Favorite midnight snack: Roasted Cauliflower

Us, thinking about what our midnight snack will be that night.

My husband and I are those mean parents that snack on yummy stuff after the chil'rens go to bed. That's right. We've been known to throw some serious Fat Man parties...Del Taco, burritos, donuts, brownies, Pop Tarts, In-n-Out, and ice cream to name a few treats.

It ain't called a Fat Man Party for nothing.

To be totally honest, we can't party like we used to. My heartburn-stricken ass is too fat and Michael's belly gets so swollen he looks like he swallowed a watermelon, so we've taken the Fat Man parties down a notch. These days, we eat yogurt, popcorn, fresh fruit and smoothies like two old people. Still, we try to get our midnight snack on. I'm going to let you in on my favorite snacks of the moment.

Roasted cauliflower.

What? I can totally see your WTF face right now. What kind of midnight snack is that? Not only does it smell like fart, it makes you fart.

Hol' up one minute.

Cauliflower may not be all that tasty, but I promise you, once you roast it....it is magical. Like, taste the rainbow, unicorns and koala bears dipped in glitter kind of magical. I can't remember where I read about it but I can bet my money on Martha Stewart magazine. Martha knows wassup.

This is how I do it.

• Preheat the oven to 375.
• I buy a big ole head of cauliflower. I never buy the bag of florets--it feels like cheating. Besides, I have this belief that the cauliflower will be tastier if the head is still intact. I know, I'm weird.
• I grab my head of cauliflower and I break it from its stem, throwing away any leaves. I then create my own florets and spread them onto an ungreased baking sheet, like so:

The cauliflower will shrink while it cooks.

• Drizzle extra virgin olive oil over the cauliflower. Don't be stingy.
• Sprinkle garlic salt (if you are extra fancy, throw a few freshly chopped cloves of garlic) and basil and then stir the cauliflower around so it's evenly coated.
• Slide those puppies in the oven.

Now set your timer to....zero because basically you'll just keep peeking in the oven to see if its done. Usually that's around 25 minutes. The key is to get a nice, golden brown over all the tops. Then once that happens, let it cook a little longer so you can get lots of darker brown, crunchy tips. That is what you call cauliflower gold.

I swear.

Once you get the tray out of the oven, squeeze a little bit of lemon over it and then sprinkle a healthy dusting of Parmesan cheese. Stir. Serve immediately.

Or just be like us and eat while standing over the stove. At midnight.