On Thu, 10 Feb 2005, jmcquown wrote:

> SequoiaGiganti wrote:
>> Hi again, how are you all doing?
>>
>> In the attempt to eating more healthy less starchy stables I am trying
>> to replace starch stables such as potatoes with greens such as brussel
>> sprouts (he, the look on the farmers' faces when I say I want a big
>> bag of them, when they are used to people only buying a couple of
>> handfulls). I prepare mine like this: steam 5-10 minutes and sautee in
>> salt and butter. I'm getting tired of this delicious method, though.
>> I'm looking for inspiration for other ways to prepare them.
>
> Not exactly "low fat" but they are great when cut in half, very lightly
> steamed, placed in a small baking dish. Pour a medium white sauce over the
> top, sprinkle with seasoned bread crumbs and bake about 30-35 minutes. You
> could also sprinkle over some grated Parmesan with the bread crumbs.

Eating brussel sprouts is not healthy. (35 calories in 100g? come on!) It
is merely a device to fool your
body into believing that you've been fed (an appetite suppressant, in
other words).

Lena