They’re my favorite vegetable, and now they’re back again to haunt my Culinate column:
Which two celebrities endorse Brussels sprouts? You’ll have to read the column.
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They’re my favorite vegetable, and now they’re back again to haunt my Culinate column:
Which two celebrities endorse Brussels sprouts? You’ll have to read the column.
As a child, I hated the soggy, bitter orbs I knew as Brussels sprouts. As an adult, I didn’t eat them — until we moved to Seattle and joined a CSA program. One week in early December, a stalk of sprouts showed up in our box, along with a recipe much like yours for braised sprout, with the addition of chicken broth and thyme. Heavenly! Sweet, tender, nutty — nothing at all like the boiled sprouts of my childhood. Each winter, when we find the first stalks at the farmers market, we make a meal or two of nothing but braised sprouts over brown rice.
I haven’t tried frozen sprouts, but I will. Thanks for the tip.
More celebrities: According to the NYT, Brussels sprouts are one of the favorite vegetables of the future king of England.
Cisco Morris!