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Thanksgiving

The Best Brussels Sprouts Skillet (with bacon and parmesan)

October 17, 2019 by Sylvia Rose 15 Comments

These pan fried and roasted brussels sprouts are cheesy, smoky and crispy. They also look great being pulled from the oven in a cast iron skillet. It’s the kind of side dish you want on your holiday table!

bacon parmesan brussels sprouts skillet

ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS: YOU EITHER LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM

Bacon parmesan brussels sprouts are a terrific side for roasted meats due to the strong flavour that people either love or hate. If you would have asked me when I was a kid whether or not I wanted a scoop of brussels sprouts on my plate, I would have shook my head to decline.

The thing is, when brussels sprouts are overcooked, they leave a bitter taste in your mouth and an unpleasant memory if you’re tasting them for the first time.

Brussels sprouts should be green, not gray, and they should be a vegetable everyone reaches for, including children.

Vegetarians aside, who would turn down a dish with bacon and parmesan? The Panko bread crumbs also make them crispy, giving them an intriguing crunch factor.

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Filed Under: Cast Iron Cooking, Holidays, RECIPES, Side Dishes, THE STOVE Tagged With: Blog Hop, Brussels Sprouts, Thanksgiving

Maple Bourbon Cranberry Sauce Made Easy for the Holidays

October 11, 2019 by Sylvia Rose 13 Comments

cranberries for maple bourbon cranberry sauce

This maple bourbon cranberry sauce will beat anything that comes out of a can. Learn how to make this classic holiday condiment and the different ways you can punch it up to make it your own.

Maple bourbon cranberry sauce, how good does that sound?

Better than the sound cranberry sauce makes when it’s sliding out of the can, that’s for sure!

When I was a kid, it was usually my job to mash up the jellied cranberry sauce to make it more presentable for the table.

A few of us would put a polite spoonful on our plates and a couple of us, well, just my uncle, would say no entirely. I can’t blame him.

Really, who wants high-fructose corn syrup in their cranberry sauce anyway?

Making cranberry sauce from scratch seems intimidating at first, but it couldn’t be more simple!

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Filed Under: Holidays, RECIPES, Side Dishes, THE STOVE Tagged With: Christmas, condiments, cranberries, preserves, sauces, Thanksgiving

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