Entries Tagged as 'cabbage'
It’s hard to believe anything as simple as cooking red cabbage in a pot could taste so good. But red cabbage may be one of the most underrated of vegetables. With so much nutritional value–to say nothing of the stunning visuals it brings to the dinner plate–we should find more occasions to use it. “This […]
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Sometimes the simplest foods are the best. Into that category I would place Irish colcannon, a rustic mash-up of potatoes, cabbage and onions. Some versions add ham or bacon. But we stuck with the vegetarian original. They say this is traditionally served for Halloween. All I know is the kids in my food appreciation classes […]
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After the hottest summer on record and the warmest November, it only makes sense that we should have an unusually early first snowfall here in the District of Columbia. To think, we were harvesting green tomatoes just a few weeks ago. We haven’t had much luck growing cabbage, but this single red cabbage seems to […]
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Tags:cabbage·chard·snow