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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jul 13 2007 : 07:02:08 AM
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Hello--
A nice client of ours brought in a huge box of produce from his farm yesterday (he had a mediation in the office) and there is this gorgeous kale, and cabbage and yellow squash and zucchini and..and..and..lots of other stuff I know how to make.
What I DON'T know anything about, really, is kale or cabbage. Yellow squash is vague, and zucchini is bread to me :)
What recipes do YOU love?
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Sarah Blue
True Blue Farmgirl
172 Posts
Sierra Mountains
California
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2007 : 09:19:47 AM
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Jonni, kale is one of my favorite vegetables! We grow it every year. It's great in stir fries and soups. One of my favorite things to do with it is to saute it lightly with mushrooms and onions (that would be great by itself) and then to layer it with some shredded cheese in a baking dish and pour an egg and milk mixture over the top. I sprinkle some more cheese on top and bake it until the egg is cooked and the cheese is golden. This is kind of like a quiche, but not as eggy, although you can make it however you want and can even add a pie shell crust. Kale is soooo good for you too :)
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Sarah Blue
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sierra Mountains
California
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Posted - Jul 13 2007 : 09:23:11 AM
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Oh yeah, if you eat bacon, add some fried bacon pieces when you layer in the cheese and filler!
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 13 2007 : 10:58:03 AM
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Thanks, Sarah!!! That sounds wonderfully yummy!!!! And yes, we do eat bacon, so I'll be making that up this weekend!
Thank you thank you! I would have hated to see it go to waste because I don't know what to do with it!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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kitchensqueen
True Blue Farmgirl
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ivmeer
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amanda
Pawtucket
RI
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2007 : 08:27:56 AM
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Zucchini and yellow squash are awesome just sauteed in olive oil with salt and pepper as a side dish. If you want to get fancy, throw in some rosemary. If you want to get really fancy, toss the olive oil, rosemary, salt and pepper on your squashes and just bake them in the oven.
I've found that the Moosewood cookbooks have great recipes for stews with kale.
And...um...okay...don't tell my mother I gave you this recipe. It was my great-great aunt's.
Sweet and Sour Cabbage:
1 can of tomatoes or 1-2 large garden tomatoes
1 small-medium head cabbage
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 c white vinegar
optional: short ribs, meatballs
Mashed potatoes made the way you like them (not with garlic)
Place cabbage, tomatoes, sugar, and vinegar in a pot, along with short ribs if you're using them. You can toss in a diced onion if you feel like it. Bring to a boil (add meatballs when the mixture starts to boil, if using), and simmer for approximately 2 hours. Serve with mashed potatoes. |
Edited by - ivmeer on Jul 16 2007 08:32:49 AM |
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Leezard
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Novi
MI
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2007 : 08:45:31 AM
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I like a cabbage, tomato juice, ground beef and rice dish. I make it all by taste and feel so I'm no good for measurements...lol I just made it the other day with about one head of cabbage, probably 2-3 pounds and it filled a large glass bowl. I added about 1 cup of rice, one can of tomato juice(the large can), one can of whole tomatos and one pound of cooked ground beef. Bake time depends on the kind of rice you use, I used brown rice and it took about 2 hours in a 450 degree oven. Sorry it's not a little more specific but I've always just done this recipe by feel, though it's nice because it leaves things open to additions and subtractions of ingredients. Good luck with all your veggies :)
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2007 : 7:35:20 PM
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These are great! Thanks sooo much, because in he came this am to the office with more!!!! He's so dear, and I'm learning so much about cooking things I never have before!
My daddy was from Louisiana, and he always made "fried" cabbage, but the only thing I remember about it was putting red wine vinegar on it. I don't remember what he "fried" it in. Anyone ever heard of it?
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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Leezard
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Elizabeth
Novi
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Posted - Jul 17 2007 : 06:28:46 AM
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Never heard of it but it appears, from doing a search, that fried cabbage is a soul food recipe. Not all of them that I found had vinegar but here's one that did... http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1850,144177-253192,00.html
The other thing I know to do with cabbage is to make coleslaw. That's just shredded cabbage, maybe a little onion and/or some shredded carrots and then make a mixture of mayo, a little sugar and a little vinegar, enough to coat the cabbage. To me this salad is best when it's been able to sit and soak up the flavors for at least a day.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2007 : 07:13:59 AM
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A ha! Soul food, that would make sense, seeing he was from Louisiana. We at a lot of it in our household, but I never knew that my food had "soul" growing up. I just wondered why we couldn't have Kraft box mix mac and cheese like everyone else in my school!
Thanks for finding that! Looks like the "german" addition would be the vinegar.
I will be making it for me, since my dh wouldn't touch cabbage with a 10 foot pole!
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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