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I like to use real cream in things. So, if I need to use sour cream...
I usually just add a bit of vinegar to some cream and poof...sour cream
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Lite sour cream isn't real food, it's a chemical soup of ingredients made to imitate the bland, thick profile of full fat sour cream. Even higher fat sour cream usually has a list of starches, thickeners and whatever that other stuff is - in contrast my favourite Greek yogurt contains just two: milk and bacterial culture.
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CW, what did you learn?
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I was just looking up the differences between lite sour cream and greek yogurt because sour cream is constantly on sale here. I understand the demand for real sour cream but I still don't get the appeal of the 5% stuff or why sour cream is usually cheaper than greek yogurt... maybe people just grab what they're used to using without thinking about it?
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avocado, cheese quesadilla with plain yogurt and salsa.

I am really liking substituting yogurt for sour cream!
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I had chocolate covered pretzels!
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cw - sounds good. Cabbage family veggies have so many health benefits. My oldest grandson and I love brussels sprouts. I finished off one container of braised red cabbage at lunch.
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All the cabbage talk inspired me to make some german(ish) sweet and sour cabbage with my own little twists. I stir fried shredded cabbage, sliced onion and matchstick carrots and a clove of garlic until wilted, then tossed in some slivered pickled beets and a little of the pickle juice, covered and let it all simmer together until the liquid evaporated. I dished it up with some perogies. It might have been enough for two meals but I ate it all - it's just a bunch veggies after all.
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Max.

Of course, I don’t mind if you chime in! Happy to hear your thoughts. From what I have heard the induction cooktops or stoves are the most efficient way to cook these days.

Whenever we replace our cooktop, I will look into purchasing one.

Thanks for your help.

I can tell you a funny story about gas appliances. My parents had a gas refrigerator! I don’t know how common they were. This is when I was young.

Hurricane Betsy happened when I was 10 years old. It was a pretty bad storm and my parents were the only ones on our street that had a gas refrigerator. I remember all of our neighbors bringing milk, eggs, and other food to store in our refrigerator.

I don’t think that I have known anyone else that has owned a gas fridge.
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Hi Max,
Yep, induction cook tops are great.
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Hi Cashew, read my comment to Need Help about the induction cooktop. I love mine too!
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Needhelp,
I don't even have a stove.
I removed mine after my folks started walking away while it was on. It
was electric and I even had the electrician remove the outlet for the stove.
I use an induction cook top that I keep in a drawer when not in use.
An Air fryer for baking and reheating, and my Instant pot.
I can make everything with those simple and compact appliances while
using a lot less electricity.
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Hi Need Help, it’s Max - I hope you don’t mind me making a comment regarding your conversation with another poster, but I use an electric induction cooktop on top of my flattop ceramic electric range. I have a brand new range and haven’t used it I love the induction one. You can control the temperature so easily and it cooks so evenly. We’re sorry we didn’t purchase the regular size stove.
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Cashew,

Yes, shelves that aren’t too deep work for me!

I find these more practical than cabinets because it seems like the item that I need is always in the back of the cabinet so I end up having to empty out other things to get to it.

Did you see the latest reports on gas stoves vs induction stoves? I am still using a gas stove but I like the way the newer induction stoves work. I wasn’t crazy about the old electric stoves.

What do you have in your new kitchen?
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Needhelp,
I always wanted a walkin pantry. The configuration of my kitchen with a door going outside meant that I would never have one. So, my shelf works fine for me and the lazy susan corner cabinet.
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Hi Guys, we had sushi to start then I made swordfish and red snapper in butter, white wine, lemon and rosemary - butternut squash as veggie. By the way, if you like cabbage -sautee Savoy cabbage in olive oil and garlic with red pepper and oregano or any seasoning you like and then add cannelini beans and add pasta or serve with Italian bread or garlic bread. Max
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Cashew,

Your kitchen sounds pretty!

I never use our top cabinets. I can’t reach them unless I am on a step ladder. Sometimes I feel like all we need are bottom kitchen cabinets.

It is amazing how much we accumulate over the years. Several years ago I purged my excess kitchen stuff.

When my children were younger they volunteered me to do the baking for classroom parties. I had 10 muffin pans! I donated all but two.

I cooked all of the family holiday meals, so I had at least 12 casserole dishes. I got rid of most of them too.

I told the family I was done with the cooking the enormous holiday meals. So, now we make restaurant reservations!

I have a huge walk in pantry with shelves that I store most things in.
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I always want to go eat at Cashew's house!
I never liked front porch grey on the porch floor but I think it sounds nice for a kitchen... sorry your mom isn't doing well :(
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My kitchen is pretty much done, btw.
I painted it "front porch grey" which is a nice, pale, true gray.
Looks good with the butcher block countertops and shelf. Plus, the
dark blue lower cabinets. came out very nice.
All the activity gave Mom a rally. Now, that it is basically done, she's
back in bed for all day non-responsive.
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My husband claims to hate cabbage. He can’t stand the smell. It does stink! It doesn’t smell good like other food does as it’s cooking. Oh well…

I love cabbage but only cook it when he goes out of town.

What is interesting to me about my husband’s dislike for cabbage is that he will always order egg rolls when we go out for Chinese. Egg rolls have cabbage inside! LOL
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I have some left over roast beef. So, I'm going to toss it into a pan with sauteed mushrooms, onions, and peppers.
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Burnt: Thank you.
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I had everything on hand, so I made Golden's red cabbage dish. We all liked it. Have some left for tomorrow. Everyone should try it.
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@Llama

Red cabbage has a sweeter taste than green cabbage. It's nice though.
Myself I like Savoy cabbage. It's green but cooks faster and has a lless cabbage-ey taste.
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Golden, Thank you for info. I'm going to try the red cabbage dish one day this week.
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golden: Okay. Thank you!
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llama -similar but a touch different. I can't really describe it. I found a red beet and red cabbage sauerkraut which was good. They do work together. but it was very red!!!

glad - yes rasher is a slice. Must be my British vocab popping up.

I have to share that I was tasting different parts this afternoon. Nice mouth experience. First the cinnamon and cardamom, then the orange and caraway, then the red cabbage and bacon. I could have used more onion and will next time. Some put garlic in too which I may try. I was first taught this recipe by a room mate in Montreal who was a red haired Nova Scotian who could figure skate. It was a fun time in my life - young at the time. Good memories!
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LOL! I had heard the word rasher before but had to look it up.😀😀 We don't use that term here. So a rasher is a slice?
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golden: Does the red cabbage have a similar taste to green cabbage? Perhaps I can switch out the cabbage in my red beet soup, but that would be a lot of red.
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Bridget - I use several rashers of bacon cut up and fried with onion as a first step.
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