Cabbage Recipes for Winter by Ruth Paget

Cabbage Recipes for Winter by Ruth Paget 

One of the best buys for .99 cents on Kindle is Ms. Fruit’s Hello! 365 Cabbage Recipes. This book has recipes from Ethiopia to Thailand with many from Europe and the US in between. Its multicultural offerings and price to fit all budgets make it a terrific buy. 

Five of the European recipes I like follow: 

*Dijon Pork with Apples and Cabbage 

-This recipe is made with green cabbage, apple wedges, olive oil, pork tenderloins, a Dijon-style mustard like Maille, white wine vinegar, and honey. 

-On a sheet pan, toss together the apple and cabbage wedges, salt and pepper, and olive oil. 

-Spread a mixture of oil, thyme, honey, white wine vinegar, and mustard all over the pork. 

-Place the apple and cabbage wedges on top of the pork. Roast the pork till the meat registers 130 degrees Fahrenheit. 

-Place the pork under the broiler till the apples and cabbage have a light char and the pork has a golden crust. 

-Cut the pork into slices and serve the apples and cabbage topped with chopped parsley. 

This recipe for Dijon Pork with Apples and Cabbage is worth the price of the book alone. 

*Balsamic Cabbage 

-This recipe is made with shredded green cabbage, shredded red cabbage, shredded carrots, salt and pepper, and balsamic vinegar. 

-Start by cooking the carrots, green cabbage, and red cabbage till soft. 

-Mix in the balsamic vinegar and serve warm. 

*Blaukraut 

-This recipe is made with onions, diced apples, red cabbage, vegetable broth, vinegar, and optional lingonberry jam. 

-Cook the apples and onions till they begin to soften. Add the cabbage and cook till heated through. 

-Stir in the apple cider vinegar and broth. Cook for 30 minutes. 

-Flavor with salt and pepper and lingonberry jam, if using. 

*Cabbage and Apple Slaw 

-This recipe is made with yogurt, sour cream, honey, shredded red cabbage, chopped Granny Smith apples, minced onion, and chopped parsley. 

-Make a sauce of honey, sour cream, and yogurt. 

-Mix parsley, cabbage, onions, and apples together. 

-Mix in salt and pepper. Mix the salad with the sauce and refrigerate till using. 

*Chopped Vegetable Salad with Beans 

-This recipe is made with canned cannellini beans, green peppers, chopped red cabbage, chopped radishes, lemon and oil dressing, and diced feta cheese. 

-Mix everything together and refrigerate. 

For more elaborate cabbage recipes, check out Gabriel Kreuther: The Spirit of Alsace – A Cookbook by Gabriel Kreuther and Michael Ruhlman. 

Happy Cooking! 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

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Visiting Heidelberg (Germany) with Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

Visiting Heidelberg (Germany) with Savvy Mom Ruth Paget

Heidelberg, located in southwestern Germany, is famous for its university, printing presses, and Gothic castle that is perched high above the Neckar River.

Heidelberg has an important history in Germany and Europe as home to the Palatinate electors, who voted for the Holy Roman Emperor.

Charlemagne (c. 742 – 814) was crowned first Holy Roman Emperor in 800, the first Roman Emperor since the Fall of the Roman Empire.  Charlemagne is considered to be French and German.  The Germans date the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire at 962 with ascension of Otto I (912 – 973) to the throne, a wholly Germanic figure.

According to a Deutsches Historiches Museum exhibit about the Holy Roman Empire, the Empire was decentralized, multilingual, and multidenominational.  It covered Germany, Austria, and Central Europe.  This diverse cultural base of the Holy Roman Empire required adroit diplomats and politicians to hold it together.  The Germans of the Palatinate, of which Heidelberg is a political center, distinguished themselves for meeting the needs of the Empire.

The Holy Roman Emperor was elected by an elite group of churchmen and princely electors.  The position of Emperor was not hereditary; each candidate had to be a skillful politician to get elected.

The last Holy Roman Emperor was Emperor Franz II (1768 – 1835).  He abdicated the throne in 1806 and assumed just the title of Emperor of Austria as Franz I.

Heidelberg’s importance somewhat diminished with the end of the Holy Roman Empire, but one look at the solid, stone houses leading up to the castle alerts visitors to the town’s self-assuredness of its historical role in creating modern Germany and Europe.

By Ruth Paget, Author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

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