We love them roasted.
Toss with olive oil and sea salt and spread out on a baking sheet, roast at 400 until caramelized.
Major yum!

Has anyone tried frying them in bacon grease? Just wondering if that would be any good

I do that a lot. Cut them in half and put them cut-side down in the fat. When they get all browned and caramelized, sprinkle with parmesan cheese and some pepper. It's a lot like all the other suggestions here: some kind of cured meat (bacon/pancetta, etc) and some sort of salty cheese (gruyere/parmesan, etc), caramelize, and wow Delicious!

Thanks! I will try that tonight - also are they good re-heated? I usually don't eat supper but make my dinner for the next day the night before.

I told my mom I gave my recipe here. She said "Nooo, you gave away our secret?!?" Hehe. It's actually her recipe.

You're lucky she didn't put you over her knee!

Maybe I should put lil Martin over my knee? HAHAHAHAHA Just KIDDING!!!

Martin you just tell your mom how many people she made happy.

Oh I know how good that recipe is. When done right, it's just like candy. Come to think of it, that's what we're having this Saturday.

I think it's the cumin. There's a joke in french. Grab your butt and say cul-main.

I cut 'em in half, rinse in water, toss with olive oil and salt and roast in the oven. They are never mushy and I love the crisp edges.

yes, the major difference in the old British way of boiling the heck out of them and the way we do it is the FAT!! If you fry them in butter or roast them in any fat you get that fabulous browning flavour - makes all the difference eh?

Very similar here. I like the mushrooms caramelized. When you first put them in, they release their water. After some time though, they begin to brown and get all caramelized. Then some salt and pepper and cream. Wow!

I'm glad to report that my Saturday was a blast. Caramelized, a little burnt, mushy delicious buttery Brussel sprouts. We started with a couple of cheeses, Montagnard and Brillat-Savarin. I had some brandy, my mom had a bit of sherry. I then opened a bottle of Tavel rosé and poured ourselves a glass as I started on the steak. Me a fat ribeye, her a leaner strip loin. Both fried in the skillet with a dab of butter and sprayed with salt. She had already prepared a vinaigrette for the salad, which I did not touch in spite of her insistence, but she just ate the whole thing anyway. Though she did cut up a second avocado that I simply destroyed adroitly. As I like a bit of bitter and she knows it, she'd bought a bag of Meyer lemons so I cut one up for myself and gobbled that too. None of this happened in silence, you see, as we talked about this and that, and some other stuff too. Finished with the meal we retreated to the TV, and put on Bridesmaids for a laugh or three. This is starting to look like a rhyme, but we weren't done just yet. A couple of bowls, some Greek yogurt, and a generous splattering of Greek honey to finish the evening in style.

I'd never imagined I would write this, so I hope you enjoyed it cuz I did. Though not as much as that meal, and my mom's company.

I grew some once. They were beautiful. I cut them open and inside the layers were bugs. I simply cannot even thinking of eating them now. It's like there are just too many places for bugs to hide.

PS although Martin's post made it sound tempting.