So...Brussel Sprouts

[flvegan]

Quick question, settle a division in opinion...

[OhioChick]

1. Ummm...

I love brussel sprouts.

:hide:

[femmocrat]

5. I do too! I never make them, though, because my family hates them!

The best ones are lightly steamed, right from the garden.... yummmmm!

[OhioChick]

10. With Butter, like Lil Missy said!

:thumbsup:

[MonkeyFunk]

2. ah! My favorite!

I love 'em love 'em love 'em!!!!

Seriously, they're probably my favorite veg. I get all moist when I see 'em on a menu somewhere. The only thing that I might like more are red beets.

[flvegan]

13. Yeah but

according to GD: P, you're a worthless stinking commie or something.

[Lil Missy]

3. I love Brussel Sprouts! Especially buried in melted butter!

[Shakespeare]

4. Teh yummy.

Bad vegan! :7

[greenbriar]

6. very good cooked in butter

I love brussel sprouts

[flvegan]

7. NOBODY'S VOTED!

Christ...you folks make having a difference in opinion really, really difficult.

[Sugar Smack]

14. Nobody wants to be implicated and possibly TSed.

*sniff* I don't see what's so hard to understand.

:o

[flvegan]

15. I edited to add a "they're okay..." suggestion.

Just to appease the Admin fearing posters here.

Bunch of wankers, I say.

[Sugar Smack]

16. Nobody wants to be implicated and possibly TSed.

*sniff* I don't see what's so hard to understand.




:smoke:

[flvegan]

20. Bunch of pillocks, I say.

You'll note that Brussel Sprout has the initials of BS.

Coincidence? Yeah, not bloody likely.

[OhioChick]

17. "but I'm still a shit. So there."

:rofl:

[Lil Missy]

8. BTW? Is this a push poll? n/t

[flvegan]

9. Shut up, you.

[Lil Missy]

23. LOL! Then you can bite me!

:D

[flvegan]

29. Well

female animal lover for gay rights from Omaha.

Do I get to choose where to bite you?

[Lil Missy]

35. Well, that depends. Do you have whiskers?

I hate whiskers or stubble. But you can bite my cheek or neck a little bit. Or my butt, LOL! If you are a nice guy, I might even plant a big smooch on your cheek. :D

I feel obligated to warn you though, that my dog is very protective of me. He may lick or kiss you to death.

[flvegan]

36. I do.

If you click my Journal, you'll see a pic. HOWEVER, your dog will easily be won over by my karmic projection. Dogs get it...I've had fighters jump in my lap.

I run a rescue. I think they sense that.

So...is my mouth still welcome on you?

[Lil Missy]

41. Well,

I know you are an animal lover like me, so I know you'd have my hardly vicious pooch wrapped around your finger in no time. I swear, if I ever had a burglar, I'd have to throw my dog at the burglar to accomplish any protection at all!

As far as your whiskers go, well, I'm queer. But I love men too, and would never turn down a friendly smooch. So yes, your mouth is welcome, but preferably on the cheek, okay?

BTW, I love your efforts with animal rescues, and admire that very much. I have rescued two cats and one dog, and can't do anymore now.

:hi:

[Haole Girl]

11. Love them!

In fact, I've been accused of "inhaling them" at dinner. :blush:

[KittyWampus]

Oven Roasted in EVOO, Garlic

YUM!

[LeftyMom]

12. They're gross and they smell and they look like tiny green brains from god alone knows what.

Oh the childhood trauma you've dredged up. :scared:

[pokerfan]

18. Love them but they mustn't be overcooked

Overcooking releases sulfur compounds in the vegetables that give it a distinctive smell commonly found unpleasant. If correctly cooked, the unpleasant smell is avoided and the vegetable possesses a delicate nutty flavour. (wiki)

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Nasty little things.

Sort of larval looking, maybe more like fetal lizards, but not something you'd consider actual food. I used to have to eat them when I was a kid. :puke:

[lost-in-nj]

21. if you like chewing on rope

might as well BUY rope....

:puke: :puke:

not to mention the stench.....

bleh



lost

[Rabrrrrrr]

22. Shit, unless cooked right, which CAN be done, but rarely is.

Brussels are yummy when cooked properly.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

24. Yumm-o !! Is the correct answer. --

little bit of lemon juice, butter, salt and pepper...all you need.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. My dear flvegan!

I love them, but they need to be baby ones...

Small, and tender...

Big old strongly flavored ones are no good to me...

:shrug:

I hope that helps...

[flvegan]

27. Peggy...do you SEE what I'm dealing with here?

Lunatics, the lot of them.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. Hmmm...

And who, just who, started the poll???

I'm wondering just who the lunatic really is...


:P









:hug:

[flvegan]

31. But it was a poll on brussel sprouts!

It should've been like picking between Jesus and McCain.

I don't even know these people.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. I'm afraid that most of us, apparently, like brussels sprouts...

So the choice turned out to be something other than between Jesus and McCain...

And yes, you do too know us, silly!

:hug:

[Arugula Latte]

26. Love 'em! Roast 'em, put on a little butter, salt n pepa, and ...

:9

[FloridaJudy]

28. Yummy when cooked right

If not, then: http://www.eyegas.com/attackofthesprouts/

[flvegan]

32. Okay, the pro-sprout voters have spoken.

They're still shits!

Yes!

[flvegan]

34. 34 responses, 7 votes

Yeah...speaks highly of the brussel sprout apologists.

[Sugar Smack]

39. And upward of 300 views.

:D

I must say, I've never put myself in a situation wherein I'd be eating brussel sprouts, so I'm hard-put to have an opinion of them. Never tried them, never tasted them, etc. But it does appear you've been left to twist in the wind by your peers & fairly piled-on by brussel-sprout huggers. *tsk* It's a real shame.

[flvegan]

40. Um...

If brussel sprouts had anything to do with that, I'd be eating forever.

What?

[ThomCat]

37. Once or twice a year I'll have a few.

I don't know why I decide to have them. It's a mysterious craving or something.
:shrug:

They have to be par-boiled to soften them, and then sauteed with garlic, salt and pepper.

[China_cat]

38. Love them. Would rather have sproutjes than most

other vegetables.

[astral]

42. I am crazy for Brussels Sprouts

You cut them in half, face down in a pot or a pan (depending on if you want to fry 'em or steam 'em) and add onions and garlic or not, and cook them hot and fast but make sure they are soft all the way through.

Then, you can mash them up with you fork on your plate and drown them in some melted butter.

Add salt.

Eat them with whatever -- goes great alone too.

Like I said, I am crazy for Brussels Sprouts.

My mom used to boil them when I was a kid and nobody in the house would eat them but her, which seemed just fine with her. They made the whole house stink like dirty socks, so I don't remember when it was I found out I actually liked them.

[TreasonousBastard]

43. They're Food of the Gods you heathen fool...

I simmer them in chicken stock until just perfectly done.

Everybody loves my sprouts.

Even you, if I would ever consider lowering myself to offering you some.

[kentauros]

44. I wonder how they'd be with a little

ground sumac, garlic and sliced onions...?

[Biscottiii]

45. Love them! But have to steam them with one of those fanned out metal steamers in the pot

So the water doesn't touch them, just steams them. When they're done to perfection, I slice them in half so they soak up the REAL butter. Can't get enough when they're in season, so expensive when they're not.

Yes, they do stink up the house. So, once cooked, rinse out the pot. Pour 2-3 cups of water in the pot with 2-3 tablespoons of any type vinegar and boil for 20-minutes or so. Clears the scents out of the house (I do that after cooking fish too, works every time.) Ymmmm! Funny I would never eat green veggies as a kid - but I sure love Brussel Sprouts as an adult.

[peekaloo]

46. elf brains

my brother's response when I asked what the hell are these things.

Shit I like 'em, too.

[bigwillq]

47. I love them (nt)

[mike_c]

48. the brussel sprout is a noble vegetable....

Cut off the stem end. Slice sprouts in half lengthwise. Saute the cut side in a little hot olive oil with a few halved garlic cloves until nicely browned. Flip 'em over and add a few tablespoons of your favorite stock to the skillet. Cover and steam for a few minutes until just tender. Season with salt and pepper. Yummy.