Broccolini is the result of crossbreeding broccoli and the leafy vegetable Chinese broccoli (via University of Washington).  According to Bon Appetit, the hybridization gave us what we now know as broccolini.  Broccolini features small broccoli-like florets.  The florets, as well as edible leaves, grow from long stems.  These latter features come from broccolini's Chinese broccoli genes.  How did this broccoli-and-gai lan mashup occur?  Scientists working for Japan's Sakata Seed Company created the hybrid in 1993, giving it the brand name "aspabroc" to convey to customers its subtle asparagus-like flavor.  In 1994, Sakata partnered with Sanbon Inc. to grow the seed variety in Mexico, renaming the variety once again, this time calling it "asparation."   In 1996, asparation was introduced to the United States retail market under the more marketable name, broccolini.  How did this broccoli-and-gai lan mashup occur?  Scientists working for Japan's Sakata Seed Company created the hybrid in 1993, giving it the brand name "aspabroc" to convey to customers its subtle asparagus-like flavor.  In 1994, Sakata partnered with Sanbon Inc. to grow the seed variety in Mexico, renaming the variety once again, this time calling it "asparation."  In 1996, asparation was introduced to the United States retail market under the more marketable name, broccolini.  https://www.mashed.com/455067/broccolini-vs-broccoli-whats-the-difference/   

New York minute (plural New York minutes) noun 

Supposedly from the time between a traffic light turning green and the driver behind sounding the horn.  (informal) An instant; an extremely short time. 

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/New_York_minute   

“He's made me realize and accept that gray areas do exist.  I used to see only black and white.”  Friction, a novel by Sandra Brown   

THE LIFE-CHANGING LOAF OF BREAD by Sara Britton

Some of the ingredients: 

o    1 cup / 135g sunflower seeds

o    ½ cup / 90g flax seeds

o    ½ cup / 65g hazelnuts or almonds

o    1 ½ cups / 145g rolled oats

o    2 Tbsp. chia seeds

Find more at:   https://www.mynewroots.org/2013/02/the-life-changing-loaf-of-bread/   

Stephan Joseph Kornacki Jr. (born 1979) an American political journalist, writer, and television presenter.  Kornacki is a national political correspondent for NBC News.  He has written articles for Salon, The New York Observer, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, New York Daily News, New York Post, The Boston Globe, and The Daily Beast.  Kornacki is the multimedia anchor and data analyst for much of MSNBC's The Place for Politics campaign coverage, which airs during Election Day in the United States since 2016.  He made an appearance on NBC's coverage of the 2021 Kentucky Derby, where he was the only personality to correctly predict Medina Spirit as the apparent winner of the race (although the race win was later given to Mandaloun after a positive drug test by Medina Spirit), and the 2020 Summer Olympics.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kornacki  Kornacki presented a “dinner data” election-year roast on Saturday night at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 28, 2024.    

If you're a bigwig in the world of competitive chess, you are a well-known and respected player.  A government bigwig is a person with a good deal of power and influence, and a corporate bigwig might own an enormous company.  This word dates from the 18th century, when powerful, distinguished men tended to wear large, impressive wigs.  https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/bigwig   

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