Broccoli Rabe with Olives:

• Saute garlic until tan in a medium size pot

• add washed broccoli rabe without stems to pot

• add 1 glass of water and 1/4 teaspoon of hot pepper
  

• when vegetable is soft add 1/2 can of pitted olives cut in halves
  

Savoy Cabbage with Carrots:

• saute garlic in a large pot until tan

• add cut up washed cabbage

• add 2 large carrots cut in thin small pieces

• add 15 oz. can of plain tomato sauce, add 1/2 glass of water

• med flame until soft–approximately 30min

Collard greens and Mushrooms:

• saute finely chopped large onion until golden in a large pot

• add washed collard greens without stems

• add 1 glass of water

• when vegetable is almost soft add box of cut white cap mushrooms

• add a pinch of salt

• medium flame approximately 30 min.

Broccoli and Anchovies:

• cut broccoli, steam, place in a bowl and keep warm
• in a separate frying pan saute garlic until tan
• add 5 anchovies and stir until you have brown sauce
• pour over broccoli and mix

I want you to meet Thorn. The reason she has been named so is because she has become a thorn in my side. She is a feral cat.  We had her spayed and now she acts as if she owns our property. I cannot touch her but every morning and evening she stares at me through our back door until she is given something to eat. The problem is that if I give her commercial cat food she sniffs it and backs away. I started to think “what exactly is in commercial cat food that a street cat would rather go without eating then ingest it”. It reinforced the idea in me that maybe we should spend a little more time preparing our meals, eating with our family and stop relying so much on processed foods. Maybe we should start using our sense of smell  to enjoy more of what we are eating. By the way the only food Thorn will eat is warm roasted organic chicken. What a life!