Take an iconic Dutch cheese, add some cauliflower and carbs, and Ellie and Sam Studd have served up a truly decadent one-dish bake to warm your winter.

This super easy one-pan cauliflower carbonara bake by Georgie Esdaile is perfect for busy weeknights or intimate weekend celebrations.

This bacon and cauliflower winter warmer is as easy as pie.

“Out and out this is the tastiest cauliflower cheese I’ve had the pleasure of eating. In fact, it could be one of my favourite recipes in the book," says Gill Meller. This is an edited extract from Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower by Gill Meller (Hardie Grant Books, $49.99) and is available where all good books are sold.

“A few simple extras elevate this standard" - Colin Fassnidge.

Cauliflower cheese is a perennial family favorite, and Valli Little's tart version will become a menu staple.

A super-fresh cauliflower will make this dish completely splendid, as will a good, mature cheddar cheese.

This creamy cauliflower soup is covered with a sprinkling of cheese and then baked to form a delicious, golden crust.

These tasty fried treats are perfect for when you're on a snack roll!

Who ever said the roast centerpiece had to be meat? Definitely not us. Get in an extra serve of vegetables with this impressive and awe-inspiring cauliflower.

Matt Preston shares an easy, cheesy main that showcases roasted cauliflower.

A light, earthy pasta dish inspired by the cucina povera ('peasant cooking') of Joseph Vargetto, Maurice Terzini and Sylvester Terzini's childhoods.

“Baking vegetables in a cheesy béchamel is very decadent. This cooking technique suits all sorts of vegetables, and it is also a wonderful way to turn the fibrous parts of vegetables into velvety, creamy bites. We use the whole cauliflower– leaves, stems, the lot. The leaves and stems are fibrous, but sauté them into submission and they will give you great texture and flavour. Serve with a light green salad for a yummy easy dinner.” – Jamiee Edwards and Alex Elliott-Howery

"Feel free to leave your mac & cheese plain, top it with herbs, or spike the breadcrumbs with anything from crumbled chorizo or bacon to a little mix of ground coriander and cumin instead. Of course, as it is, this dish is deliciously vegetarian", says Matt Preston. This recipe is from Yummy, Easy, Quick by Matt Preston with photography by Armelle Habib (Plum, $39.99).

"Each year, on my birthday, my mother would ask what I'd like for dinner. My answer? Cauliflower cheese," says Naomi Sherman. This recipe is an edited extract from Edible Heirlooms by Naomi Sherman (from naomishermanfoodcreative.com).