Kale and Cabbage

Saute thick sliced bacon, diced. Add diced onion. Prepare kale by washing, removing the rib, chop. Add to pan along with sliced cabbage. Add broth (I used leftover corned beef dinner broth). Simmer.
I strained out most of the liquid and added it to finely diced cooked vegetables: potatoes, turnip, parsnip, onion. I will be using it to fill mini-pasties... more later!

Macadamia Citrus Cakes

Having oranges on hand from Arizona, and then getting a package of macadamia nuts from my daughter in Hawaii gave me the opportunity to try out some little poundcakes. I finally broke down and purchased a pan with 8 mini loaves. I googled for a recipe and found one at a Hawaiian site. It's a poundcake that uses whole eggs in the method, with the addition of baking powder to the flour. I used a combination of lemon and orange juice, and used orange zest.

mmm, great with the Kona coffe that arrived in the same goodie box as the nuts!

Citrus Marmalade

I used up the last of the grapefruit and oranges that I brought back from our trip to Arizona. The grapefruit are from a cousin's yard. I added some lemon juice as well, then pretty much followed the recipe that came with the pectin. I zested the fruit, then further chopped it. Instead of chopping up the fruit, I juiced them; I am not fond of chunks! After taking off the heat, I added about 1/4 cup Gran Marnier to the jam, then proceeded to fill jars and process in a water bath canner.