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1. Sara's American Cabbage Soup - from Sara Mason
   • 1 large cabbage
   • 1 red, yellow and orange capsicum
   • 1 small onion or several green onions
   • 1.5k pork sausage
   • 4 cups water
   • 3 chicken bullion cubes
   • 3 T basil
   • 2 T Tyme
   • 2 T Marjoram
   • Any other herbs you like
   1. Brown Sausage add 1/2 cup water to hot pan to pull flavour into water. Add to crock pot with remaining water, herbs and bullion cubes. Cook on low for at least 4 hours.
   2. Add veg diced and cabbage sliced cook until done. Let rest before serving with homemade bread and nice glass of white wine.
   3. If you run out of time you can always speed up the process with a stock pot on the stove.

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2. Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage (serves 6-10 as a side dish)
   • 1 onion sliced
   • 3tsp butter
   • 1 red cabbage, shredded
   • 175ml wine vinegar or cider vinegar
   • 4tsp sugar
   • 2tsp brown sugar
   • 1 tsp salt
   • half tsp black pepper
   • 6 cloves garlic, crushed
   • 1 bay leaf
   • 2tsp lemon juice
   • 1 tsp treacle or golden syrup
   1. Soften the onion in 2tsp of the butter in a large saucepan over a gentle heat, or microwave on 100 per cent for 2mins.
   2. Stir in the cabbage , cover, and cook gently for about 10 mins or until the cabbage is soft. Alternatively, cover with clingfilm and microwave on 100 per cent for 8mins.
   3. Combine the vinegar, sugars, salt and pepper, garlic, and bay leaf. Pour over the cabbage and cook for another 10-15 mins (or microwave for a further 8 minutes)
   4. Combine the lemon juice, treacle and remaining butter and stir through the cabbage. Reheat and serve.

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