In terms of vegetables worth planting in your home garden, Brussels sprouts are a reliable bet: They’re fairly easy to grow, and benefit from being placed alongside certain companion plants.

Kale, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens and kohlrabi have unique nutritional values, and we think of them as distinct vegetables. Yet, they all share the same ...

Harvest when sprouts are 1 to 1 1/2 inches in diameter, picking sprouts from the base of the plant upward. Although they aren't tiny cabbages, Brussels sprouts resemble cabbages in more ways than one.

"We have a whole gene bank here in our cellars, with all the possible Brussels sprouts varieties that were available from the past," Cees Sintenie, a plant breeder at Bejo Zaden, told the publication.

“In the late 1960s, our industry switched over to mechanized harvesting, which required a plant that would mature fairly evenly over the entire stem,” Brussels sprouts farmer Steve Bontadelli ...

Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Onion. Makes 3 servings. 2 cups Brussels sprouts. 2 tablespoons olive oil. Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. 4 strips diced bacon. ½ yellow onion, peeled ...

1. Not factoring the size of the sprouts. Like most things in life, Brussels sprouts can vary in size—and that can impact cooking time. “It’s important to factor in the size of your Brussels ...

In 2019, NPR reported on the growing phenomenon of Brussels sprouts on restaurant menus, and it doesn’t look like the trend has slowed much since then. Order the veggie at any nice restaurant ...

Brussels sprouts are tiny veggies that pack a punch in the nutrition department. "Brussels sprouts contain sulfur-containing plant compounds called glucosinolates that break down to another ...

Soy protein is the only plant protein that’s a complete protein. Edamame beans provide 8 grams of protein in just one-half cup. Additionally, edamame provides vitamin C and iron.