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 About once a week we have lunch at our local Whole Foods Market, and one of my favorite items on the salad bar is cabbage crunch. It’s also easy and convenient to make at home any time I’m in the mood for it since I always have seeds and nuts on hand. The cabbage … [read more]  Sarma is a popular Balkan entree which is made by stuffing, rolling, and cooking sour cabbage leaves. It’s a traditional meal served during winter festival holidays, such as Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. Sarma is also a traditional meal served at weddings. Kemal and I don’t wait for special occasions … [read more] When Kemal was growing up, he and his family made sour cabbage (sauerkraut) in the winter. They used the leaves of the cabbage to make a very popular Balkan entree called sarma. Sarma is sour cabbage leaves that are stuffed, rolled, and then cooked. It’s similar to stuffed grape leaves except instead of grape leaves, … [read more]  My friend, Vesna, gave me a recipe for a casserole made with sliced cabbage, potatoes, mushrooms, cheese and smoked sausage. I was trying to figure out what to make for dinner, and I really wanted to try her recipe; however, I didn’t have any mushrooms or smoked sausage. Well, I decided to improvise and make … [read more]  I unexpectedly received a bag of sweet potatoes, two heads of cabbage, and 2 ears of corn from a really sweet gal I work with, and so I decide to try something new. I browsed various recipes online on how to make sweet potatoes and found several interesting ways to cook it. One way, which … [read more]  A really sweet gal at work, Jenny, gives me extra produce from time to time that she can’t use, and yesterday she gave me two heads of cabbage, a big bag of sweet potatoes, and a couple of ears of corn-on-the-cob. We really appreciate her generosity and kindness, and I also enjoyed finding out how … [read more]  Sour cabbage is popular in Balkan cuisine, and later I will have to blog about one of my favorite sour cabbage meals…sarma. But for now, I want to tell you about a sweet cabbage recipe my friend Vesna gave to me. It has a wonderful flavor and is so healthy for you, and even though … [read more]  We’ve been in the mood for potato leek soup these days, but we’ve had to delay making it because we’ve been unable to find any fresh leeks at the grocery store. We were so happy to see them today, and we couldn’t wait to get started! Since we had some cauliflower and cabbage still in … [read more]  My friend, Vesna, is a wonderful cook, and a few days ago she made a delicious and very healthy meal for us that included a vegetable soup that my taste buds and stomach fell in love with! She was happy to share the recipe with me, and I just finished making it a … [read more] |
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