buttered cabbage

Its spring or fall or winter and you have a cabbage staring at you from the back of the fridge as you eat mushrooms or if you aren't me potatoes and sausage. That cabbage can be tasty and healthy-ish in under 15 minutes. First  remove funky outer leaves and throw in compost/trash. Slice it in half. Then slice in thin ribbons. Toss these in a skillet with 1\2 chopped onion 1 tb caraway and 2 tb butter. Sauté until bright green. Serve. Wrap the other half head for later.

Orange carrots

These are bribes for small children to eat veggies and I have fed them to no less than five of the kids I used to watch. My mother used them on me also.

Preheat oven to 350 . Take one bag peeled carrots or 1 lb carrots peeled and cut into 1/4 ths and cut into chunks . Add 1\2 cup orange juice ( frozen and canned it recommended)and 1\4 tsp cinnamon, add one tb of bake 30 min until carrots are fork tender. You could drizzle with honey or not...they will still be gobbled up

Orange carrots

These are bribes for small children to eat veggies and I have fed them to no less than five of the kids I used to watch. My mother used them on me also.

Preheat oven to 350 . Take one bag peeled carrots and cut into chunks or one 16 oz bag baby carrots. Add 1\2 cup orange juice and 1\4 tsp cinnamon, add one tb of butter. bake 30 min until carrots are fork tender. You could drizzle with honey or not...they will still be gobbled up

Easy florentine tomato soup

Take  1 jar marinara sauce you would eat and pour into your pot add entire container of same size of milk and 1 of water.add 5 oz of spinach fresh or frozen. Cool until thickened. Add parmesan or asiago as garnish.

roasted beets, mint and goat cheese

Wash and prick holes in 3 medium beets.Wrap in foil. Put in oven while cooking other things at 350- 375. Cook until tender 30-45 minutes. Allow to cool and remove from foil.warning,do not slice until cool unless you like resembling an axe murderer. 1/4 the slices and toss with 1/2 package goat cheese or 3 oz feta (the honey goatcheese thats 2$at aldi also works well here. Dress with olive oil,salt and pepper and if desired balsamic vinegar. Add chopped mint leaves,dry will work in a pinch. Eat on its own or as a salad topping.

Salad mushrooms

Wash and slice one container button mushrooms. Add three tb lemon juice, bottled is fine. Add salt and pepper  to taste, 2 tb olive oil.put all ingredients in a jar with one green onion sliced. Shake and wait at least 20 minutes.Refrigerate up to one week. Use as dressing layer in salad jars or on mashed potatoes or along side noodles or salad greens.