Roswell Adventures

   My husband and I love cabbage prepared all kinds of ways. Recently, as I was planning our dinner, I decided to buy some bacon, because...well...bacon. After I cooked the bacon then added the onions to the leftover bacon fat, the smell took me back to German potato salad. So, I grabbed my dad's old recipe, and our dinner was transformed. I apologize for the lack of pictures, but just picture chunks of cabbage with diced onion and bacon. Cabbage with Hot Bacon Dressing ~3-4 cups cabbage, chopped in large squares 2 slices thick bacon, diced                      1 cup onion, diced fat from bacon                                          1/4 c vinegar 2 Tbsp water                                             3 Tbsp sugar 3/4 tsp salt                                                   1/8 tsp pepper 1.    Fry bacon in large skillet until just shy of being crispy, remove from fat.   2.    Add onions and cabbage to skillet. Combine well and cook to desired doneness.

 Sometimes you just need a refreshing drink...and sometimes you are attending a conference and need that drink to be a "mocktail." In preparation for the 2021 NACADA Virtual Region 6 and Region 10 Conference , my husband (who makes killer mojitos) created this drink for me. It's name pays homage to where we live - Roswell, NM - home (or close to it) of the 1947 UFO crash. Crash City Faux-jitos 6 sprigs of mint (more of less, depending on size of leaves and how minty you like your drink) 1/3 cup sugar   3 limes (see notes for picking out good ones) 3 cups cold club soda Rinse mint leaves and pull from stem. Add to a pitcher. Crush with muddler, wooden spoon, or whatever seems appropriate from your gadget drawer. Wash limes and cut into eighths (approximately). Add about half of lime slices to pitcher. Continue "muddling".  Add in sugar - more muddling.  Add in the rest of the limes (unless you want to keep a small slice out for garnish). Keep muddling until you h