Bacon and Blue Cheese Brussels Sprouts

Farts. Call me immature, but since I was a kid I have always found humor in farts. The only thing not-so-funny about them is the smell, and boy does cooking this dish really make your kitchen smell like a fart explosion (mainly step 3).

I had never had Brussels sprouts until this dish, and I can honestly say that I learned so much in how these change with heat that I will be able to improve upon them in the future! Leave it to me to take something that is super healthy and make it 'questionable'; but that is my style some of the times!

• 12 Brussels Sprouts
• 1 tsp Olive Oil
• 1 tsp Garlic Salt
• 2 strips of Bacon
• 1 Tbsp Bacon Grease (you will get this when you cook the bacon)
• 1 Tbsp Cream Cheese
• 1 Tbsp Blue Cheese

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Then you will need to trim the Brussels Sprouts and make sure all the yellow or brown leaves are off. Coat the sprouts in the Olive Oil and Garlic Salt. Place the coated sprouts on a greased cookie sheet and cook for 50 minutes, turning the sprouts every 10 minutes to make sure all the sides of the sprouts cook evenly.

Step 2: While the sprouts are cooking, start cooking your Bacon. When both slices are finished, save 1 Tbsp of the Bacon Grease and throw the rest away (you will not need to wash the pan just yet).

Step 3: Once you have the Bacon Grease, place it back in the same pan you were using and turn the heat up to a medium-high. Add the Cream Cheese and Blue Cheese to the grease and cook until the cheeses melt and you have a cheese liquid. Turn off heat and let sit.

Step 4: Cut the bacon into tiny pieces. When the sprouts are finished, place them in a bowl and add the bacon. Heat up the cheese sauce again until it warm and then coat the sprouts and bacon with the cheese sauce. Roll them around in a bowl, top with Blue Cheese crumbles if you'd like, dish out onto a plate and enjoy!

Yield: 12 sprouts; serves 2 people.