Guest guest Posted November 6, 2002 Report Share Posted November 6, 2002 The title cracks me up. " Fancy " like it is some BFD and about brussels sprouts. *lol* These are good though with the pinch of sugar and water chestnuts. To my son they are still repulsive, little cabbage freaks on a plate, no matter what I do. ;-) Fancy Brussels Sprouts 1 cup water 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt, optional 2 pints fresh brussels sprouts, halved or two packages (10 oz each) frozen brussels sprouts, thawed 1 can water chestnuts, drained and diced 1 Tbs butter or margarine In a saucepan over medium heat, bring water, parsley, sugar and salt to a boil. Add brussels sprouts. Cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until tender; drain. Add water chestnuts and butter; heat through. Yield: 6 servings Diabetic exchanges: one serving (prepared with margartine and without salt) equals 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat; also 67 calories, 34 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol, 11 gm carbohydrate, 3gm protien, 2gm fat. ~ P_T ~ One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. --A. A. Milne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2002 Report Share Posted November 6, 2002 <<To my son they are still repulsive, little cabbage freaks on a plate, no matter what I do. ;-)>> LOLOLOLOLOL! To funny! Believe it or not, my 11 and 13 girls love them...and I don't. I will give the recipe a try. I figure if they are big enough to try my things, I should try theirs! With kindness, Beth ~ P_T ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:The title cracks me up. " Fancy " like it is some BFD and about brussels sprouts. *lol* These are good though with the pinch of sugar and water chestnuts. To my son they are still repulsive, little cabbage freaks on a plate, no matter what I do. ;-) Fancy Brussels Sprouts 1 cup water 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt, optional 2 pints fresh brussels sprouts, halved or two packages (10 oz each) frozen brussels sprouts, thawed 1 can water chestnuts, drained and diced 1 Tbs butter or margarine In a saucepan over medium heat, bring water, parsley, sugar and salt to a boil. Add brussels sprouts. Cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes or until tender; drain. Add water chestnuts and butter; heat through. Yield: 6 servings Diabetic exchanges: one serving (prepared with margartine and without salt) equals 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat; also 67 calories, 34 mg sodium, 0 cholesterol, 11 gm carbohydrate, 3gm protien, 2gm fat. ~ P_T ~ One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. --A. A. Milne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:13:08 -0800 (PST), you wrote: > ><<To my son they are still repulsive, little cabbage freaks on a plate, no matter what I do. ;-)>> >LOLOLOLOLOL! To funny! >Believe it or not, my 11 and 13 girls love them...and I don't. I will give the recipe a try. I figure if they are big enough to try my things, I should try theirs! Good luck! My mother and father loved them too - I tried them numerous times and always thought they were nasty. Now I'm married to an Englishman - but thankfully he's probably the only Brit alive who doesn't like brussel sprouts! We do both like cabbage though. Pat (writing from a thankfully brussel sprout-free house) -- Pat Meadows Books, books! Low prices. Music CDs too! http://www.wellsborocomputing.com/sales.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 I found them repugnant as a child and would only eat them pickled. The bitter taste has grown on me (as I do love Guinness) and hubby loves them. This recipe sounds good, PT and I'll give it a try. I'll trade a beer brussels recipe I have....Just need to find it;) The plus is that they're pretty cheap here. At Central Market they sell the large brussels stalks for like $.79 a piece. Granted many are too small but you still get a good amount. Warmly, Allison --- Pat Meadows <pat wrote: > On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:13:08 -0800 (PST), you wrote: > > > > ><<To my son they are still repulsive, little > cabbage freaks on a plate, no matter what I do. > ;-)>> > >LOLOLOLOLOL! To funny! > >Believe it or not, my 11 and 13 girls love > them...and I don't. I will give the recipe a try. I > figure if they are big enough to try my things, I > should try theirs! > > Good luck! My mother and father loved them too - I > tried > them numerous times and always thought they were > nasty. > > Now I'm married to an Englishman - but thankfully > he's > probably the only Brit alive who doesn't like > brussel > sprouts! > > We do both like cabbage though. > > Pat (writing from a thankfully brussel sprout-free > house) > -- > Pat Meadows > Books, books! Low prices. > Music CDs too! > http://www.wellsborocomputing.com/sales.html > U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive greatest hits videos http://launch./u2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 , Pat Meadows <pat@m...> wrote: > Good luck! My mother and father loved them too - I tried > them numerous times and always thought they were nasty. > > Now I'm married to an Englishman - but thankfully he's > probably the only Brit alive who doesn't like brussel > sprouts! > > We do both like cabbage though. > > Pat (writing from a thankfully brussel sprout-free house) ~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~ Okay, now I'm confused. How can you like cabbage and yet not like brussels sprouts? *lol* Would you eat them on a plane? Would you try them in the rain? Would you try them with a mouse? Would you try them in a house? ;-) ~ P_T ~ Just as appetite comes by eating so work brings inspiration. -Igor Stravinsky, composer (1882-1971) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2002 Report Share Posted November 7, 2002 On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 17:54:29 -0000, you wrote: > >Okay, now I'm confused. How can you like cabbage and yet not like brussels >sprouts? *lol* I don't know either, but we both do like cabbage and detest sprouts. It does seem inconsistent. >Would you eat them on a plane? NO. >Would you try them in the rain? NO. >Would you try them with a mouse? NO. >Would you try them in a house? > NO. Dr. Seuss, I presume? :-) We eat rutabagas though, will that compensate for not eating brussel sprouts? Pat -- Pat Meadows Books, books! Low prices. Music CDs too! http://www.wellsborocomputing.com/sales.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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