my-opia

I’ve been in a broccoli sort of mood lately. Maybe it’s because I read that broccoli stalks are healthy.

So many people I know throw away the stalks. I actually think they are the best part. You have to peel them though, as I mentioned the other day (with instructions on how to do it).

Besides, it’s a big waste to trash the stalks, isn’t it? One of the things I learned at the China Institute when I took cooking lessons there decades ago, was how adept Chinese home cooks are using parts of products that other people throw away.

Like broccoli stems.

Try this recipe. The bread crumbs give the dish a nice toasty taste and crispy feel.

Broccoli with Lemony Bread Crumbs

2 stalks broccoli

2/3 cup fresh bread crumbs (any kind)

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons grated fresh lemon peel

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 large cloves garlic, cut into thick slices

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Remove about one inch from the bottom stems of the broccoli stalks. Peel the stems and cut the stems and florets into bite-sized pieces. Cook the broccoli in lightly salted simmering water for about 4 minutes or until barely tender. Drain under cold water and set aside. Mix the bread crumbs, mustard and lemon peel and set aside in a small bowl. Heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil in a wok, stir-fry pan or deep sauté pan over moderate heat. Add the garlic and cook for a minute or so until the garlic begins to brown. Discard the garlic. Add the bread crumb mixture to the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, and breaking up the mixture into crumbs, for 2-3 minutes or until the pieces are toasty brown. Dish out and set aside. Pour the remaining tablespoon olive oil into the pan. Add the broccoli and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1-2 minutes to reheat. Dish out into a serving bowl, sprinkle with the crumb mixture and serve. Makes 4 servings

For someone scarred by bug-infested broccoli at a young age, this actually looks prettyyyy delicious! Will have to try

dailybunny: Bunnies Share a Crunchy Snack Thanks, Bianca!

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:57:29 -0700

dailybunny:

Bunnies Share a Crunchy Snack

Thanks, Bianca!

"Ideally, we would like to hire a full-time recent college graduate. Interns work 40 hours per week and the internship is unpaid."

Wed, 02 May 2012 20:48:12 -0700

bthny:

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(That’s some ASCII that John came up with to depict a gun, a bullet, and a dead person.)

Story of my life. Not to mention the “highly selective” standards for the “large number of qualified applicants”

Oooookaaaaayyyy it’s pretty good. Not gonna lie.

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:34:55 -0700

Oooookaaaaayyyy it’s pretty good. Not gonna lie.

Dear YouTube Poster of Dog Singing Anastasia Song:

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:33:23 -0700

I think my favorite youtube video got deleted.

It was of someone’s dog singing this song from the movie Anastasia. It’s the best thing EVER and now it’s gone.

DEAR PERSON WHO POSTED THIS VIDEO PLEASE BRING IT BACK.

I am sending a message out through the internet, and perhaps it will reach the right person. Seriously that was the best video ever. The audio track is the song, and the video is still shots of the dog. Each shot makes it look like the dog is singing. When the singer holds the long high notes there is a dog with its mouth open really wide. I think it’s chewing something? Anyway, BEST VIDEO EVER please bring it back.

I have been reading for days and needed something to cheer me up after all this work. And the video was gone. Okay, you get it. I want that video back.

I will post another Good Video here. It will not be as good but alas it is the best I can do.

urbanfoodproduction: Texas college turns football field into...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:49:55 -0700

urbanfoodproduction:

Texas college turns football field into awesome urban farm

poetsorg: This film is incomplete and needs support! A...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:48:24 -0700

poetsorg:

This film is incomplete and needs support! A powerful and hard-hitting documentary, American Holocaust, is quite possibly the only film that reveals the link between the Nazi holocaust, which claimed at least 6 million Jews, and the American Holocaust which claimed, according to conservative estimates, 19 million Indigenous People…The films director, Joanelle Romero, says shes been turned down from all sources of funding since she began putting it together in 1995. Perhaps its just not good business to invest in something that tells so much truth? In any event, Romero produced a shortened, 29-minute version of the film in 2001, with the hope of encouraging new funders so she could complete American Holocaust. Eight years on, Romero is still looking for funds.

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Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:45:44 -0700

montereybayaquarium:

Need a great computer wallpaper to enliven your working day? How about the beautiful flower hat jelly? Download here!

"[Around me the trees stir in their leaves and call out, “Stay awhile.” The light flows from their..."

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:44:07 -0700

“[Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.]

And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.””

- Mary Oliver, from “When I Am Among Trees” (via the-final-sentence)

dailybunny: Bunny’s Mouth Is Full Thanks, Kelley!

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:42:53 -0700

dailybunny:

Bunny’s Mouth Is Full

Thanks, Kelley!

sweetalchemy: Beautiful display!

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:42:19 -0700

sweetalchemy:

Beautiful display!