The festive season's most iconic vegetable will be hitting the shelves this month. Find new inspiration with these ideas from Rosie Birkett.
Having long been mired by memories of the stench of sodden, sulphurous school dinners, Brussels sprouts are finally making a comeback, and for the last couple of years, we’ve seen them gracing our plates in modish restaurants in various highly palatable forms. And so they should be. I’ve always loved these miraculous miniature cabbages, and have fond memories of crisscrossing the stems – it’s since been revealed needlessly – for Sunday lunch.
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