Citrusy Cabbage Salad with Cumin and Coriander

Isn’t it great that some of our most colorful fruits and vegetables come into season during the dreariest days of winter? Now is the time for citrus—oranges, lemons, limes. My mother and I planted a lime tree several years ago and it has finally decided to produce limes. Mom has so many she can’t give them away. Our orange trees are adorned and heavy with ripe fruit.

And cabbages! Festive purple and green cabbages, my favorite winter vegetable because they’re inexpensive, last for weeks (if not months) in the fridge, and they’re so versatile—in a soup, blanched, braised, with pork, stuffed, or in salads like this one.

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Citrusy Cabbage Salad with Cumin and Coriander

Isn’t it great that some of our most colorful fruits and vegetables come into season during the dreariest days of winter? Now is the time for citrus—oranges, lemons, limes. My mother and I planted a lime tree several years ago and it has finally decided to produce limes. Mom has so many she can’t give them away. Our orange trees are adorned and heavy with ripe fruit.

And cabbages! Festive purple and green cabbages, my favorite winter vegetable because they’re inexpensive, last for weeks (if not months) in the fridge, and they’re so versatile—in a soup, blanched, braised, with pork, stuffed, or in salads like this one.

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What’s Cooking This Weekend? — Weekend of January 10-11, 2014

Happy weekend! Is it simply freezing where you are? (It is where I am.) It’s also a birthday weekend in my family so I’m pondering chocolate cake and other treats. What about you? Tell us what’s cooking in your kitchen this weekend! And don’t miss these winter warmers from the past week:

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Recipe: Fridge-Clearing Lentil Soup — Weeknight Dinner Recipes from The Kitchn

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The fridge-clearing soup is a staple at my house. In fact, fridge-clearing in general is a good way to characterize my cooking style. But there is something about a sack of lentils that brings out the best of vegetables that have seen better days.

After three straight weeks of intense eating and carrying on in honor of the holidays, a soup that requires no shopping for ingredients is just what I need. Clean, simple cooking. Join me.

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