In the Southern Hemisphere it is mid spring now, and it is time to plant pumpkin’s, squash, tomato’s, corn, lettuce, the list is endless, all depends on how large your veggie patch is, it is not the time to harvest anything
but wait
how could I
forget
that I do have
a harvest
and not just any ordinary
but the SUPER veggie
BROCCOLI
You should eat your
because
it is
full of antioxidant's that protect your body from coughs, sneezes, arthritis and cancer.
But wait
there's more,
it has
FIBRE.
You don't like your broccoli,
best advice,
ever,
hide your broccoli,
how?
pull out the food processor,
pop the broccoli into the machine and
give it a whiz.
Then add to the pizza sauce, the lasagne sauce, meat loaf, gravy,
CHOCOLATE CAKE, yeess, but not too much
Or
if you dare
the coleslaw
like the 10 commandments,
broccoli is good for you.
God gave them both to us,
we should be thankful.
But
Wait
There’s more
leave the broccoli in the garden,
if given plenty of water and good fertilizer,
will turn from green to small yellow flowers,
the broccoli blooming,
is pretty,
why don't we pick them and put them into a vase?
Note to self; if I feed myself time with God, I should bloom too.
BUT WAIT.
There is more,
and maybe this is why I don't pick broccoli flowers,
the flowers will fade,
and die,
and the plant will look ordinary
not SUPER,
but at work within the plant is a miracle,
watch and after a while,
you will notice that where the yellow flowers were is becoming thicker,
work is being done,
seed is growing,
getting ready to harvest
for
for
the new crop of
awesomely
SUPER
BROCCOLI.
Don't ever think
That
GOD
is not at work
Love your broccoli
because like
GOD
it is good for you.
But I like broccoli. It is good by itself, raw dipped in a little ranch dressing, steamed with cheese. I even throw it in my chili for some color.
ReplyDeleteI'm also a fan of broccoli, though I wouldn't have said that as late as my mid-30s. I chop it and put it in other dishes, and sometimes eat it by itself with butter and melted cheese. Delicious! I'm not so sure about broccoli in chocolate cake, though. (Maybe you should call it "brocolate cake." :)
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Facsinating post...althouh I don't have to hide the broccoli, my wife and I love it! Whatever happened to Broccoflower? It was yummy too, but apparently never caught on. I'd be careful messing with that chocolate cake.
ReplyDeletePeace and Blessings
brilliant
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JayBee
What a fun post! (And obviously good for you, too!)
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ReplyDeleteYesterday we had dinner at church and someone made a broccoli salad. So delicious. I've decided broccoli salad is my favorite food right now--and I'm usually hard pressed to name a favorite food. This friend of mine made her salad with almonds (also a "super" food) and cranberries. Delicious and good for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Great post! I love broccoli - raw with Ranch dressing, in slaw or salads, or cooked and served plain or sauced, in pasta dishes or all by itself. Unless you cook it to death, broccoli is good pretty much any way you eat it. I've never put it in chocolate, but then, I don't need to hide my broccoli. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd wouldn't you know it? The word verification for my comment was "hambre", Spanish for hunger! ;)
Wow - this was fun! I love my broccoli! Now I love it more.
ReplyDeleteMarilyn, THANK YOU! I sooo needed a good laugh after so many tears at the hospital, holding a dear, sweet friend as her husband fights for his life. I finally sat down after getting her puppy settled with ours for the night and read your post and laughed through my tears. You can't even imagine how good that felt. And I LOVE broccoli!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat. As usual, I'm the outcast. (As if to reinforce this, MY verification word was "golyter," which I think was Middle Latin for "stick-in-the-mud vegetable hater.") I've just never trucked much with broccoli. Maybe I'll have to give it another go. Maybe, if I do, and if I find it's not as bad as I remember, then I'll have to credit you with the "conversion." ;-)
ReplyDeleteRegardless of that, it was a fun and visually creative post, and I'm grateful for that.