Hello Everyone and Happy March!  For those who don't know me personally, I've been out of pocket for a bit.  I was hospitalized the end of February with horrible right side pain. After a colon procedure and a few hours later, surgery to remove my appendix, it looks like I'm on the mend.   Thanks for all my family and friends who were there for me and prayed for me.

Now that I'm back, and healing, I am getting back into cooking for my family!  I love to cook.  I have cut out  of my diet potatoes, rice, breads, and pastas, so I make sure to make something for all of us as a family.  Tonight, I grilled out steaks on the grill (Yeah!!  It's officially Spring Break!) and this morning I started a crockpot of cabbage.  Only my daughter and I like cabbage so I made sure to make some baked scalloped potatoes for the men!!  As I promised my friends on Facebook  I am posting the recipe and pics of the cabbage.  I have to say, it is the BEST cabbage I've ever eaten!  And I'm a Southern girl and eaten lots of cabbage made all different ways!  But this was FANTASTIC!  I plan on making a pot for Easter to go with Ham, mashed potatoes, deviled eggs, and whatever else I decide to make.  I haven't finalized the menu yet!

Anyways....Here is the recipe!  ENJOY!!

Crockpot Cabbage

1 head of cabbage (green) remove core, quartered and then each of those cut in half.

4 cups of chicken broth (I had two cups left in freezer of my homemade broth from my blog post of recipes #1, and then I used 2 tsp. of chicken boullion and 2 cups of water.  Use what you like or what you have on hand.  Of course, homemade is best.)  I probably will make more broth next time, so if you like lots of broth, make it 6 cups of broth.

1 small bag of baby carrots

2 stalks celery, sliced

1 large onion, cut in large chunks

1 tsp garlic, minced

1 or 2 Large Bay leaves

1-2 tsp salt...you can add 1 tsp before cooking and then add more after it cooks to suit taste

1/2-1 tsp black pepper

4 thick sliced peppered bacon strips cut in bite-size chunks) (I didn't cook my bacon first
(you can also add 3-5 cups of ham, cooked and cut into chunks, ribs, sausage....the list goes on)

Low 8-10 hours, High 6-8 hours

DELICIOUS!!!

(If you'd like to make this a meal, you can add 5 potatoes, peeled and cut in chunks.)

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

– Ephesians 6:10-12 (NIV)