Brussels Sprouts Love - Facts and Recipes

I Love Brussels Sprouts. It is my favorite green vegetable. Find out more about this delicious little cabbage head. Interesting factoids, nutrition and recipes. In fact, you get 5 plus 2 Fabulous and Tasty Recipes. Looking for the very best, fabulous and tasty 5-star recipes for preparing brussels sprouts so that everyone will love them?

Here are some of the most delicious recipes for fixing these little green cabbage heads! This green vegetable is great in a variety of side dishes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter and really every day! Learn how to prepare brussels sprouts with these hand-selected recipes.

This is one of my favorite green vegetables along with broccoli, cabbage, and cucumbers! I think of all those veggies as some of my favorite comfort foods. Yes, veggies!

I know that you too will love these tasty recipes for preparing your own brussels sprouts side dishes.

Who knows, perhaps these little cabbage heads will become your favorite green vegetable of all time. Let's give this little green veggie a try shall we?

Yummy Photo Credit: Long Island Improved Seeds.

Love Them or Maybe Not Poll
Please answer our poll question! There's no neutral ground here ... love brussels sprouts?

1. Love them ... yummy!
2. Yech ... not my style!!

My Confession: I Love Them Any Way You Fix Them!
Yes, indeed these are cool little veggies!


You'll find that brussels sprouts are great when cooked simply in a butter sauce or with balsamic vinegar or with a cheesy sauce or with herbs or extra garlic flavoring! Prepare them on the stovetop, in the microwave, or oven-roasted. There are so many delicious ways to prepare this green little cabbage head!

Don't let that signature smell turn you off. A specific isothiocyanate, namely allyl isothiocyanate, is credited for the smell. And, that is a good thing, as allyl isothiocyanate has shown to be unfriendly to precancerous cells in research studies.

They are super tasty and quite delicious in roasted recipes. Ah, to me, this mini cabbage head, green vegetable is the most delicious vegetable. Try one of these tasty recipes or experiment with some of your own favorite ingredients.

Pop them into a casserole and try oven-roasting. You can't go wrong! You'll find they can be quite yummy. Trust me!

I have been talking about this vegetable for a long time, before they became popular. Now, people worldwide are talking about them. Hey, there are more than five plus two ways to prepare these little cabbage heads - I too am constantly experimenting with them. There are a lot of things you can do with brussels sprouts ... try them alone or as part of a more complex recipe.

You know, you can find quite a few websites promoting recipes for this vegetable. Yes, learning how to prepare these tasty morsels should be on your list! Let's get started.

By the way, I must take time to thank my readers for being there over all these years. What a rewarding experience to be able to write about my fond food memories and to have such a fantastic readership base. Thank you! --The Brand Ambassador JaguarJulie!

P.S. I WAS the Official Squidoo Comfort Foods Contributor! Did you know that? Well, you probably guessed it. Yes, brussels sprouts are some of my favorite green comfort foods!

5 Plus 2 Little Green Factoids!
They are good for you.

brussels sprouts factoids by jaguarjulie

1. Brussels sprouts come from the very same vegetable family that includes cabbage, collard greens, broccoli, kale, and kohlrabi.
2. They contain Vitamins A and C, folic acid and dietary fiber.
3. Because they contain sinigrin, it is thought that they help protect against colon cancer.
4. Nearly all of these vegetables in the United States come from California.
5. Approximately 2% actually are grown in Long Island, New York.
6. "Brussels sprout" is a countable noun. In the plural, it is "Brussels sprouts."
7. "Listen here, I've loved these little green cabbage heads long before they became socially-acceptable." --JaguarJulie

Nutrition Facts of Brussels Sprouts
Everything you ever wanted to know and more!

These little green vegetables are good for you! Check out the nutritional facts of these little cabbage heads and learn more about them whether cooked, boiled or drained!

You will find a great reference for fresh foods is freshcutproduce.com where you can get pertinent nutritional data and delicious facts about your favorite fresh foods; green or otherwise.

Delicious Brussels Sprouts Recipes
Check out these hand-selected recipes.

#1 Three Point Brussels Sprout Casserole: Ingredients include beaten eggs, soft bread crumbs, cream of mushroom soup, onion, butter, and cheddar cheese. Everyone loves to make casseroles. This recipe will convert the biggest critic.

#2 Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts Recipe: This is a very easy dish to prepare. You will probably find the ingredients on your shelf - extra-virgin olive oil along with fine-grain sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. You decide which grated cheese to add. Just a little does it.

#3 Pan-Browned Brussels Sprouts Recipe: I love using fresh garlic cloves which is a key ingredient for this recipe. You'll need some pine nuts, olive oil, butter, pepper and salt. This is another easy way to prepare this delicious green vegetable.

#4 Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar: The key ingredient in this preparation is balsamic vinegar. It's not just for salads. You'll also use olive oil, garlic, onion, butter, and salt and pepper. The vinegar nicely coats the veggies and enhances the flavor. You might make a convert with this dish.

#5 Buttered Simple Recipe
This is the traditional fast and easy recipe. They are great MASHED and served with Butter! - Use your fork to mash these little cabbage heads!

brussels sprouts mashed by jaguarjulie

2 lbs. Brussels Sprouts, trimmed
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

Cook Brussels Sprouts in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender. Do not over boil please. Check at 10 minutes as they should be tender to a fork. Drain water and toss with butter and salt and pepper to taste.

Simply easy ... any chef should be able to handle this. I know, I do! Sometimes you don't want to mess with your food preparation, but want to enjoy the true taste of your food. This is the way to go! ~ Compliments of Jaguar Julie.

#6 Potato and Blue Cheese Soup Recipe
One of our readers, Phil, stopped by to share this recipe, "Here is a soup that I invented."

1/2 onion - finely chopped 1 tsp crushed garlic
1 tsp crushed ginger
1 tbsp olive oil
2-1/2 cups milk - warmed
2 cups chopped cooked brussels sprouts
1-1/2 cups chopped cooked potatoes
1 tbsp dry sherry
100gm blue cheese
Nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste

Saute onion, garlic and ginger in olive oil for 10 minutes or until onion is soft. Add the chopped vegetables to the warmed milk and stir to combine. Add vegetables and milk to onion, garlic and ginger. Blend to puree.

Add crumbled blue cheese and dry sherry. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Reheat until cheese melts and soup is hot. Do not boil.

#7 Lima Beans and Garlic Puree Recipe
Submitted by one of our readers, Ali Hakala on November 1, 2009. "Very flavorful dip for crackers or vegetables! Freezes well."

1 lb. brussels sprouts
4-5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 cups cooked lima beans
1-1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp. Italian parsley, fresh
1 Tbsp. oil or butter
salt and pepper to taste

1. Prepare and blanch brussels sprouts for 2 minutes, remove from water and toss into ice-cold water, drain.
2. Saute garlic and brussels sprouts in oil or butter on medium or medium low. Season with salt and pepper.
3. When brussels sprouts are cooked through, add lima beans, then milk or broth. Simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and cool somewhat.
5. Blend thoroughly. Can also add a splash of lemon.
6. Spoon into serving bowl and garnish with chopped parsley.

What is Your Favorite Recipe?
Please answer our poll question. Which of these is your favorite?

1. Cheesy Casserole
2. Golden-Crusted
3. Pan-Browned
4. Balsamic Vinegar
5. Buttered Simple
6. Potato and Blue Cheese Soup
7. Lima Beans and Garlic Puree

The Pickled Poll

First came the pickle! What is your experience with these pickled vegies?

1. I love them pickled ... hot or medium or mild!
2. I love dill pickles and dill you-know-whats!
3. Not yet tried them pickled.
4. I'm just learning to love them regular style.
5. Not a lover.

Please Give Brussels Sprouts a Try!

Perhaps you have not liked the taste of this green vegetable since you were a kid? I've found that I need to give all foods a chance, especially if I didn't like them when I was young.

Our taste buds change as we get older. Something old can taste new again. Why not give these little green vegies a second chance?

You know, they are great whole, sliced or diced, or even mashed! There is a lot that you can do with those little cabbage heads.

Already love them? Drop me a note in the guestbook and tell me how much.

Got a favorite recipe that you would like to share? Please tell me about it especially if you would like me to feature it here on my fan page.

Ready to Grow Some Brussels Sprouts?

I've had a lot of luck using Burpee Seeds! May I recommend you try Burpee 50171 Brussels Sprouts Brawny Seed Packet.

I recently planted a sunflower garden with 4 different packets of their seeds.

After the great success with that flower garden, I would want to next try some of these.

Have you grown any little green cabbage heads yet? Why not try it.

Take a Closer Look : This Food Can be Whimsical Art

It's a singular vegetable! What a cute little gift idea for the cabbage head lover in your life.

I love a little whimsy in my figurines. This will put a smile on your food lovers face.

Consider more than one; like a school of fish or little cabbage heads.

Thanks for dropping by today.

We truly love to hear from our readers. Won't you take a moment to let us know you were here? And, definitely let us know what you favorite recipe is for preparing this delightful little green vegetable comfort food.

History: I Love Brussels Sprouts was originally created on Squidoo by JaguarJulie on January 12, 2008. On February 8, 2010 this lens earned the Purple Star Award for quality content. It was honored with the Squidoo lens of the day LOTD on August 29, 2014.

Why all the ads for Brussels Sprouts

Good afternoon everyone! It's about dinner time for us in Jacksonville, Florida. I can smell the aroma of the cajun-spiced roasted whole chicken wafting from the kitchen and have about another hour or so to be subjected to the killer smells. Once a week, I generally prepare a roasted chicken; sometimes it is cajun-spiced and sometimes it is more of a lemon-pepper chicken.

Sometimes I will prepare brussels sprouts as a side dish to go along with the roasted chicken; sometimes petite red or new potatoes; sometimes a salad; sometimes mixed vegetables. Haven't exactly settled on those side dishes yet, so I think I'll let hubby pick when he gets home.

I've definitely decided not to fix brussels sprouts tonight as I've had my plate full of brussels sprouts today. No, I've not been eating them all day. However, I have noticed that the search engines have over-heated with brussels sprouts the past couple of weeks. Wow! Somebody must have gotten the word out that this mini cabbage head was a hot property or something! Everyone has jumped on the bandwagon to be either talking or advertising for brussels sprouts! It is the wildest thing you know?

Here is a screen capture of the ads from today's search on Yahoo. In the screen capture, you will see the actual placement of the ads at top and at the sidebar. Below the lavender line, those are the ads that have been appearing at the bottom of the search results. They have got you coming and going!

What is pretty wild about all this, is I was JUST asking on June 2, 2010, in my blog post, Why all the ads for Stuffed Cabbage? And, there is that same website again, that was previously advertising stuffed cabbage, and now is advertising brussels sprouts recipes!  I'm wondering, have you noticed this happening with your food topics?  Have you lost significant traffic lately?  Have you searched and found ads for your food topics?  It is wild I say!

In my Saturday, June 19, 2010 blog post, Who grabbed cut and ate the cheese, I touched on a variety of observations connected to brussels sprouts.  Several forum posts talked about this green vegetable and mini cabbage head.

You know, life can sure be wacky! Once upon a time, a vegetable was just a vegetable. And, then, along came the internet! Now, a vegetable is a hot commodity for ads! Isn't that remarkable?

P.S. Yes, I * Love * Brussels Sprouts - Get Some 5-Star Fabulous Recipes! And, I do so love Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage Rolls -- Find out about my grandma Julia Nagy's secret ingredient for stuffed cabbage rolls.

Who grabbed cut and ate the cheese

Say people!  As Saturdays go, this one started off like any Saturday of recent experience.  Hubby is off now going round and round on the golf course with the usual suspects, hitting and chasing that silly white ball over the river and through the woods and into 18 holes.  Gosh, what a lovely sport!  I think I need to take it up and hit a few balls and knock the crap out of some silly balls ... you know what I'm suggesting?

The morning has progressed with a visit to freshen up some puppies, feed the cats, and pop that laundry of hubby's into the washer to see if I can hook up with some fabulous finds, or not. I'm hoping for at least a twenty dollar bill; I'd like fifty, but hubby doesn't usually carry fifties or hundreds, at least NOT since we had a rent-paying tenant who didn't have a checking account, so he liked to pay in cash in a dark alley ... oh, kidding!  He ran out of cash and excuses and has moved on to grace somebody elses' path and door.  Thank you Jesus!

I was sitting here looking at something that I would call a mystery, but it really isn't a mystery ... it is the story of popularity, traffic, the internet, and other people who like that story of popularity and want that traffic too ... thinking the road is paved with gold.  Writing on the platform of Squidoo has been a marvelous experience for over 4 years.  The ideas for more Squidoo lenses literally keep exploding out of the top of my head, but I have paused for a moment to notice a mystery.  And, I put a lid on my head to contain those ideas temporarily.

People are talking about how the power of Squidoo has attracted a lot of attention worldwide.  People are talking about traffic suddenly and mysteriously disappearing from their top topic lenses.  Holy Topicability Index Batman!  That's life, you know!  Have we not seen this happen for years and years?  That people will focus on a cool topic that seems to be a cool topic only to them or to only a few people.  And, then they will love and nurture and develop that topic.  Then, BAM!  One day that topic hits the bigtime. "Why, I want a piece of THAT action!"  Yes, others notice and want in on the action.

On June 3, 2010, I penned a JaguarJulie Blog On post asking "Why all the ads for Stuffed Cabbage?" It was a natural curiosity I had that in the beginning, it was perhaps Martha Stewart and me talking about the virtues and delicious taste of stuffed cabbage rolls. Then, pretty soon ... everybody's talking about delicious stuffed cabbage rolls. Don't you just love the internet, I ask?

So ... BAM! The latest foodsy candidate for all those ads, ads, ads is another gas-producing vegetable, Brussels Sprouts! Oh, I love love love Brussels Sprouts and have written a delicious page to celebrate all those 5-star fabulous recipes for preparing brussels sprouts.  What is most curious, about all this hot air on the internet, is to see a website that I recognize!  First, they loved stuffed cabbage, now they are loving brussels sprouts ... keep your eyes peeled for more from idealhomegarden !!!

Who grabbed cut and ate the cheese I am wondering? This is where I want to show that my thought pattern hit a brain f*rt and started thinking about cheese. You see I dropped by a Squidoo lens that was asking which kind of CHEESE you like on your burgers! Ah, cheese -- I love cheese, but had to start cholesterol-lowering meds so that I could still love my cheese! For me, cheese is such a favorite food, well that is in addition to stuffed cabbage rolls and brussels sprouts oh my!

My favorite cheese is blue cheese ... it can be quite stinky! Oh, I almost forgot, I also love love love limburger cheese ... a shameless plug that stinks, no it's yummy!

Now, here is where this will all make a little sense ... I am attempting to pull this blog post together for you! Who grabbed cut and ate the cheese I am wondering? I picked the fork in the road to venture onto Amazon and search on "Who Moved My Cheese?" as they say it is "An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life."  My first observations made me ask, why is that book not rated as a 5-star book?  It was that curiosity that made me read the reviews.  And, for that I am quite thankful this morning!  You see, I really really really needed a good laugh.  Let me share it ...

Usual cheesey stuff, March 30, 2010 by nr8209
This review is from: Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life

This is a typical meaningless self improvement book. We were forced to read it at a previous company. Basically if you think you are so bad you really need help from this book I would give up now and head for the nearest cliff. I much prefer the parody Who Cut The Cheese? - An A-Mazing Parody about Change (and How We Can Get Our Hands on Yours) by Stilton Jarlsberg - a much more satisfying read.

You know it is encouraging to note that Google is always tweaking the algorithm to bring in the most relevant and spot-on search results. I'd like to think that when I am searching on my favorite search engine of Google that they are giving me premium search results. We all are pulled in so many different ways these days. Thank goodness for the fabulous Google. Huh, oh yes there are other search engines out there these days. Hmmm, remember what I said about working on a cool topic, nurturing it, and developing it until it hits the popularity index and then BAM! Others are on the bandwagon? Others are noticing that top traffic cool topic. In February 2008, I penned a fun debate that I think YOU will love. Be sure to express yourself GOOGLE vs. YAHOO -- Which side are you on? Ah, I do love Google you know!

P.S. Ah I am a woman you know! Yep, that is really me in that profile picture -- no mysterious avatar to make you wonder who the heck I am! Oh, and quite incidentally, I am a blonde and blondes do have more fun! Are we having fun yet? Tell ya more later. Thanks for dropping by today. Love ya!