Yes, that is what my Ex called me the other day. Master Chef! Just two years ago, he said my food tasted bland and would watch over my shoulder as I prepared food. Now, he can’t get enough of my cooking.
Two years ago, I took up cooking. It’s a passion of mine and I absolutely love preparing meals for my family and friends. In those two years, I’ve improved by leaps and bounds; today, I cook at least one meal per day (more if I’m not working) and have expanded my repertoire of recipes significantly. One of my favorites (and Gavin’s, as well) is a very simple dish that turns boring, ordinary broccoli into a special treat. Better yet, it’s super easy to make!
Blasted Broccoli
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees
- Cut 2 heads of broccoli into florets. Dry thoroughly
- Toss florets in olive oil, salt, and pepper
- Arrange florets in single layer on baking sheet and put in oven for 8 - 10 minutes (until florets are slightly browned)
- Remove from oven. Enjoy!
To give you a sense of how good this simple recipe is, you should know that because of it, my two-year old son actually requests broccoli because he thinks it’s a “treat.”
7 responses so far ↓
1 Web-Betty // Dec 22, 2008 at 9:37 am
Oh man, if that would get my 5-year old to eat broccoli, I’ll do it every night! He doesn’t sing “drop it like it’s hot” he sings “Drop it like it’s broccoli!”
2 Jen W // Dec 22, 2008 at 10:07 am
Yum. I love broccoli. I’m a horrible cook but a co-worker of mine has a foodie blog you might be interested in checking out.
http://kirstenpetra.blogspot.com/
3 Davida // Dec 22, 2008 at 6:29 pm
He actually called you “Master Chef”! Impressive. I really need to try some new recipes. I get an occasional “Mmmm”, but that’s about it.
Davida
4 Signe // Dec 22, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Sounds pretty good! Love the title too
5 Lindsay // Dec 25, 2008 at 6:57 pm
We love oven roasted veggies, and do a lot of roots during the fall! Nothing better than high quality olive oil, coarse kosher salt and freshly cracker pepper. We like to pair our veggies with lamb shanks or halibut cheeks. Mmmm.
6 Lindsay // Dec 25, 2008 at 6:57 pm
*cracked
7 Anne // Dec 26, 2008 at 9:57 pm
This is a great recipe! I have tried roasting a number of different vegetables, but never broccoli. I will have to try it.
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