"brussels sprouts" news and stories

• Making your own Pop-Tarts is easy as pie. (Easy as tart?)
• Be it over so humble, the garbanzo bean is a big deal in Spain.
• Ben Bailly, new chef at Culver City's Fraîche, seems "a little lost."
• Not a Brussels sprout fan? Wait till you try these babies.

Brussels sprouts are the little cabbages people either fall all over in the fall, or despise. We're in the former camp, and KitchenDaily contributor Alexis Touchet's Brussels sprouts recipe combines crisp, salty bacon with the smooth flavor of the sprouts. We do believe the sprouts have made a genuine love match. And if you hate Brussels sprouts, well, there's more for us.

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These caramelized beauties thankfully bear little resemblance to the watery, tasteless Brussels sprouts of my youth. Now, along with broccoli and cauliflower, I enthusiastically include these vitamin-packed veggies into my weekly dinner routine.

Here, blogger thedabble was inspired by a recipe from the late, beloved Gourmet. She fine-tuned the recipe to include more sprouts; she reduced the amount of olive oil, butter and pine nuts, and she added a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese to garnish. The sprouts turned out beautifully and look like they would make the perfect savory side dish to any grilled or roasted fish or meat.

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• Will work for wine: Even Napa's feeling the economic pinch this winter.
• When surly chefs start tweeting, social media takes on an antisocial vibe.
• "Motorino is having a moment. That seems fair. It serves the city's best pizza."
• Meanwhile, this Phoenix restaurant's goal is less lofty: "We're just trying to bring reality back to dining...to get back to the way people used to eat."
• Speaking of of old-fashioned eating: Finish your Brussels sprouts. No, really. You'll like them.

Brussels sprouts are a great winter vegetable (they're essentially shrunken cabbages), but roasting or steaming can get a bit tiresome.