The Best Broccoli and Cauliflower Ever!!!

Over the last couple years my husband and I would cook dinner with another couple we had become good friends with. It started when the television show The Walking Dead began and we dubbed Sunday nights "Dinner with the Dead". Even when the show wasn't on we continued every Sunday and always made great, new, amazing food. Our friend was an amazing cook. He had learned a lot of things from his Italian grandmother over the years, and so I learned a lot just watching what he did and helping him in the kitchen. 

About a year ago, during a meal we made, we had brought broccoli as a side. We had no particular idea in mind, just a good vegetable to have. Our friend decided to cut it up, add some oil, salt and pepper and bake it. 

Now, at this point I had done a lot of cooking and was pretty darn good at it. I would find recipes online and no matter how complicated I could do it. I had NEVER heard of baking my vegetables! Oh my goodness was I missing out! This broccoli was the best broccoli I had ever eaten. 

I had been missing out all my life! As years went on I tried baking every vegetable I eat and in my opinion, vegetables are WAY better baked, period. I have yet to find an exception. So I have altered and adjusted a little here and there over the years and have come up with...

The Best Broccoli and Cauliflower Ever!

Ingredients

1 head of broccoli
1/2 head of cauliflower
1/3 cup olive oil
1 T garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut up broccoli and cauliflower into slightly bigger then bite size. If you cut them to small they will burn very quickly. Big pieces are fine, they will shrink a bit as the water bakes out of them.

2. Add olive oil to broccoli and cauliflower and mix together until broccoli and cauliflower are well coated.

3. Spread broccoli and cauliflower onto baking sheet. Sprinkle garlic power, salt, and pepper all over vegetables.

4. Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, flipping vegetables about half way through cook time. Broccoli and cauliflower should have a lot of light brown all over them.

5. Enjoy!