Christmas week this year featured many scrumptious dishes, mostly prepared by my dad. The first night though, was my turn to cook. My grandma (Gee-Gee as the kids call her) was in town from Kansas, and I found out that she is an avid reader of my blog (thanks Grandma!). We had so much fun hanging out, and the kids really enjoyed getting to know her again.
We took advantage of the nice weather and had a little batting practice before dinner.
I prepared a mouth-watering apple butter pork loin with coconut rice on the side. My mom made the meal complete with our favorite roasted brussels sprouts. I know what you’re thinking, NO ONE likes brussels sprouts! Well, I challenge you to try them prepared this way before you totally give up on this vegetable. C’mon, just one little taste!
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
- fresh brussels sprouts buy them on the stalk if you can
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Wash brussels sprouts and cut off the ends, dry with a paper towel. If the brussels sprouts are overly large, you can cut them in half. Otherwise, keep them whole.
- Toss brussels sprouts with enough olive oil to coat, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place on a large baking sheet and roast for 25 minutes or until brown and crispy on the outside, shaking once halfway through cooking.
- Serve and enjoy! YES enjoy your brussels sprouts!
Practically the only way I eat brussels sprouts is to roast 'em first. . . and I love them! I've had them shredded and pan-sauted, too, which is very good. Now I have to work on those veggies that intimidate me! 😉
A great way to get the kids involved is to put the veggies in a ziptop bag and dump oil and seasonings in. Close and let them shake it up. My 7yr old loves this and is more likely to try something he helped make.
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