Sundae Girl, re cauliflower:
Any mac-n-cheese recipe you like, or any cheese sauce you especially like. And, like broccoli and brocciflower, don't overcook or sulfur compounds start messing up the flavor. Know any good beer and Stilton cheese sauces?
A meatless version of
this one, perhaps, over the cauliflower.
This one uses white wine, but it looks like beer would go too.
But this one looks to be a lot heavier, too heavy for veggies, but could dress up any old piece of beef.
Going Subcontinental, cauliflower'n'tofu, curried. You could try the Madras curry powder I posted on the Latest Recipe Thread. Since it's been a while and is down in the queue, I'll have to bump it up again.
Ali, care to crosspost your pie there, or could I save you the trouble? Advise.