Day 244: Your Basic Freezer-Burned Broccoli
Today's Christmas Prep To Do List: #1 ... #2 ... #3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... #29 Clean out the basement freezer ... ... ... ... ... #95 Cook a vegetable in a new way Items #30 through #94 received no attention but I did manage to counteract some of the day's sugar'n'butter cookie baking with a freezer-burned bag of 'specially cut broccoli & florets'. (Hmm. Yes. I remember this Birds Eye bag from before , 80% stems, 20% good stuff. Not all bags of frozen broccoli are all stem, you just have to check the words and ignore the pictures.) The broccoli was okay but frankly there wasn't much hope of counteracting the severe freezer burn. TOOL TIP: Recycle favorite wine bottles for different oils. Just add pouring tips (like those used by bartenders) and store in a handy but cool, dark place. I've got three bottles going, vegetable oil, everyday olive oil and good olive oil. And it's fun to be reminded, often, of the occasions that made