2020/21 - Tonight’s recipe

Something with fennel

I was going to ask if you'd had the fennel

Not yet, that's tonight's challenge.  All the recipes for fennel gratin use cream, which I haven't got, so it might be cheesy topped fennel or fennel in a cheese sauce.  Tasted it raw and thought it was a bit too aniseedy for me,  but could grow on me, but blanched and braised/gratineed might be fine.  I've got 2 bulbs, might save one for risotto.  Oh these decisions!

Fennel is in the oven, I boiled the tough tops a little longer to taste 'au naturel'  - a bit like braised celery and quite pleasant.  So that's a thumbs upfrom me, but celery is a lot cheaper if you're buying.