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I finally dealt with all the Thanksgiving leftovers.  In our basement fridge only beer and one package of brussels sprouts remained.  The original brussels sprouts had been part of a salad.  The first round of leftovers were repurposed into cole slaw to top pulled pork.  This last batch was looking a little sad in there when a friend gave me the great idea to serve them as an appetizer.  Roasted anything is amazing, and Jon, James and I pretty much inhaled these in no time.  Colin would have loved them, too, if his initial response to trying new foods these days wasn't an automatic "no thank you."  These were easy to prep and ready in 20 minutes.  It's taken longer than that to get the balsamic reduction out of my shirt.  Holding a toddler while eating is recipe for disaster.  You'd think I'd have learned by now, but my sleeve is currently sporting peanut butter from lunch, so clearly not.   Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bals...

If you follow At Home With Ann on Facebook   you saw this picture last night.  If you don't, you are missing out on even more of my hilarious commentary and pictures of Colin wreaking havoc in the kitchen. Given that Colin is a toddler and prone to occasional pickiness or completely nonsensical mind changes, the success of dinner can be quite varied.  There are days he surprises me and eats two cups of green beans, and days he decides he doesn't like pasta anymore.  Who doesn't like pasta?  In any case, I knew the Cobb Salad would be a bit of a stretch for him since he's been wary of any red vegetables since the hot pepper incident last summer, and eggs go in and out of favor daily.  He ended up eating mostly bacon and chicken with a side of yogurt.  I, however, loved the salad and even he agreed the dressing is good. I usually make a very simple vinaigrette for our salads, a quick combination of salt, pepper, dijon, vinegar and olive oil. ...