I'm a traditional boiled/steamed Brussels sprouts kind of guy. With so many other additional flavours available at the Christmas dinner table (stuffing, bread sauce, gravy, cranberry sauce etc.), I do not believe it is necessary to tart up the sprouts with all kinds of additional exotic fare. Yes, I've often often found myself at other peoples' Christmas catered.dinners where some of the afore mentioned more exotic sprouts recipes are employed with use of pecans, bacon and Parmesan etc. when I wish I just had the simple, plain Jane, article on the table. If that was good enough for my Mother (a fine cook/chef) all those years ago ago, it is good enough for me today. My favourite, you either love them or hate them, Brussels sprouts story relates to the Scottish lady, with red rimmed glasses, who used to serve them at our primary school dinners, and speaking in a thick accent would say, "Sprouts dear, would you like some nice sprouts".