Cooking Lessons

I love cruciferous vegetables. Though I don't love that they make me gassy. This, however, does not stop me from eating them and eating them as often as I can. Roasted Brussels sprouts are ridiculously easy to make. I feel stupid for having paid so much for this dish now at so many different restaurants.



If it wasn't already common knowledge, Brussels sprouts taste like ass if you don't know how to cook them. I have a feeling a ton of American mothers don't know how to cook them because these things seriously have a bad rap. Luckily, the Internet exists with it's wealth of information, you have no excuse to make crappy Brussels sprouts. Not that there are any moms reading this blog. But if there were..

PS: Lots of restaurants suck ass at making these things too. *Cough Bottega Louie.

In case you're lazy/curious:

Pop a tablet of Beano. Preheat oven to 450F. Parboil/blanch halved Brussels sprouts for 3 minutes in boiling water. Put in ice bath to stop cooking. Remove from ice bath and get rid of excess water. Toss Brussels sprouts with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Put on rimmed baking sheet. Shove in oven. Leave it there for 30-40 minutes. Top with freshly grated Parmiggiano-reggiano, if you so desire. Eat.