On Superbowl Sunday, I was craving brussel sprouts. I know, that's kind of a strange thing to crave as it's not really football game fare. When I ran to the store to pick up the food for the game, I bought some nice brussel sprouts and a package of bacon. I had read a recipe for brussel sprouts, bacon and juniper berries a few days earlier. Now, I'm showing my culinary ignorance when I tell you that I don't know what a juniper berry is, nor do I know where to locate one in a grocery store. So, I eliminated them from the recipe. Juniper berries sound like something I might have picked off a bush as a child and my mother would have warned me countlessly not to ingest.
While the rest of the family was munching on chips and salsa, refried bean dip and other treats, I cooked and ate my bowl of brussel sprouts. I have to tell you, they were delicious! (I also had some bean dip.) :)
The recipe can be found in Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater.