Posts by Gail South

Sprinkle salt over cabbage; mix thoroughly. Let stand 30-60 min to wilt slightly. Firmly pack cabbage into clean pint canning jars, leaving 1.5-2″ headspace. Fill w cold water till cabbage is covered, leaving .5″ headspace. Put on lid, screwing band down tight. Place jars on a pan as the brine may overflow during fermentation. Keep…

In a saucepan, cover cabbage w cold water. Bring to boil and cook 2 min. Drain well. Stir in 2 T butter, salt and pepper. Add tomato sauce, sour cream, onion, and liquid from mushrooms. Place half of cabbage mix in well buttered 1.5 qt casserole. Top w mushrooms and dill pickles. Add remaining cabbage.…

Layer vegetables in a 3 or 4 qt casserole and sprinkle each layer w a little salt. Heat hot sauce, stock, olive oil and garlic. Add to casserole. Sprinkle dill over top and bake at 350 until all vegetables are tender, about one hour. Serve lukewarm or hot. Potato 1 dicedCarrots 1 slicedEggplant 1 pared…

Drop 1 tsp oil into bottom of shallow glass or ceramic dish and rub around with paper towel. Arrange half the onion slices on the bottom. Combine the remaining ingredients in bowl (except the onions and oil); season with salt and pepper and spread over onions. Spread the remaining onion rings over the top and…

1 large eggplant (1 pound), trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces1 teaspoon fine table salt¼ cup fruity extra-virgin olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons for drizzling2 large zucchini, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and cut into 1-inch pieces1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch pieces4 cloves garlic,…

Place eggplant in large colander set over large bowl; sprinkle w 2 tsp salt and toss. Let stand at least 1 hr and up to 3. Rinse under running water to remove salt. Spread in even layer on triple thick paper towels; cover w another triple thickness. Press firmly w hands until eggplant is dry…

Preheat oven to 450F w rack in lower third. Toast baguette slices in 1 layer on a baking sheet in oven until tops are crisp (bread will still be pale), about 7 min. Transfer to a rack to cool. Remove top of pumpkin by cutting a circle 3” in diameter around stem w small sharp…

Preheat oven to 350. Place uncut pumpkins in large shallow dish and add 1 inch water. Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes, til tender. Let cool. Reheat oven to 375. With paring knife, remove tops from pumpkins. Remove and discard seeds; then scoop out flesh, leaving 1/4 inch shells. Place pumpkin flesh in mixing…

Preheat oven to 350. Carefully cut a 1-inch slice off the top of the pumpkin. Reserving the top, scoop out and discard the seeds and strings. Make 3 layers each of toast and cheese in the pumpkin cavity, alternating layers and ending w cheese. Whisk together the half-and-half, eggs salt, pepper and nutmeg and slowly…

Heat oven to 500. Sprinkle the inside of the pumpkin w s&p OR brown sugar and nutmeg. Spoon 1/4 c applesauce into each pumpkin. Dot the top of each with butter, if desired. Top w reserved “lids”. Bake until pumpkins are tender and the filling is hot, 50-60 min. If desired, serve w a dollop…