Cauliflower Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (1 1/2 lb) cauliflower
1 small onion, chopped (1/3 cup)
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 dash ground red pepper
1 1 cup light cream or 1 cup milk
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons snipped parsley

Preparation

Wash cauliflower and remove leaves and woody stem.
Break into floweretts. (You should have about 4 cups.)
In a medium saucepan cook cauliflower, covered, in a small amount of boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain.
In the same saucepan cook onion in margarine or butter until onion is tender but not brown.
Stir in the flour, salt, pepper, and ground red pepper.
Add half-and-half, light cream, or milk all at once.
Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly.
Add cheese, stirring until cheese melts.
Stir in cooked cauliflower.
Transfer mixture to a 1-quart casserole.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven about 15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle the top with the snipped parsley.