·S1 E135

Carla Hall's Cauliflower Steaks | Good Bye Meat!

December 10

33 mins

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Episode Description

Carla builds a full vegetarian main from a single cauliflower — buttery roasted steaks, a velvety purée made from the leftover florets, and a deeply savory herbed gravy. Meanwhile, Clinton and Michael derail into a Christmas-movie tournament, a “bean week” pitch, emotional support celery, Dutch oven war stories, and a fan-mail debate on chain restaurants.

The result? A dish that proves cauliflower can absolutely be the star of the holiday reset menu.

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TIMESTAMPS

(Based on transcript timecodes)

00:00 — Cold open: “Love Actually is the worst movie ever made.”

00:30 — Holiday reset vibes + intro

01:05 — Carla reveals the roasted cauliflower steak dish

02:00 — Double-cauliflower explanation: steaks + purée

03:00 — Blender trauma revisited

04:00 — Making the steak rub: smoked paprika, olive oil, toom, Dijon

05:00 — On-camera sear + Costco toom obsession

06:00 — Vegetarian life, protein intake, angry vegetarians

07:00 — Clinton’s “bean week” pitch

08:15 — The Dutch-oven conversation goes off a cliff

09:00 — “Bean Week will be the new Shark Week”

11:30 — Christmas-movie elimination game

15:00 — Michael discovers the cast of Love Actually

16:00 — Breadcrumbs and gravy build

18:00 — Celery wars

19:00 — Making the cauliflower purée

20:00 — Blender works… somehow

21:00 — Fan Mail: Chain restaurant confessions

22:00 — McDonald’s breakfast truths

25:00 — Clean kitchens vs. dirty kitchens

27:00 — Fixing lumpy gravy with a chinois

28:00 — Heating purée, assembling the plate

29:00 — Giveaway winner picked (Caraway Bar Tool Set)

31:00 — Tasting the dish — everyone’s shocked

32:00 — How to add protein (silken tofu or egg granada)

33:00 — Wrap-up and sign-off

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