Comments on: The Story My Mother Doesn’t Want You to Read http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/the-story-my-mother-doesn%e2%80%99t-want-you-to-read/ Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:23:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Roast Some Organic Brussels Sprouts « OrganicAuthority.com – Organic Blog http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/the-story-my-mother-doesn%e2%80%99t-want-you-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-79414 Roast Some Organic Brussels Sprouts « OrganicAuthority.com – Organic Blog Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:01:34 +0000 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=12#comment-79414 [...] I first started blogging for OrganicAuthority in November 2005, I posted The Story My Mother Doesn’t Want You to Read. I was gearing up for Thanksgiving, and I wanted to share my traumatic Brussels sprouts memories [...]

]]> By: » The Much-Maligned Brussels Sprout http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/the-story-my-mother-doesn%e2%80%99t-want-you-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-8303 » The Much-Maligned Brussels Sprout Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:20:25 +0000 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=12#comment-8303 [...] Brussels sprouts seldom make anyone’s Top 10 Favorite Vegetables list. Improper preparation is usually the culprit. When cooked correctly, this member of the cabbage family can be a delicious side dish, especially at your Easter table. [...]

]]> By: Dave H. http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/organic-food/the-story-my-mother-doesn%e2%80%99t-want-you-to-read/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Dave H. Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:35:42 +0000 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=12#comment-55 The above is the story of my life! Although, in my case, it was my grandmother who cooked the sprouts. (My mother went to high school in the 1950s, when Home Ec had turned away from the cook-vegetables-until-the-water-runs-green school, so we always had veggies prepared just right.) She bought them fresh, but boiled them until they were limp. They tasted awful, awful, awful!

I stayed away from them until I was an adult, but wanted more cruciferous vegetables for the reasons noted here. I bought them fresh, roasted them in the oven with some salt and olive oil, and served them to amazed Thanksgiving guests who could not believe these were Brussels sprouts! I guarantee anyone traumatized by Brussels sprouts as a kid that, if you give them a second chance, and don’t overcook them, you’ll love them!

—Dave H., Providence, RI

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