Red cabbage is one of the best super food bargains, for it's incredible nutritional value and it's cost effectiveness. And furthermore, eating cruciferous vegetables in their raw state is enormously more beneficial than eating them cooked! Did you know that the nutrient rich compounds in cruciferous vegetables come to life when chopped or chewed!
No doubt you've figured out that I am into colorful food. I am not a nutritionist, but somehow, it has always seemed logical that the more saturated the color, the more saturated the nutritional value, and that's a good thing! For that reason, beets, broccoli, dark leafy greens, berries, sweet potatoes, red cabbage and every other richly pigmented produce will regularly find their flamboyant way on to my plate. Eat the rainbow, so they say. And happily, I do just that!
Red cabbage is one of the best super food bargains, for it's incredible nutritional value and it's cost effectiveness. And furthermore, eating cruciferous vegetables in their raw state is enormously more beneficial than eating them cooked! Did you know that the nutrient rich compounds in cruciferous vegetables come to life when chopped or chewed! Basic Risotto, like pasta, is a blank palette for so many beautiful dishes. It is a great foundation for saucy plates, stews, and meatless meals, and the beginning of Arancini, or Risotto cakes and patties. Prized for it's silky sauciness, Risotto makes you think you're eating something loaded with cream or cheese. But take heart, you don't have to die of dairy bloat to enjoy it! Though this recipe calls for 1/2 cup Parmesan, it's not a deal breaker, and you can sub in cashew cream or nothing at all. A simple extra dash It's been a 10 day infusion of family, culture and history, a baptism by immersion into what it means to be Hungarian. To be an American stepping out of the melting pot of blended races vying for significance, and stepping into a land that is solely one heritage, is like finding a firm foothold of a confident unwavering identity. Here is a nation of intense national pride, ornate with monuments that breath life into history, keeping the narrative fresh in the minds and hearts of her people. |
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