1.   Although broccoli rape is widely available and reasonably priced, spinach or another green, from kale to mustard greens, can be used.

2.   An inviting combination of broccoli rape, prosciutto and rice, and another soup consisting of tiny meatballs in broth are both excellent.

3.   And there are countless dedicated home cooks who have been preserving their own meats, growing vegetables and foraging for wild greens like broccoli rape and dandelions.

4.   All are strong-tasting and peppery, and closely related to broccoli rape.

5.   Broccoli rape can be steamed, sauteed, parboiled or baked.

6.   Fresh clams were minced, broccoli rape was rinsed.

7.   Plant fall crops like lettuce, peas, beans, spinach, arugula, carrots, broccoli rape and bok choy.

8.   So they adjusted, making the most of what they did have, using inferior tomatoes, replacing broccoli rape with spinach and making do with fewer herbs.

9.   You see kale, broccoli rape, dandelions, chard and more almost everywhere, and people are actually eating them.