Category: Recipes & Kitchen

From the McVey kitchen.

Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage Rolls:

Recipe for Cabbage Rolls…very different but oh my gosh yummy if you like all of the ingredients. You need to like sauerkraut to truly enjoy this version.   Thank you Randy and Sue for the amazing recipe.

1 lb. or so. Give or take of ground beef.
1 to 2 cups cooked rice
Various seasonings and additions as you like.
1 head of cabbage or so.
3 cloves of garlic, sliced/diced
1/2 medium onion.
2 cups of fresh spinach
1 bottle/package of sauerkraut

While cooking beef, boil water to par boil the cabbage. Brown ground beef with garlic and onion added. I added lots of seasonings like tarragon, Mrs. Dash, season salt, lemon pepper and anything else you like. Season very well, almost to the point of over seasoning. Add cooked rice. I added spinach to the cooking process of the beef. I had a bunch of spinach so I threw it in.

Once par boiled cabbage is done, make rolls with meat mixture into the leaves. Spray a 13X9 cake pan with non stick spray. Spread a portion of the sauerkrat, covering in the bottom, but reserving the remainder and the juice of the sauerkraut. Place the rolls on top of the cabbage. Put as many rolls as you can in the pan. Once full, put the remainder of the sauerkraut and the juice over the top. Bake (covered with foil) at 375 for about 1 hour. Enjoy! I did mine as a casserole, layered like lasagne, because I had leftover sliced cabbage. Either way it was AMAZING!

Ben says cookie and mom heads to Alaska

3/8 – Ben says cookie!!! The boys are doing great. 18 mos. old today. Time has certainly flown by. Mom went to Alaska for a couple of weeks to see Artis, whose cancer has spread to the lungs and possibly her bones. It was very spontaneous and only somewhat understandable. Based on the circumstances of Gary’s death she wants to see Artis alive. Very understandable. It’s also amazing to hear what she felt and saw there. People rolling their own cigarettes because they can’t afford them. Bodies that break down like Steve’s, preventing him from going up the stairs to bed. Meth eating away the lives of people who know no better. Sad really…she also saw tremendous beauty in the mountains, snow and the people she hadn’t seen in such a long time. She also, in my opinion kept the past the past by not going to Kasilof.

Fred and Celia were available to take over until mom came back which was good.

Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

I make this a lot for my family. Costs far less than buying it and it takes really good!

1 tsp. no salt seasoning
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
4 T Dijon mustard
4 T agave nectar (or white sugar)
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup canola oil
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Put everything in a jar and shake well! It is really good after the flavors have some time to blend. I try to refrigerate it before eating. I also tend to cut the sweetener, as we like ours with a bolder vinegar taste. It can last at least a week or two in the refrigerator. Enjoy!