Posts Tagged ‘broccoli’

Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
Start this before you leave the house and come back to hot, homecooked beef and broccoli. Over rice, it's like Chinese take out -- minus the hassle and cost! Hey you. You know what you want on this cold, winter night? Chinese take-out, baby. Who doesn’t? There’s nothing quite so delicious as a hot bowl of Chinese take-out for dinner. Rich, delicious bits of beef and broccoli in a savory sauce. But you don’t have to blow the bank, wait f... Read More
Chicken and Broccoli Crescent Wreath
Pimp out your holiday table with this Cheesy Chicken & Broccoli Crescent Wreath. It's festive and so entirely edible. Which makes it edibly festive and festively edible. Or, shall we say fedible? Estive? Festividible? Ah, heck. Let's just stuff this puppy in our mouth, make a toast to fabs food, and not say a thing!   Line up the ingredients! You can have these things all shopped for and sitting in your fridge and freezer, aw... Read More
Creamy Broccoli Parmesan Soup
This fresh and delicious creamy soup can be ready to go in less than 15 minutes! Today I went to work already excited about making this Creamy Broccoli Parmesan Soup for dinner. The autumn day was perfect for soup weather, I had all of the simple ingredients at home ready to go, and I was excited for a leisurely dinner before heading out to see some friends in the evening. But then, the “leisurely” part got nixed. Or so I expected. A p... Read More
Broccoli Pesto Braid
And you thought I only braided my hair, youuuuu. I miss a good French braid. I also miss Electric Youth perfume, Wilson Phillips and blue mascara, but I probably shouldn't have just typed that out. I'll be straight with ya, some days when I'm working in the garden, working out or working for the weekend, I'll throw my hair in a dang french braid and high five myself. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT? Oh you don't really care? Oh. Sh... Read More
Wing-It Wednesday: Quick Casserole
Wing-It Wednesday is a new Quick Dish series featuring super simp suggestions for weeknight, work-night eats. No take out. No delivery. No drive-thru. Quick yums right at home between your day job and evening fun. With crazy weeknight schedules, my window of opportunity to make dinner is really small on some nights. Casseroles are always a good one-dish way to satisfy hungry tummies and slam dunk dinner at the same time. This Casserole on th... Read More
10 Awesome Ways to Use Broccoli
It's broccoli season! Green up your meals with this delish veggie that scores high in flavor and nutrients! Do you love broccoli like I do? With it coming in season now, I found 10 fabulous ways to use broccoli … ready to get cooking? 1. Broccoli and Beer Cheese Soup (featured) Broccoli + cheese is a fab combination. Beer + cheese is too. And put it all together? Sounds like an unstoppable soup. 2. Broccoli-Bacon Salad This take o... Read More

What is Broccolini?

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What is Broccolini?
You’ve probably seen it in the grocery store at some point. Broccolini has long, thin stalks with the florets of broccoli at the top. But it’s not broccoli. It’s a whole different veggie altogether. Broccolini is actually a cross between broccoli and kai-lan, also known as Chinese broccoli (though it looks nothing like broccoli – with thick greenish-bluish leaves on stalks). This hybrid veggie was created by a Japanese seed company, an... Read More
Bye Bye Boring Broccoli
Broccoli. It seems like it’s a vegetable that you either love or hate. Or maybe that’s just in my house. My daughter loves it. My son hates it. There’s no middle ground. Personally, I love it as well. Raw and dipped in homemade ranch dip. In a stir-fry or pasta dish. Or as a side dish too. My favorite way to eat broccoli as a side is to roast it. And it’s also the fastest way, besides raw. One thing I don’t like about broccoli is wh... Read More