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Tails and Amy investigate Amy's ring that Eggman gave her. But suddenly...
5 minutes later, the X Tornado landed in Amy's driveway, a surprised fox jumping out and sprinting inside of Amy's house. "Hi Amy, can I see your ring?" he asked quickly. "Okay." Tails quickly grabbed her left hand and looked at her ring finger, scanning his eyes on the ring. Tails tried to yank it off, but the ring didn't budge. "It's stuck!" the fox cried, pulling harder. "Ow! Tails, that hurts!" Amy shouted. Tails yanked with all of his might, but the ring still didn't move. "OOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!" Amy screamed. Suddenly, the roof was shot open, dust fell all over Amy and Tails. They looked up after the dust cleared. Eggman was hovering in his floaty thing, looking down at them with an evil grin. "Tails, just what are you doing to my wife?" Amy's eyes widened. "WIFE?!?!" Amy questioned in shock. "Amy, the ring was a wedding ring," Eggman explained. "But how did you find me?" asked Amy. "My dear, we will talk about that later." A metal claw then reached out and grabbed Amy. "Tails!!!" Amy cried. The metal claw towed Amy to Eggman. "Amy!!!!!" Tails called back. Eggman then floated away. The claw dropped Amy into the floaty thing. It dropped her down sitting on Eggman's lap. She sighed. This was going to be a while.
Once Eggman and Amy reached the base, Amy hopped out. "Now can you tell me how you found me?" Amy asked impatiently. "Ah, yes. My dearest Amy, that ring contains a tracking device. When I get close to you, it makes a beeping sound. It's quite simple. Plus, the reason your ring has not come off when Tails tried to pull it off, is because I enter a code from my hover craft which locks it on your finger. You can not remove it until I type in the code." He then looked down at her. His glasses flashed in the sunlight. "Understand?"
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I hate how he always wears his glasses. They creep me out. My shoulders dropped in fear, but I tried my best to look brave. "Oh," I stated. What else could I say about it?
After I was back inside my cell, I heard a familiar squeaky voice. "Ms. Amy!" Suddenly somebody hugged me from behind. "Oh Ms. Amy!!! I thought I would never see you again. I turned around. "Cream! Oh! I missed you SO much!" I cried. I lifted Cream off the ground while hugging her. I spun around while holding her slightly in the air. She giggled. When I put her down, she looked at my ring. "Ms. Amy, what is that?" she asked, bending over to look at it. "Chao chao?" Cheese said, observing my ring. "Um, well, that is a wedding ring," I stuttered. "You are married? But Ms- oops! I mean Mrs. Amy, aren't you only twelve?" Cream asked. "I don't think he's really my husband. He just gave me a ring." "Who gave it to you?" questioned Cream. "It's really disturbing, but Eggman gave it to me. All I know is that this ring is a tracking device. We're probably not really married." "Oh," replied Cream.
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"Hey, did they give you any strange jewlery?" asked Amy. Cream tapped her foot trying to think. "Oh yeah! Well, a robot gave me a bracelet."Amy looked at her wrist and saw a beautiful gold bracelet covered in small diamond studs. "Cream, who gave it to you?" Amy questioned.


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Immerseus begins with 100 Corruption, displayed as a visible power bar, and the objective of the encounter is to cleanse him by reducing his Corruption level to 0. Each time Immerseus is reduced to zero health, he will Split into a mix of dark Sha Puddles and watery Contaminated Puddles. As the Puddles move back towards the center of the chamber, damage-dealers must destroy Sha Puddles, while healers try to heal Contaminated Puddles in order to fully purify them, before they reach the central pool.Following each Split, Immerseus will reform with reduced health and Corruption depending on how successful the raid was in dealing with the two types of Puddles. This cycle will repeat until Immerseus is cleansed.
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As a water elemental, Immerseus attacks players directly.
- Sha Bolt – Immerseus fires a Sha Bolt at every enemy, inflicting 14625 to 15375 Shadow damage to enemies within 5 yards, and forming a Sha Pool at the targeted location. Sha Pools inflict 73125 to 76875 Shadow damage every second.
- Swirl – Immerseus causes torrents of Sha-corrupted water to burst from beneath the cracks in the ground. Players that come into contact with the tainted waters will suffer 29250 to 30750 Shadow damage and be knocked away.
- Corrosive Blast – Immerseus inflicts 585000 to 615000 Shadow damage in a cone aimed at his primary target, increasing Shadow damage taken by 300% for 45 sec. Stacks.
- Seeping Sha – Coming into contact with the Seeping Sha that surrounds Immerseus inflicts 97500 to 102500 Shadow damage and knocks players back.
- Swelling Corruption – Immerseus surges with power, gaining stacks of Swelling Corruption proportional to his current Corruption level. This power lashes out at players who strike Immerseus with single target abilities, coalescing into a Congealed Sha creature as well as inflicting Sha Corruption upon the attacker, which deals at least 2500 Shadow damage every 1 sec for 6 sec, increasing in damage rapidly with each additional stack.
Upon reaching zero health, Immerseus becomes unstable and bursts into a shower of Sha Puddles and Contaminated Puddles, which will attempt to reform in the pool at the center of the chamber. For each Sha Puddle killed and each Contaminated Puddle healed to full, Immerseus's Corruption is reduced by one.
- Sha Puddle – When destablized, Immerseus forms one Sha Puddle for every four units of Corruption he has. Destroying a Sha Puddle before it merges back into the central pool will remove one unit of Corruption.
- Sha Residue – When a Sha Puddle is destroyed, it triggers Sha Residue, applying Sha Residue to enemies within 10 yards and increasing damage dealt to other Sha Puddles by 25%. This effect stacks.
- Contaminated Puddle – When destablized, Immerseus forms one Contaminated Puddle for every four units of Corruption that have previously been removed. Healing a Contaminated Puddle to full health before it merges back into the central pool will cause it to become Purified, and remove one unit of Corruption upon reaching Immerseus.
- Congealing – The speed of the Contaminated Puddle wanes as it increases in health.
- Purified Residue – Upon reaching full health, a Contaminated Puddle releases Purified Residue, restoring 25% mana to allies within 12 yards and increasing healing done by 75%. This effect stacks.
- Erupting Sha – When any Puddle reaches Immerseus, it triggers an eruption, inflicting 73125 to 76875 Shadow damage to all players for a Sha or Contaminated Puddle, or 29250 to 30750 Frost damage for a Purified Puddle.
- Sha Pool – The Sha Pool grows over time, inflicting at least 4000 Shadow damage over 1 sec to enemies who touch it, stacking and increasing rapidly in damage proportional to the number of stacks. Touching the Sha Pool causes it to shrink, whereas it will expand whenever any Puddle reaches it.
- Seeping Sha – Coming into contact with the Seeping Sha that surrounds Immerseus inflicts 97500 to 102500 Shadow damage and knocks players back.
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This study outlines ten reasons why I personally believe the Holy Light phenomenon gives a higher probability of having a supernatural rather than natural origin and is a reply to skeptics of this miracle.
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An examination of metaphysical experiences described by Fr. Seraphim Rose, such as Buddhism, the New Age Movement, Scientology, Near Death Experiences, from an Orthodox perspective.
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By the Orthodox Delegates of 1957
Statement of the Delegates of the Orthodox Church delivered at the North American Faith and Order Study Conference, Oberlin, Ohio, September, 1957. Included also as a supplement is the short study titled "Orthodox Theology" by Archbishop Michael of North and South America.
28. Orthodoxy and Halloween: Separating Facts From Fiction
By John Sanidopoulos
This study examines the myths that have arisen regarding Halloween and replaces the fiction with the facts.
29. The Morbid and Macabre of 1893
By Anonymous
This is a copy of a fascinating old morbid and macabre scrapbook put together in 1896 and was discovered at a farmhouse auction in Middletown, Connecticut back in 1995. Very interesting!
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By His Eminence Metropolitan Augoustinos of Florina
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The plastic wrap is gone from newspaper racks, and its easier to find a trashcan. But as uptown Charlotte returns to normal after the Democratic National Convention, diners looking for a place to eat outside may have to settle for concrete.
In the days before the convention, city workers and property managers worked to protester-proof the citys uptown. Trash bins disappeared. Newspaper bins were locked, then wrapped in plastic. And outdoor furniture disappeared, forcing many to picnic on the ground.
The convention packed up and left town Friday. Over the weekend, city crews began removing the miles of fencing blocking uptown streets. Only a few pieces of fencing remained to be picked up, including stacks near a free-speech zone that was rarely used.
The last of the protesters were gone from their encampment in Marshall Park, too. Park officials and police asked them to leave the park Friday.
Some signs of the convention still existed. Scaffolding used to run cable into Time Warner Cable Arena still stood. The national media encampment is only partially uprooted. Dozens of generators remained. And Obama for President memorabilia was still on sale at the visitors center, though at a steep discount. All uptown streets are open again. Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
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A group of property and business owners in downtown Blaine are refusing to accept the Washington State Department of Transportation's offers to buy rights-of-way to their properties.
The DOT has offered 11 landowners $500 compensation for rights-of-way access to their driveways to make room for a $13 million roundabout project on Marine Drive and Peace Portal Drive but at least three of those owners have refused to sign.
Tom Bridge, who owns the Drayton Harbor building, a multi-use building on Peace Portal Drive with both residential and commercial units, said he and several other propery owners are concerned about DOT regulations that would require approval before moving forward with any expansion or redevelopment that would increase traffic in that area.
Bridge said he owns a small lot between his building and the neighboring building that he would like to expand into but DOT regulations would make that difficult or impossible.
Bridge also questioned population projections used by the DOT in their traffic estimates, which use a population growth rate of 4.5 percent. At that rate, project engineers said the intersection would fail in about 20 years with roundabouts and within 12 years with the current traffic signals. Bridge, however, said those projections are inaccurate.
"My calculations have been less than 1 percent in the last two years, according to figures obtained from the city of Blaine," Bridge said. "You can see how some people feel there is no need for this. I don't think Blaine has ever grown 4 1/2 percent consecutively for 15 years."
Another problem, he said, is the removal of prime parking spaces in front of businesses such as Subway.
"Overall, we're going to lose about 14 spaces," he said.
During their regular meeting Monday, Blaine City Council gave a unanimous approval for public works director Steve Banham to negotiate with DOT officials about the possibility of creating diagonal parking on the west side of Peace Portal Drive up to H Street.
"We're going to have to look into the feasibility of that," said Blaine mayor Bonnie Onyon. "We have looked into that in the past and we should relook because the businesses in that area are losing a considerable amount of parking with the roundabout construction.
"We definitely want to be supportive of those businesses and are working with the state to come to a conclusion soon."
With regards to rights-of-way access, Onyon said she thought that decision was best left up to DOT officials.
"It's definitely a safety factor, you can't allow street access with driveways just anywhere," she said. "It's already a state route so the DOT calls the shots there."
DOT officials, such as traffic engineer Dina Swires, however, call the project a "golden opportunity for Blaine" as a way to improve traffic flow for the next 20 years without tapping into the city's road improvement fund.
Swires said the project has the potential to improve traffic flow on D Street and Peace Portal Drive and beautify the entrance to the United States near the I-5 exit 276.
Of the two single-lane roundabouts planned, one will replace the two stoplights at the intersection of Peace Portal Drive and Marine Drive. The other will replace the stoplight on the east side of the freeway at the intersection of D and Second streets.
Those wanting to get a first-person update on the roundabout project can attend the next meeting of the Blaine Chamber of Commerce.
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A 3-year-old girl from Southeast Washington is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg as police release surveillance video from cameras that captured the shooting and two suspects in the act Thursday night.
An older brother says Aisha Brown was still being cared for at Children's Hospital Friday.
"It's messed up," Deandre Brown tells FOX 5 News. "My little sister got shot because somebody's acting stupid."
The shooting along Elvans Road near 24th Street around 6 p.m. Thursday left neighbors in shock.
"I was outside planting flowers," says community activist Claudia Harrison. "And we heard, 'pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. Several shots. And we ran into the building. But that child, sitting on her balcony, to be shot like that is uncalled for. The community is outraged."
For the past five months, D.C. police have assigned a patrol officer at that location -- around the clock. Clearly not a sufficient deterrent.
"There are just so many guys out here with firearms and they're just completely irresponsible," says Robin Hoey, Commander of MPD 7th District. "They shouldn't have them. And we just have to do the best that we can do to get them off the streets. That's what we do."
Last September, a 36-year-old man from Upper Marlboro, Md., was shot dead inside an apartment there.
In late April two years ago, at this very same intersection, D.C. police shot and killed a man who allegedly pulled a gun on them.
As for Thursday night's gun violence, one man who lives in the community summed it up this way: "A random bullet can hit anyone. So I'm not shocked at all. Because I thought it was going to happen sooner or later, unfortunately."
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Theresa Wadkins was chosen as the 2011 commencement speaker to represent graduating University College students. Theresa Wadkins will graduate from Nebraska Wesleyan University this spring with a Master in Forensic Science, with an emphasis in the behavioral sciences. She has a strong GPA, exemplifying University College's commitment to academic excellence. The MFS is Dr. Wadkin's third graduate degree, as she also has an M.S. in Clinical Psychology, and a PhD. In Educational Psychology. She has been an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska-Kearney since 1990. Dr Wadkins completed her PhD while teaching full-time and living 150 miles from the school. She did not see the PhD, as so many of us do, as a "terminal degree", but started classes for her second master's in 2008. She completed this degree also while working full-time and commuting between Kearney and Lincoln for classes. Dr. Wadkins clearly exemplifies University College's commitment to both academic excellence and learning as a lifelong process.
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Have you realized your potential?
How did you do it?
Did you just one day wake up, work hard and suddenly you're at the top? Or are you struggling every day, not realizing it, sitting at a desk, watching these TED video's and praying for a better life.
If I may ask, what are your individual stories behind your passion and potential?
Was it starting a company in you're basement, knowing that you could do something better? Or inside a multi-billion dollar company starting in the mail room, then suddenly working on the thirtieth floor?
People's stories, especially on topics like this, really really interest me. I want to learn from them, so maybe I can realize my potential. Any thoughts?
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Jan 14 2013: In it's own definition potential is considered as what's possible as opposed to what is actual. Embracing that definition I would say yes! As my belief of what's possible increases and expands my ability to actualize strengthens. Having obliterated deadlines many times in my life, done what others said couldn't be done, defied belief (or lack thereof) through repeated actions makes me say yes. Years ago a friend of mine that is a very well known singer and I were out shopping with several friends. As the two of us broke away from the pack she shared with me that one of the things she liked most about our friendship was that I was not envious of her popularity or fan base. Immediately I shared with her of course not because my clients treat me the way her fans treat her!
This one exchange enabled me at an early age to determine what success and achievement really are. Success doesn't mean you're a household name. Look at how many people are famous for doing nothing. Success or reaching my potential for the sake of this forum is being the highest and best version of myself at that moment, where I am with what I'm doing. Knowing that more will be added to me as I progress along. My framework may be different than others. That's because it's mine.
You see, ever since childhood I was affirmed that I had something worthy of listening to. I would grow up and refer to it as being a voice and not an echo. Responsibility (responding to the ability within) comes with awareness. So, as I continue to evolve and grow my new definition of my potential grows as well. Kinda like the saying, " what brought me here, won't take me there". I look at challenges, obstacles, obstructions, dilemmas all as guideposts and tools to get me to my new "there".
They are all life lessons that refine me which is why I embrace them readily!:~)
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Jan 14 2013: You say " I look at challenges, obstacles, obstructions, dilemmas all as guideposts and tools to get me to my new "there". I quite agree with your thinking .
However,in a calm time of one's life,he or she might consider things that way.If one is fall into a bad ,even hopeless situation,the idea is gone .After that hard time ,the thinking will be back again .
So ,It's meaningful in our life how to make the thinking in our mind all the time.My opinion is that making some friends who have the same idea you mentioned ,may be helpful for our absent mind in that painful time .He or she would give you a prompt at the time.
It's my framework and my humble opinion ,not offense men.
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Are academic publishers the enemies of science? That's what a recent Guardian headline says.
At issue for critics is a publisher-backed bill in the US Congress called the The Research Works Act. The bill would give publishers increased copyright control over publicly financed research and the papers and data that come from it.
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The USA's main funding agency for health-related research is the National Institutes of Health, with a $30bn annual budget. The NIH has a public access policy that says taxpayer-funded research must be freely accessible online. This means that members of the public, having paid once to have the research done, don't have to pay for it again when they read it – a wholly reasonable policy, and one with enormous humanitarian implications because it means the results of medical research are made freely available around the world…
…But what's good for science isn't necessarily good for science publishers, whose interests have drifted far out of alignment with ours. Under the old model, publishers become the owners of the papers they publish, holding the copyright and selling copies around the world – a useful service in pre-internet days. But now that it's a trivial undertaking to make a paper globally available, there is no reason why scientists need yield copyright to publishers.
And so we turn our sites over to the New York Times as they profile the "open science" movement that bypasses the traditional academic publishing workflow in favor of releasing research on various sites for early and immediate peer review and distribution:
Dr. [Michael] Nielsen and other advocates for "open science" say science can accomplish much more, much faster, in an environment of friction-free collaboration over the Internet. And despite a host of obstacles, including the skepticism of many established scientists, their ideas are gaining traction.
Open-access archives and journals like arXiv and the Public Library of Science (PLoS) have sprung up in recent years. GalaxyZoo, a citizen-science site, has classified millions of objects in space, discovering characteristics that have led to a raft of scientific papers.
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1776 - Betsy Ross, first U.S. flag maker
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1812 - Lucy Brewer, first female marine
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1848 - Women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton calls together the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, N.Y., and presents The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions. Resembling the structure of the American Declaration of Independence, the Declaration of Sentiments demanded equality between the sexes in law, education and employment and demanded that women be allowed to vote.
1849 - Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to receive a medical degree
March 8, 1857 - Female garmet and textile workers in New York went on strike due to low wages, long working hours, inadequate pay, inhumane working conditions and the lack of the right to vote
1864 - Kate Mullany, founded the all-female Collar Laundry Union—the first woman's labor union in the United States
1866 - Lucy Hobbs, first woman to graduate from dental school
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1872 - Victoria Chaflin Woodhull, first female presidential candidate
1881 - Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
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1896 - The National Association of Colored Women is formed
1900 - Margaret Abbot, first Female American Olympic winner
1903 - Mary Anderson invents the windshield wiper
1910 - Blanche Scott, first woman to fly an airplane
1916 - Margaret Haley, a former school teacher and the leader of the movement to unionize teachers, took over the full-time leadership of the Chicago Teachers Federation
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1920 - Florence E. Allen, first female judge
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1924 - Hallie Ferguson, first female governor in the U.S.
1931 - Jane Addams, first American woman to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize
1932 - Hattie Wyatt Caraway, first woman elected into the U.S. Senate
1933 - Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
1939 - Hattie McDaniel, first woman and the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the film, Gone With the Wind
1961 - Eleanor Roosevelt is appointed chairwoman of the President's Commission on the Status of Women established by President John Kennedy
1963 - Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, first female to fly into space
June 10, 1963 - The Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress making it illegal to pay a woman less than a man for equal amount of work.
1964 - Stephanie Kwolek invents Kevlar
1964 - Discrimination in employment on the basis of race and sex is made illegal with the passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
1966 - Betty Friedan and other feminists found the National Organization for Women (NOW)
1970 - Diane Crump, first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby
1972 - Sex Discrimination in schools is made illegal with the passage of Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
1980 - Bette Nesmith Graham invents liquid paper (Whiteout)
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
1983 - Sally Kristen Ride, first American woman in space
1986 - Ann Bancroft, first woman to walk to the North Pole
1997 - Madeleine K. Albright, first woman Secretary of State
1999 - Randi Altschul invents the disposable cell phone
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Oklahoma City's road to the NBA began 20 years ago when voters agreed to a penny-on-a-dollar sales tax increase to fund a host of projects to try and revitalize a destitute downtown. No project would prove more critical to the city's success than what was an $89 million bare bones arena.
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Good Question: Do You Eat Broccoli Stalks?
Here's a question and a tip from reader angorian:
I'm curious to know how many people cook and eat the stalks of broccoli.
I grew up with "broccoli stars" and always peel, slice, and cook my broccoli stalks, but I've discovered that no one else I know does this. They all just throw the stalks out. Is this really the norm?
I'm wondering if people just don't realise that if you use a paring knife to peel off the tough outer layer, the inner portion of a broccoli stalk is delicious and not to be wasted. In view of all the recent discussion about food prices on the rise, it seems to me that curbing unnecessary food waste is one good tactic for making your grocery dollar go farther.
Angorian, we eat the stalks too! Well-cooked broccoli stalks are juicy and more satisfying than the frilly tops.
What about the rest of you - how do you cook your broccoli stalks, and are there other vegetables like this where you use the whole thing and not just the most easily edible part?
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Rather than attempt to peel the bumpy stalk, I just slice it thin on my mandoline. Super thin, and I cook them quickly.
I love the stalks too! I especially like to add plenty of them to a cream of broccoli soup, or a broccoli rice dish. Tons of flavor.
I eat the stalk down to the point where it gets really fibrous. I'm definitely a stickler for using as much of a veg as possible, like the leaves that come on beets or kohlrabi to make a salad or nice sauteed side, often with the tuber alongside!
Don't even cook 'em! They are my favorite thing to nibble on while the rest of dinner is cooking. My BF didn't realize how amazing they were until I convinced him that slicing and eating them raw was the way to go. Sometimes we even dip them in some delish soy vey teriyaki alongside carrot sticks. Everyone else is apparently missing out! :)
I add the stalks to my clean-out-the-fridge soup. Same for the thick stalks of greens (they're like celery).
I much prefer the stems to the florets, actually. Just this week I blogged some pasta (with The Kitchen's favorite Trader Joe's lemon-pepper pasta!) with florets and ribbons made from the broccoli stems.
I agree re. nibbling the raw peeled stalks, too. Yum.
Ive heard about peeling the stank, but never tried it. Next time I eat broccoli, Im definately going to try the stalks.
I like the stalks cuts super-thin as well. Good for broccoli slaw and soups.
I'm a "stalker" too, haha. When you are cooking broccoli if you simply put the stalks in a couple minutes ahead of the florets, they will become just as soft, if you don't care for the toughness.
As for peeling them, I just take a chefs knife and pretty much make a square by cutting a bit off each side, to make a balanced piece, then I chop them up.
I've been making broccoli soups or gratins almost weekly this winter, so tasty!
I have always eaten the stalks too! But I haven't peeled them before, I'll try that!
Peeling and tourneing broccoli stalks was a knife skills exercise for me in cooking school.
To tourne or to turn, is to both peel and shape a vegetable into sort of a football shape.
Sauteed in butter these broccoli tournes are very pretty. Shiny, emerald green and tender.
I too eat the stalks - always raw, though. I either cut them like carrot sticks and dip in hummus or I rough chop and put in a salads or wraps.
the stalks are my favorite part of the broccoli! my mom used to slice them up to put in salad and my sisters and i would always fight for pieces while she was making it!
i think it's the best part of the broccoli, flavorful, crunchy and totally great with a little sea salt.
i love the stalks too! although, i don't bother to peel them, just cut up into coins and use as i would the florets. I usually use my broccoli in stir fry's, and the coins work well this way. Never been too fibrous in my experience.
Never tried it, mostly because I had pet mice growing up and I gave them the stalks (they looove them).
Will have to give it a go soon.
I eat the stalks and I don't even peel them - I like the texture of the tough skin. They go very well in stir frys or steamed. I can't believe people don't eat them.
I like the stalks, but my dog LOVES the stalks. When broccoli comes out of the fridge, he comes running. We ususally share them, half for the meal and half for the dog.
I eat them! Mmm, broccoli.
I don't cook 'em either - I love eating them raw like carrots. Same with the stems of fresh parsley.
Broccoli in general, steamed, is SO GOOD with lemon wedges. I've had it in restaurants like this a lot lately; generally with the stalk still attached and thus there to be eaten.
I love to eat them raw, but if cooking, I'll add them to stir fries or soup
I grew up eating the stalks, raw or cooked. My dad only liked the stalks, he hated the texture of the crowns! I refuse to pay extra for broccoli crowns and buy the whole thing!
I eat it all!
I found a great recipe somewhere with roasted broccoli stocks, some lemon and garlic. blend it all up and it kind of tastes like artichoke pesto. yummm.
Shredded broccoli stalks are an excellent in place of cabbage in coleslaw.
I love the stalks. Someone told me they were unsafe to eat but i love them. Raw or roasted boiled or fried i am good to go.
i like them as much as i like any other part of the broccoli. to me they are better than the florets, which get all stuck in your teeth and in your throat.
Simple... brocoli soup!
Brocoli stalks are precious to me. Slice, chop and cook gently in olive oil along with half an onion and a pod of garlic for about 6-7 minutes. Add from 2 to 4 cups of organic chicken broth depending on how thick you like it. Salt & pepper to your taste.
Put in the blender for 15 seconds and you have a delicious, healthy and inexpensive soup (were'nt you just going to get rid of those stalks?)
There is a great Marcella Hazan recipe for using the entire broccoli head with homemade orzo that I made when I was a college student. I also munch on the stalk before I can even get them into a salad, stir fry or anything else. They really are my favorite part!
you don't even have to cook them - just slice or julienne them very thinly and add them to salads. TJs was carrying broccoli slaw made from stalks and that is good too. Just do it homemade since I think they are discontinued.
Duh, I never thought not to! As a kid, the whole stalk was sliced along with some of the florets. My dog adores the raw stalks, will eat one each day if I let him. Realized I was spending about a dollar a day on them, so have cut back a bit!
My two roommates and I LOVE broccoli, but never ever eat the stalks. We all feel bad about throwing them away, though. I've thought of making stock with them, but I read somewhere that cruciferous veggies aren't good for that because they just get all stinky. I love Zig's idea for soup, though! :D I'll try that next time I buy broccoli for sure!
This is where my sister-in-law and I are a great combination. I hate the florets and she hates the stalks so together we eat the entire broccoli. I have always been the weird one in my family but there is never any part of the broccoli uneaten.
I don't know if anyone will look at this post again, but I tried Zig's recipe and it was awesome and mindlessly easy!
We always eat the broccoli stalks, peeled, raw, sliced. My kids love with ranch dip
I just discovered the stalks, oddly enough!! (Let's go ahead and attribute that to all the frozen broccoli I'd been buying.)
I needed more broccoli for a stir fry and just kept cutting. The little rounds of stalks were my favorite part of the stir fry, so I'll never go back to ditching 'em.
The crunchy stalks rule. I slice 'um 'bout a quarter inch and steam. Like 'um better than the crowns.
I slice the stalk like a quarter and put them on salads like carrot slices.
yes! I love to shred them raw with carrots in the food processor for a quick broccoli salad.
I juice them! Delicious with a few other of your favorite veggies and an apple or pear... tasty and very nutritious! When Broccoli is on sale, I buy lots - par-boil the tops and save in the freezer for later and use 3 or 4 stems per juice.
I just eat the tops and toss the stalks out to my chickens. We're both happy.


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