{"id":5601,"date":"2021-08-09T20:48:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T03:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/?p=5601"},"modified":"2021-08-09T20:50:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T03:50:01","slug":"an-ode-to-broccoli-stems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/09\/an-ode-to-broccoli-stems-5601\/","title":{"rendered":"An Ode to Broccoli Stems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" data-attachment-id=\"5604\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/09\/an-ode-to-broccoli-stems-5601\/broccoli_stems\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/broccoli_stems.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,718\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"broccoli_stems\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/broccoli_stems-300x224.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/broccoli_stems.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/broccoli_stems.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/broccoli_stems.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/broccoli_stems-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.postdiluvianphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/broccoli_stems-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I owe amends to broccoli stems<br>For ignorant neglect,<br>And failure to treat this cabbage with the requisite respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the wrong side of my reckoning<br>Of wheat versus the chaff<br>I tossed them in the compost in a culinary gaffe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turned up my nose at snout to tail<br>Of leafy greens and scallion,<br>You\u2019d think I would know better as an hono\u2019ry Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stalks so sweet and tender,<br>Subtle flavors underneath,<br>And unlike the florets they\u2019re rarely caught betwixt my teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll go out on a limb now<br>At the risk of a kerfuffle,<br>And say they\u2019re second only to the venerated truffle!&nbsp;\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I owe amends to broccoli stemsFor ignorant neglect,And failure to treat this cabbage with the requisite respect. 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