode I add broccoli if there are only small caulis on sale.

Cheese sauce must be thick and cling to the cauliflower I agree Greenfinch but what does the tinned tomatoes have to do with the thickness ??

It's a side dish at our house too. I make it with broccoli and a tomato sauce before the cheese sauce goes on.

Side dish here, usually served with meat and other vegetables.

Sounds deliciouskitty

It's a side dish in our house, served with meat and potatoes. Either just cauliflower or with broccoli if I have a small amount left and want to use it up. Sometimes I add sprinkled almond flakes on top before it's popped under the grill (a legacy from my vegetarian days ). I also do a 'mixed vegetable cheese', typically cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, broad beans, and courgettes.

South east here, and it was a main dish for us, with crusty bread.
Lovely!

A side dish for me. I remember visiting a friend and being served cheesy mashed potato, browned in the oven, as a main course, which I also wouldn't do.

It's a main for us too, sometimes with another vegetable, ie grated carrot, mushrooms etc. Used to have crisps on the side which was total indulgence, but have ditched the crisps now. It's important to have a good flavoured sauce with strong cheddar and mustard. I don't think it's a regional thing, but think it's too filling to have as a side dish.

DH considers cauliflower cheese to be a meal on its own; I like a couple of rashers of bacon with it or I feel as if I have been short changed! I also have a version of bathsheba’s mixed vegetable cheese where I layer the vegetables - diced carrots, lightly fried onions, turnip, broccoli, green beans - with cooked sliced potato and a strong cheese sauce, and brown it in the oven.

Deep South here and we eat it as a main dish but mum always served it with Lamb.

I am from the South East and it's a side dish, usually with Sunday Roast. (my favourite veggie dish)

We have it as a meal on it’s own, with crusty bread to mop up the sauce at the end. You’ve made me hungry now ?

Side dish here in Lancashire...although a few weeks ago I kepy yearning for plain cauli with butter on think I had it about 5 times in 2 weeks just on its own nice n soft yummy

I had something similar as main last night except it was with a creamy anchovy sauce topped with toasted almonds, rather than cheese. Delicious, I ate far too much!

A meal in itself for me, lovely and hearty

Cauliflower cheese and jacket potato with peas here. Yum - nice and cheesy, please.

We usually have it as a side dish or on its own. If on its own, I put an egg or two in the sauce and extra cheese on top.

No eat it as it is with some bacon or ham added.

Usually main dish here, occasionally as a side. Sometimes use broccolli as well. Quite like few breadcrumbs on the top too. Will try flaked almonds. That sounds good.