Spring has officially sprung and my thoughts go to all foods “green”—today it’s broccoli, but more particularly, broccoli stalks/broccoli stems, with added “trees” for deeper green color. I title this soup “cream” because it is a pureed soup that does not contain cream or milk or for that matter any other ordinary broccoli soup additions, […]
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Back to Baking-Broccoli Quiche for Dinner
First: Saute onions until brownish. Second: Skillet roast 2 fresh broccoli crowns. Combine with onions.Cool. Yes, I used pre-made pie crust with my proven trick: Roll crust, fit into deep dish Pyrex, place in freezer for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 F.. Bake slightly frozen crust for about 8-10 minutes, until slightly brown (no […]

Going West—Travel Trivia
Passing through Mobile, Alabama bill board: Mobile Shoe Hospital-place to get your boots repaired. Now you know… http://www.mobileshoehospital.net Night in Beaumont, Texas after hard day of driving through rain and big storm warnings. BTW, Beaumont is birthplace of Babe Didrikson Zaharis. Dinner at nearby Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen. Luv the lunch portion size of Bourbon Salmon […]

Broccoli Quiche in Progress
I hate soggy quiche crusts. No need to prebake this one with the added cornmeal in the dough. Broccoli is skillet-roasted and as can be seen, it remains green and tender. Tossed in a little butter sauteed leftover ham. We were so hungry, i forgot to take a photo of the completed quiche. Cheddar cheese […]

Same Prep Method Does Not Fit All
Broccoli does best Skillet-Roasting. Cauliflower most tasty Oven-Roasting. Broccoli stays greener and more flavorful. Cauliflower attracts because of crunchy brown-ness.

Weeknite Broccoli Crostata
Rustic Broccoli Crostata Plain broccoli for dinner gets to be pretty boring. This was a delightful change and served as our main course. Crostatas are open- faced tarts that I love to make since they are never perfect and never look the same twice. Makes 6-8 servings Crust 1 ¼ cups AP flour + ¼ […]

Inspiring Ingredients from Holland MI Farmers Market
Wednesdays and Saturday mornings

Broccoli Blue Cheese Timbale
Not your plain old broccoli any more—Turned into a Saturday nite dinner timbale, flavored with blue cheese!

Broccoli Appetizer Tart with Pat-In Crust
Makes 1 square tart pan, measuring 9×9-inches and cuts into 16 ( 2-bite) squares. Ingredients Pat-in crust Olive oil spray ½ cup dry whole wheat breadcrumbs 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ½ cup shredded Muenster cheese + 3 tablespoons for top 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil or melted butter Preheat oven to 350˚ Spray tart […]

From florets to appetizer dip…
Blitz broccoli with toasted almond slices, lemon juice, lite mayo, plain Greek yogurt, lemon zest and smidgen hot sauce. Yummy with tortillas chips.