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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