Broccoli

Broccoli is pretty easy to grow and its very good for you. (Do I sound like my mother or what!!) It is a good anti cancer food and is a good source of Vitamin A and calcium. Broccoli likes full sun, but keep watered. If you're a companion planter Broccoli likes to be near beets, carrots, cerlery, cucumbers, pototoes, onions, and spinach and it hates to be near beans, strawberries and tomatoes. If you plant sage and rosemary near by it helps to ward off some pests.

 

Here is a recipe for Broccoli which is yummy and I don't like to cook, so easy is good and this is easy.

Cut the broccoli in to small floretss and put in pot with salted (or no salt but I like salt)  water and blanch the broccoli. I'm not giving amounts because I never measure things, LOL. Save this water to cook some pasta in. In a frying pan add some olive oil and chuck in some garlic cloves and and saute the broccoli in this for a few mins. Put the cooked and drained pasta in with the broccoli. You can add more salt and some pepper if you want. Stir around and once it's done you can add a sprinkle of grated cheese on top.  An alternative to cheese, (poor mans cheese) is breadcrumbs sauted in a pan with Olive oil, garlic and salt until it becomes golden.