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Perhaps I'm cheating, or defeating the steaming purpose, but what follows is a ridiculously quick and simple way to season your broccoli giving it both depth and a light bite.

Just as your broccoli is about to be finished steaming, melt some butter in a pan. Just as it completely melts, turn the heat off and sprinkle the butter with some lime or lemon zest. Let it sit for a little bit as you get everything in order, and once the broccoli is in a dish, simply pour the small amount of butter and zest over the broccoli, then give it a few twists of black pepper, and -- the important final touch -- garlic salt. No, not that powdered stuff that comes in a shaker, but garlic-flavored sea salt. A few sprinkles of that gives that nice bite of salt and the richness of garlic, which is the perfect match to the citrus butter.

Added tip: I keep a jar of zest in my freezer from previously used key limes, so for this, I just picked up a pinch out of the jar and tossed it in the pan. Freezer zest is a great way to completely use up your fruit and quickly flavor a dish.

I was surfing around my friend Jade Walker's site today, and I didn't realize that she had a "Favorite Recipes" section, where she gave the recipe for something that she's been enjoying lately. Right now she has up Pop Pot Roast, which sounds like a damn good recipe for pot roast.

It's made with dried spaghetti sauce mix, which I think is an interesting twist. And it's made with pop! That's soda to some of the world (and "tonic" to those in the Boston area).