Brussel Sprouts and Cheap Wine

First, the wine. This brand, Oak Leaf, is at Walmart and sells for $2.97 a bottle. Yes, that sounds ridiculous. We've tried the Chardonnay, Merlot, Shiraz, and Cab. Sav. The Chardonnay and Merlot are very drinkable and are the only two wines we currently buy. The Shiraz and the Cab? Not so much. Will I continue to buy Oak Leaf Chardonnay and Merlot once I get a job? That's a good question. If I can find a $6-8 bottle that is markedly better I will probably change house wines, but if the $6-8 bottles are comparable in taste, I will stick with the $3 Walmart wine.





And the brussel sprouts! Looooooooove brussel sprouts. The best way to make them is to roast them. No contest. 400 degree oven, put a little 'x' on the bottom of each sprout, so they cook evenly, toss sprouts in olive oil, spread on baking sheet, season with salt and pepper and whatever else you like, bake, stirring or shaking pan after 10 mintues, cook another 10 mintues, and they should be done. These were pretty small sprouts-- bigger sprouts might need a little more time.