roasted brussels with pancetta & hot italian sausage

i LOVE brussels sprouts. especially in the winter. it’s definitely one of my favorite vegetables, possibly favorite foods. a lot of restaurants are featuring them right now. i ate at belly shack for lunch on friday & had the brussels & chorizo. i thought, what an excellent pairing! hearty sprouts pair very well with sausage. [...]

brussels & toothpick holders

it’s a simple recipe yet the very best way to prepare brussels sprouts. take a pound or 2 of brussels, slice thin in food processor, cook in heavy skillet with european butter (my butter of choice lately is lurpak but plugra & kerrygold are also very nice) and good sea salt. cook until browned. this [...]

boars head bacon, egg, carmelized onion & smoked gouda sammie with bacon sauteed brussels sprouts & baby spinach

so today was all about emptying the fridge. i am getting tired of having dorm fridges. i can’t ever freeze anything. for awhile i was using the great outdoors but last night i put a loaf of nice artisan bread to freeze & in the morning it had rained on it & got warmer. luckily [...]

i’m not good at making omelets

which is why i had to make them today. i used my new mushroom brush-what a great little device! i sauteed brussels sprouts, one onion, shitake & crimini mushrooms in butter & topped with smoked gouda cheese. i whipped the eggs up with some light cream, salted it & gave it a shot. i expected [...]

brussels & beets

i made frisee & endive salad with warm brussels sprouts & toasted pecans today for lunch. it’s a combination i would never have thought of, yet it works very well. the hearty bitter greens are set straight with a combination of hot roasted buttered sprouts & pecans with the white wine vinaigrette. the pecans are [...]