mmm Broccoli mmmm

Another reason to love Pinterest, an amazing new broccoli recipe. I am definitely a broccoli lover and this hit the spot :)

It is easy and just adds a few new kicks to the traditional roasting broccoli recipe!!!! I dare you to try it, Greg and I gobbled it up faster than the chicken on our plate :) Honestly, I could have just eaten a bowl of this with rice or a potato!!!!!!! MMMMM! 

Ingredients:

Broccoli cut up into florets

olive oil (couple tablespoons, I just eye ball it)

salt/pepper to taste

fresh garlic- sliced (I did 1 clove but that was because I only had a smaller amount of broccoli)

1 lemon

Parmesan cheese- grated 

Directions:

Preheat oven at 425. Spread the broccoli on a sheet or casserole dish. Toss with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic. Toss together until thoroughly mixed. Roast in oven for about 20-25 minutes.

Zest some of the lemon onto the broccoli and also squeeze some lemon juice onto the broccoli. Sprinkle parmesan cheese and mix well. All that is left to do is mangia mangia! 

PICKLES!!!!

Homemade pickles that is!! Went to Alemany Farmer's market one weekend to get some fresh produce, ps amazing farmer's market, and bought some pickling cucumbers. I googled a pickle recipe and got to work :) 6 weeks later I gave them a try, but I let them sit a few more weeks and now they are perfect.. mmm! Crunchy, vinegary, and delicious!!! The cucumbers were roughly $2 and I had everything else in the house so it was a pretty inexpensive treat :)

Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 quart water

1 quart white vinegar

1/2 cup non-iodized salt

Few sprigs dill weed

1/2 head garlic- sliced

1 tablespoon peppercorns

6 pickling cucumbers (sliced or whole)

Directions:

Combine water, vinegar, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, add dill, garlic, peppercorns and cucumbers to sterilized jars. Pour liquid over cucumbers and fill jars. Seal the jars and refrigerate for at least 6 weeks. Like I said I did a few extra. 

Produce at the Farmer's Market

Pickles in the jar :)