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Warning! Creepy Crawly Broccoli Moment!

I must have blocked it from my memory, but I just remembered that I had another traumatizing moment yesterday trying to buy broccoli.   This would be my third trauma, and so I think that means I am now giving up broccoli for good (while I’m here, anyway).   My first trauma came maybe 2.5 years ago when I was still living in Costa Rica.   I was having lunch in a restaurant and my soup, that contained broccoli, also contained a small worm.   I had already eaten half the soup, but all of a sudden, it didn’t taste that good to me…..Second trauma, about a year ago.   “Let’s buy some broccoli!” I thought when I went to the grocery story.   I had been avoiding it because it requires soaking and thorough cleaning before cooking, and let’s face it…when it comes to food prep, I’m just lazy.   As I was looking through all the beautiful green and fresh heads of broccoli, guess what popped up and gave me the stink eye (I presume)?   Yes, another little worm.   So that brought me up to yesterda