Showing posts with label steamed broccoli. Show all posts
Showing posts with label steamed broccoli. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Butter Cookies and Steamed Broccoli

Not necessarily in that order!

Gloria of Canela Kitchen recently posted a recipe for butter cookies, we tried it and it was delicious!  It's the kind of cookie where it's hard to stop at just one.  I hope you will try it too!

In other food news, I have been steaming a lot of broccoli.  My pressure cooker came with a trivet and steamer basket but I had never really used these pieces.  They fit perfectly inside a large saucepan. I've never steamed much as I didn't think I had the right equipment.  I don't own an actual  steamer appliance. Anyway, I just chop the broccoli into small pieces, season with spices (onion powder, garlic salt, pepper, herbs).  I place the trivet into the saucepan, with a couple of inches of water, cover and bring to a boil.  Then I put the steamer basket filled with broccoli atop the trivet, cover and simmer for 12 or 13 minutes. Do you steam a lot of your food?  It's a good thing!

trivet

steamer basket

saucepan






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