"Wim van Bemmel" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:44:47 +0000, notbob wrote:
>
>> On 2009-02-11, Paul M. Cook > wrote:
>>> Ingredients
>>>
>>> 6 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 small onion, julienned
>>> 1 teaspoon kosher salt
>>> 1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and chopped 1 recipe Basic Brussels
>>> Sprouts, recipe follows 1/2 cup heavy cream
>>> 1 teaspoon whole-grain Dijon mustard
>>> 1-ounce blue cheese, crumbled
>>> Pinch freshly ground nutmeg
>>
>> I caught part of that AB brussel sprout program, but musta missed this
>> one. Sounds pretty tasty. Cream and nutmeg seems to be a fave with
>> Belgiumamiums, my late brother's girlfriend having taught me a similar
>> dish with ham wrapped Belgium endive cooked in cream and nutmeg. Yum.
>> I'll hafta try it.
>>
>> nb
>
> Mmmm, good. Approved, except for the apple and the cream, I will leave
> them out. And the mustard can wait until the serving.
> And, by all means, keep the sprouts al dente, almost raw. Nothing worse
> than well done sprouts. They stink.


You got something against cream? I'm sure your recipe is good too but this
dish is all about that which you eschew. I ate the whole dish, all of it.
It was that good. I can see just the onion, mustard, bacon and cheese with
some nutmeg on top. But the sauce is just divine with the cream.

Paul