So many young ladies (career women, new moms, wives, singles, whatever?) nowadays don’t really know how to cook basic vegetables & meats for dinner.  Let’s face it, you are in a hurry when you get home from work, school or just tending to errands for the kids, so you grab a frozen meal or a take-out somewhere and let that be dinner.  Not only can this become very costly, but most of the time it will be packed with unhealthy calories and unknown ingredients.  I grew up in much more simple times.  You ate what was available at the grocery store or from your garden if you were lucky enough to have one (which I didn’t then).  Of course, my mother seasoned all her vegetables with bacon grease…but that’s a whole ‘nother story!  Bless her heart!

Anyhow, I’m going to post a few simple recipes for cooking basics as healthy and delicious as possible.  I use olive oil instead of bacon grease.  And I add salt and pepper to most of my dishes to bring out the natural flavor of them.  Also add garlic powder (or fresh garlic) and onions (if you like them) to many of my dishes because that’s just the way I cook.

I recently went on a 4 day keto plan and these basic vegetable, salad and chicken dishes helped me lose 4 1/2 lbs while keeping to the plan.  Now I can enjoy my weekend and have a baked potato and maybe even a dessert and not feel guilty.

Here is the first basic recipe: Fried Cabbage (actually it is sautéed) but in the South we call it fried.  Y’all enjoy!  GG

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Fried Cabbage

This is a basic recipe for cooking cabbage. It is not really fried, it is sautéed but we call it fried in the South!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword At Home with GG, Basic recipes, Cabbage, Cooked Cabbage, Cooking Cabbage, Dinner, Simple recipes, Vegetables

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Cost $2.50

Equipment

• Large skillet with a lid
• knife to cut cabbage
• spoon to stir

Ingredients

• 1 head cabbage
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/3 cup water

Instructions

• Place olive oil in the skillet
• Chop the cabbage into bite size pieces
• Add the cabbage to the skillet with medium heat
  
• Add a lid to the skillet but Stir the cabbage often to keep it from scorching
  
• Add about 1/2 tsp. of salt & 1/4 tsp pepper and stir
  
• When cabbage is just starting to get a little bit limp but not very browned, add 1/3 cup of water and put lid back on the skillet.
  
• Turn heat to very low and let the cabbage simmer, stirring it every now & then to make sure it is getting really tender and still has enough water to not scorch.
• If you need to add a little more water before the cabbage gets tender, that is fine, just don't add too much or you will just have boiled cabbage instead.
• Serve while hot. If cooked right, it will taste sweet and very tender.
  

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