How many spears of asparagus in a serving?

[Anonymous]

Wrap them in bacon and fry them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never under-estimate a good brussel sprout either!!!

How many brussels sprouts would you serve each guest?

[Anonymous]

1 but you cut them in quarters.

[Anonymous]

Wow - how has a post about asparagus become 8 pages long??

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never under-estimate a good brussel sprout either!!!

How do you cook them?

Roasted in the oven with olive oil. Or sautéed with pecans. I love Brussel sprouts.

Love the asparagus bundling idea. Elegant solution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Six! You cut them in half for an even dozen pieces.

CUT THEM IN HALF?!!??! WHO GETS THE TOPS!!! i should report you!

I'd be pissed if I got the bottoms.

You could always give the bottoms to the homeless. Like the muffin bottoms on Seinfeld.

[Anonymous]

Original brussel sprout advocate here! Broil them with olive oil until crispy...Add salt...Enjoy! At least 7 sprouts per person.

[Anonymous]

LOLLLLLL SPEARTA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for continuing to post OP. When everybody criticizes DCUM for being bitchy and judgemental, I really wish I could point them to a thread like this one which truly demonstrates how the DCUM community comes together to help when it really matters. Sending you hugs, OP!

This is so true, PP! When us DCUMers need to band together and help each other out the most, we really do come through. I can't think of a more poignant, special, crucial time to express solidarity and creative problem solving than this one.

Clap....clap....clap.

[Anonymous]

Hugs to all you veggie crunchers and salad munchers-you make this country great!!!

[Anonymous]

If I walked into a house for a dinner party and smelled roasting brussels sprouts, I might have to walk out again. I love a properly prepared sprout, but roasted... GAG. Nothing smells nastier. And the smell lingers on clothes and hair. AND they taste terrible, with all the little browned bits that stick in your teeth.

Ack. I have to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's examine this from a game theory perspective.

Suppose there are 10 guests at the dinner party.

OP has allocated 3 spears per guest, or 30 spears. She is assuming rational decision making by all of her guests, and cooperation with the 30 spears. Is this a valid assumption?
What if the first five guests monopolize, for example, 25 spears, by allocating 5 spears each. There would be five spears left for the five remaining guests.

Competition at this dinner party for the remaining asparagus could segue into chaos.

You forgot about the children. Of course, Natalie and Steven's mom insisted they take one spear each (for "color"), and Amanda actually likes asparagus and took 3 and came back for 2 more. But the rest of the kids (5 in all) took nothing, leaving more spears for the rest of the guests.

[Anonymous]

You should serve corn.

[Anonymous]

What about beets? I like beets.