NEEPS!

Ahem. Sorry… Neeps is what some members of my family call swedes, or yellow turnips, aka rutabagas. I have a huge one in the fridge, and frankly it’s time it gets used.

So, this is what’s for dinner tomorrow night, because technically it’s Rhia’s night tonight, and damn it, I’ve been looking forward to those Crescent Roll Dogs all week. Yes, seriously.

Anyway, I’ll be serving these particular selections with Pillsbury Biscuits, just because they were on sale with the Crescent Rolls. Maybe over the weekend, I’ll make homemade biscuits to my gran’s recipe, but for now… it’s omgI’vebeenshot! biscuits.

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6 med potatoes (red or white)
1 lrg swede (commonly known as rutabaga or yellow turnip)
1 sm onion
2 finely chopped green onions, or
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh chives
butter
milk
salt & pepper to taste

Peel and chop potatoes and swede into same-size pieces, peel and chop onion. Put all into a large pot, cover with boiling water and simmer until soft. Drain.

Mash with milk, butter and season to taste. Serve with pan-fried cabbage, and oven-roasted sausage.

Leftovers can be fried all together for breakfast the next day (Bubble & Squeak)!

Pan-fried Cabbage

1 pound bag pre-shred cabbage (Coleslaw Blend)
1 sm onion, cut in half, sliced thin
2 tbsp butter
small amount of oil

Put oil in bottom of heavy, deep frying pan and heat on medium. Add onion and butter, cook to just tender, add cabbage, cover and reduce heat to low. If necessary, add a small amount of water, remember to stir often.

You’ll know it’s cooked when the shreds are soft, and slightly carmelized. Season to taste.

Serve with pretty much any English meal.

Oven-Roasted Sausage

2 lbs farmer, kielbasa, pork or beef sausage
Bullseye barbeque sauce, HP sauce, or hot mustard

Pre-heat oven to 350*. Cut sausages in half length-wise, set in baking dish flat side down. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove from oven to turn and cover each piece with your choice of sauces. Kielbasa is excellent with hot mustard, bangers (pork sausage) or beef sausages are wonderful with HP sauce and of course, that leaves barbeque sauce for the farmer sausage (aka smoked pork sausage). Return to oven for 15-20 minutes, check often.

Enjoy!