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Love the broc. Just don’t overcook it.
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I have no idea what prompted you to make a post on broccoli......but this post has my enthusiastic endorsement.Nigel wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:39 am The History of Broccoli
As far as vegetables are concerned, broccoli is a bit divisive–people either love it or hate it, but its history as a preferred source of food and nutrition has existed since the Roman Empire.
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No matter which variety you get, broccoli is rich in calcium and has anti-oxidant properties which help prevent some forms of cancer. The same sulfur that can cause gas from over-cooked broccoli also has beneficial antiviral and antibiotic properties.
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great post! i make it 2x a week. just roast in the oven with olive oil & salt. i like it charred and crispy.
for years i tossed the stems. then one day, about 2012 or so, i cut the stems into fingers and they are just delicious. didnt know i was wasting them.
for years i tossed the stems. then one day, about 2012 or so, i cut the stems into fingers and they are just delicious. didnt know i was wasting them.
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If the stems are fresh - they often are even better as the flower tips can dry out. I tend to eat broccoli just like other vegetables - uncooked or even just barely cooked. But I may try the oven roasting - sounds great!ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:19 pm great post! i make it 2x a week. just roast in the oven with olive oil & salt. i like it charred and crispy.
for years i tossed the stems. then one day, about 2012 or so, i cut the stems into fingers and they are just delicious. didnt know i was wasting them.
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can't believe i spent years wasting it...RedFromMI wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:27 amIf the stems are fresh - they often are even better as the flower tips can dry out. I tend to eat broccoli just like other vegetables - uncooked or even just barely cooked. But I may try the oven roasting - sounds great!ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:19 pm great post! i make it 2x a week. just roast in the oven with olive oil & salt. i like it charred and crispy.
for years i tossed the stems. then one day, about 2012 or so, i cut the stems into fingers and they are just delicious. didnt know i was wasting them.
all i do is cut the florets, salt and olive oil, roast in a pan 40min at 400' (last few min you should broil). same for the stems. caution! they will be charred!
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I actually don't mind charred at all - as long as it is not 100% charcoal...ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:34 amcan't believe i spent years wasting it...RedFromMI wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:27 amIf the stems are fresh - they often are even better as the flower tips can dry out. I tend to eat broccoli just like other vegetables - uncooked or even just barely cooked. But I may try the oven roasting - sounds great!ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:19 pm great post! i make it 2x a week. just roast in the oven with olive oil & salt. i like it charred and crispy.
for years i tossed the stems. then one day, about 2012 or so, i cut the stems into fingers and they are just delicious. didnt know i was wasting them.
all i do is cut the florets, salt and olive oil, roast in a pan 40min at 400' (last few min you should broil). same for the stems. caution! they will be charred!
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just to let you know, it didn't quite start in the 1960s:
It has been proven a hundred times that the surest way to the heart of any man, black or white, honest or dishonest, is through justice and fairness.
Charles Francis "Socker" Coe, Esq
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fake?
the text looks photoshopped.
but then again, so do these!
the text looks photoshopped.
but then again, so do these!
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^ variety being the spice of life, I'm sure most folks won't object to having both
It has been proven a hundred times that the surest way to the heart of any man, black or white, honest or dishonest, is through justice and fairness.
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Jesus H. Christ!
But what does this mean???
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2019 ... hrist.html
Now You Know.
But what does this mean???
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2019 ... hrist.html
(insert joke about it's all Greek to me)The most likely suggestion is that it comes from a monogram made of the first three letters of the Greek name for Jesus.
In Greek, “Jesus” is ΙΗΣΟΥΣ in uppercase letters and Ἰησοῦς in lower. The first three letters (iota, eta, and sigma) form a monogram, or graphic symbol, written as either IHS or IHC in Latin letters.
Now You Know.
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The Greek transliterated to English is Iesous (think Yay souce for pronunciation due to the eta being a long e). Greek form of Hebrew Yeshua or Y'shua which is related to Joshua as well.ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:44 pm Jesus H. Christ!
But what does this mean???
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2019 ... hrist.html
(insert joke about it's all Greek to me)The most likely suggestion is that it comes from a monogram made of the first three letters of the Greek name for Jesus.
In Greek, “Jesus” is ΙΗΣΟΥΣ in uppercase letters and Ἰησοῦς in lower. The first three letters (iota, eta, and sigma) form a monogram, or graphic symbol, written as either IHS or IHC in Latin letters.
Now You Know.
Latin version originally was IESVS which morphed to Jesus.
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but no "H"?
now I know.
now I know.
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From Urban Dictionary
Some say it stood for Holy, some say it stood for Harold because of, "Our Father, who art in heaven, Harold be thy name".
I've been saying the prayer wrong for almost 50 years???
Some say it stood for Holy, some say it stood for Harold because of, "Our Father, who art in heaven, Harold be thy name".
I've been saying the prayer wrong for almost 50 years???
If we need that extra push over the cliff, ya know what we do...eleven, exactly.
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A youngster was burying his beloved pet, and the final prayer was, "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and into the hole he goes."
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
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I’ve been wondering what IHS meant on many of the headstones I see at an old German cemetery I walk through. NIK.ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:44 pm Jesus H. Christ!
But what does this mean???
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2019 ... hrist.html
(insert joke about it's all Greek to me)The most likely suggestion is that it comes from a monogram made of the first three letters of the Greek name for Jesus.
In Greek, “Jesus” is ΙΗΣΟΥΣ in uppercase letters and Ἰησοῦς in lower. The first three letters (iota, eta, and sigma) form a monogram, or graphic symbol, written as either IHS or IHC in Latin letters.
Now You Know.
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what exactly is a cat burglar???
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cat ... 20jail.%5D
but could it be that they actually steal felines???
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cat ... 20jail.%5D
so that's it, they just climb well. like cats.A 'Cat burglar' is a burglar who enters buildings by extraordinarily skilful feats of climbing.
but could it be that they actually steal felines???
now you know.Searches for the term 'cat burglar' turn up only a few hits prior to 1907 and these are all to stories of people who have stolen a cat or of a cat itself being found to be the culprit when something had gone missing.
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I think this video will attest to that last part.ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 4:53 pm what exactly is a cat burglar???
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cat ... 20jail.%5D
so that's it, they just climb well. like cats.A 'Cat burglar' is a burglar who enters buildings by extraordinarily skilful feats of climbing.
but could it be that they actually steal felines???
now you know.Searches for the term 'cat burglar' turn up only a few hits prior to 1907 and these are all to stories of people who have stolen a cat or of a cat itself being found to be the culprit when something had gone missing.
If we need that extra push over the cliff, ya know what we do...eleven, exactly.
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that's a good one. i think i've seen it before, thanks!
as i type this there is one feline partially on the keyboard.
as i type this there is one feline partially on the keyboard.
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a fan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 8:19 pmI have no idea what prompted you to make a post on broccoli......but this post has my enthusiastic endorsement.Nigel wrote: ↑Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:39 am The History of Broccoli
As far as vegetables are concerned, broccoli is a bit divisive–people either love it or hate it, but its history as a preferred source of food and nutrition has existed since the Roman Empire.
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No matter which variety you get, broccoli is rich in calcium and has anti-oxidant properties which help prevent some forms of cancer. The same sulfur that can cause gas from over-cooked broccoli also has beneficial antiviral and antibiotic properties.
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Ditto for me! Broccoli taste good and is good fer ya. Put lots of it in my soups and casseroles.
It has been proven a hundred times that the surest way to the heart of any man, black or white, honest or dishonest, is through justice and fairness.
Charles Francis "Socker" Coe, Esq
Charles Francis "Socker" Coe, Esq