aspenglow, falling snow, greens

[darkoshi]

Two snowfall-related songs on my mp3 player random play in the last hour while cooking broccoli leaves for dinner. If the forecast weren't for 80 degrees tomorrow and 84 the next, it might seem an omen.

Ah. I didn't even realize that Lovespirals' Aspenglow was a cover of a John Denver song.

Hmm. Tastewise, I think I prefer collards. Unless it is because I didn't cook these as soft as I usually do others.

Last week I cooked mustard greens with cabbage. I intended for the cabbage to reduce the sharpness of the mustard greens, which it did. But I didn't like the cabbage taste. Cabbage tastes good to me in soups, but not in stir-frys. Need to remember that.

Comments

[marahmarie]

When you say "broccoli leaves", do you mean broccoli rabe (rapini)? It's my favorite form of broccoli, and apparently it's very good for you, too.

[darkoshi]

No, they are actually the leaves of the broccoli plant. I haven't had rapini, but they look different - very similar to small collard leaves. This was the first time I recall seeing these broccoli leaves for sale so I was curious to try them out.

[(Anonymous)]

(From the article link) "Broccoli leaves taste faintly of broccoli — earthy and mild."

Huh. I would have expected the opposite. Rapini is very bitter - very good - but very bitter. It's a strong taste and probably not for everyone.

[darkoshi]

Sounds interesting. I'll keep an eye out for it in the future.