Recipe #5 - Simple Steamed Broccoli

I eat a lot of broccoli, but it's usually from one of those steamer bags that you cook in the microwave.  Those are fine, but I wanted to try making it from fresh broccoli and steaming it.  I've done this before, but again wanted to follow a specific method.  I used the recipe from How to Cook Everything and bought a head (what the hell do you call a whole piece of broccoli anyway?) of broccoli, cut it up, and used my steamer basket.  Cooked for about 10 minutes since I kept the stems on, not just the florets.  

Overall, it was better than the bagged one, but not as much as I thought.  The flavor and texture were both better and it seemed to need less seasoning.  I put some lemon and salt on it and that's it.  

Notes: I ate broccoli.

Modifications: Method was fine.  Obviously would be tastier with a bunch of crap on it, but I'm trying to be healthy and lemon and salt was fine.

Make again? :  I'm back and forth on whether or not it's worth it.  The steaming bag is so easy and tastes just marginally worse.  Surprisingly, the price was basically the same for fresh or frozen.  I will try again because I'm trying to eat more fresh foods, but the steaming bags are getting very close to the fresh version.

(Picture note: forgot to take one.  But I think you know what broccoli looks like unless you have brain damage.)