It’s broccoli, baby!
I love this tree-like food, full of nutrients such as Vitamin A, potassium and folate. However, I don’t like it raw, and I hate it overcooked. The solution: steaming.
Take two bowls from the salad bar. Fill one with broccoli, add 2-3 Tbsp. of water (ignore strange looks from those waiting in line with glasses instead of bowls of vegetables), and put the second bowl upside-down on top of the first. Hold tightly and shake a bit to coat the veggies with water.
Microwave for one minute for crisp broccoli, longer if you prefer it more well-done. Remove broccoli from water and prepare the rest of your dish … If you’re really a nutrient nut, you should drink the broccoli water.
Easy meal: broccoli, soy sauce, olive oil and sesame seeds served with rice. Eat with tofu or meat of your choice for protein.
Try broccoli with:
—Baked potato, melted cheese and sour cream
—Creamy soups, such as broccoli cheese or cream of asparagus
—Other steamed veggies: cauliflower, celery and carrots (both take a bit longer in the microwave), green peppers, peas or red cabbage
Sauces and spices for your veggies:
—Chili powder, cumin, curry powder and tumeric
—A few drops of lemon juice mixed with olive oil, salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme
—Oregano, basil, olive oil and garlic powder
-—Aly Beery
These are so easy, but wicked tasty.
Ingredients:
English muffins
Sauce (sometimes hard to come by in the dinning halls because of a bogus lack of pasta and sauce)
Cheese
Assorted toppings
Directions:
Take as many English muffin halves as you desire pizzas and toast those suckers. Next take some marinara sauce and spread it on top. After the sauce, put on any desired toppings, slap some cheese on top and microwave them till the cheese is melted. There you go—your very own little pizzas, just like in grade school, cafeteria style.
-—Mac Pohanka
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