It feels like the dishes that require the least amount of ingredients are sometimes the trickiest to perfect. Let’s take fresh broccoli, for example: If you steam or boil it for a few minutes, the ...

Broccoli is a vegetable workhorse, adding green to any meal that needs a nutritional punch. Once you find a cooking method that you like, it’s never a chore to chow down on some broccoli. Maybe you ...

Before we get cooking, you’ll need to know how to prepare and cut the broccoli head into florets. When shopping for broccoli at the grocery store, look for broccoli heads sporting firm stalks and ...

Anyone’s who’s Googled ‘how to cook broccoli’ will know it’s a cruel mistress — hard to get that the perfect balance between that restaurant-level crunch and vibrant IG-worthy green. So, why are we ...

I was at a young, impressionable age when President George H.W. Bush made his somewhat tongue-in-cheek declaration to the press that “I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a ...

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Frozen vegetables are great for quick and convenient cooking. Fresh broccoli can betray you and go bad before you even get the chance to pick out a recipe, but properly stored frozen broccoli can last ...

Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. Broccoli doesn’t have to be boring. Christopher Testani for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Rebecca Jurkevich. The charred ...

Save your broccoli from its leathery fate.

Upgrade your broccoli game with our tips and tricks. Here, you’ll find eight methods for how to cook broccoli at home; just don’t be surprised if you find yourself sneaking sweet, earthy broccoli into ...