Toss with roast chestnuts instead of bacon for vegans. You can stuff them, if you have the patience for amuse, Or you can sprinkle with garlic/lemon/breadcrumbs However they are best plain boiled, or steamed, slightly overcooked so they are soft but not discoloured, and served with a generous knob of good butter. Boil in a low magnesium water like Evian to retain the colour. Usual restaurant technique is to par-boil, then shock cool in advance. Then at service they can just be reheated (for example in a sieve in a pan of boiling water), or finished by frying as above. You didn't think they cooked them from raw on your order, did you? Suttons Seeds (www.sutton-seeds.co.uk) do a new red brussel sprout called Red Delicious. Not sure if its grown commercially, so you may have to grow your own