SHOPPING LIST: Cooking Skills: Vegetables 1, Chapter 2 (Steaming and Boiling)

A pan with a lid, a steamer basket or colander, and a timer are all you need. Buy the carrots and broccoli in larger amounts, as they feature in the experiments too.

Steamed broccoli with lemon (1 portion)
[ ] 200 g broccoli
[ ] 1 tsp olive oil or butter
[ ] ½ lemon, a squeeze of juice
[ ] 1 pinch salt and pepper

Boiled and refreshed green beans (2 portions)
[ ] 200 g green beans, topped
[ ] 1 tbsp flaked almonds or seeds (optional)
[ ] 1 tsp olive oil or butter
[ ] 1 pinch salt
[ ] 1 pinch pepper

Glazed carrots (2 portions)
[ ] 300 g carrots
[ ] 15 g butter
[ ] 1 tsp sugar or honey
[ ] 100 ml water
[ ] 1 pinch salt
[ ] 1 tbsp chopped parsley (optional)

Buttered greens (2 portions)
[ ] 250 g spring greens, cabbage or kale
[ ] 10 g butter
[ ] 1 pinch salt and pepper
[ ] 1 pinch grated nutmeg (optional)

For the experiments
[ ] Salt
[ ] 1 extra head of broccoli
[ ] 2 extra carrots
[ ] A bowl of ice or very cold water