Cauliflower Never Tasted So Good! (Cauliflower, Bacon, and Gouda Mash) EDITED

As in hide-the bowl-to-have-the-rest-later-as-a-midnight-snack good. I mean delicious. I mean this tastes like grits! Who doesn't love bacon and cheese and cream and chives and oh my god yum. I was going to take the cheesy cauliflower with me to my grandparents this weekend, but now... I've got to take this stuff. It would be a crime not to. We had the meatloaf with it- recipe is posted under January 30th. It was so yummy together. The recipe is from IBreatheI'mHungry's website. Mine didn't turn out silky smooth like hers, but that's probably because I didn't cook my cauliflower as long.

Ingredients:

1 head of cauliflower
1/2 c. to 3/4 c. heavy cream
2 Tbsp butter (if only using 1/2 cup cream)
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/2 Tbsp. dried parsley
1/2 Tbsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. paprika
4 slices of cooked bacon
4-5 slices Smoked Gouda cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Place the cauliflower, heavy cream, butter, salt, pepper, garlic powder, parsley, basil, and pap in a microwave safe dish. Microwave on high for 20 minutes. When 6 minutes remain, pause the microwave and put the gouda slices evenly over the cauliflower. Finish heating. Transfer the cauliflower and liquid to a magic bullet or food processor. Add the bacon. Blend until smooth and creamy. Season with additional salt and pepper as desired.

If you want it more coarse, like grits, microwave the cauliflower for less time.