Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.

'The Killer In Me'


Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


WindSparrow - Jul 29, 2009 3:50:47 pm PDT #18041 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

My health-conscious former coworker swore to me that the nutrients in broccoli were actually better absorbed if you ate some fat with it, like cheese or butter.

I've heard the same thing. I made sure to sprinkle some shredded cheese on the florettes during the last minute in the microwave.

You know those frozen boxes of broccoli with the longer stems? I like the stems in those. But these fresh ones were too tough. Maybe next time I'll peel them as Vortex does.


Laga - Jul 29, 2009 3:54:33 pm PDT #18042 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Searching for the truth about broccoli I found this. I know it's a publicity stunt but wow did it make my allergies act up.


Cass - Jul 29, 2009 3:56:25 pm PDT #18043 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Peeling the stems makes all the difference. I like them.


StuntHusband - Jul 29, 2009 3:56:52 pm PDT #18044 of 30000
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark

Ew. Broccoli with cheese! Lightly steamed, please, and *plain*, suits me just fine.

I love cheese, don't get me wrong - yes, LactoseIntolerantBoy love fondue. Just...not on BROCCOLI.

Y'all are CRAZY.


Volans - Jul 29, 2009 3:57:40 pm PDT #18045 of 30000
move out and draw fire

That is on fact true. Carotinoids (the good stuff in broccoli and carrots and tomatoes etc) are fat-soluble, not water-soluble. So if you don't eat them with a bit of fat (olive oil is best) you don't get the good stuff.

Signed, knows this stuff and lives on doughnuts anyway


Calli - Jul 29, 2009 4:00:57 pm PDT #18046 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

One of the NC grocery chains makes a yummy sort of slaw out of broccoli stems. I ate it without knowing what it was and thought it was just really green cole slaw. I guess they're related veggies.


brenda m - Jul 29, 2009 4:13:40 pm PDT #18047 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Yeah, you can get brocco-slaw or whatever they call it in the produce aisle in most grocery stores. (Not mixed with the goop, just the sliced up stems and cabbage and stuff.)


Laga - Jul 29, 2009 4:21:31 pm PDT #18048 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I think it makes way better cole slaw.


erin_obscure - Jul 29, 2009 4:25:03 pm PDT #18049 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

being naked in portland is hunky dory as long as there is no intent to sexually provoke anyone (or something like that, i forget the language.) Basically, the whackjob who goes around jerking off in playgrounds can be arrested and charged with indecent exposure, but the folks just walking around, minding their own business, sans clothing are totally within the law here. I'm still amused by the time one of the local nudists (aka "naked jen") was called in by construction workers for being distracting. I *heart* this city. Not the weather right now, but it's nice to know that if i just couldn't bear putting on clothing tomorrow morning, i could walk to my car in the buff as long as i put on some apparel before actually walking into the (work) building. (And yes, i totally considered that this morning.)


Typo Boy - Jul 29, 2009 4:25:21 pm PDT #18050 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Don't like raw broccoli. Raw cauliflower yum. I'll take my broccoli cooked.