Braised Cabbage with Apples and Sausages

Serve with: Mashed potatoes. Cabbage — a member of the cruciferous family — is a tasty and inexpensive winter vegetable. It is very versatile because it can be eaten raw in salads, as a cooked vegetable or in soups and stews. Serve this dish with mustard.

Cider Pork Chops With Quick-Braised Cabbage

Bagged coleslaw, a mix of preshredded cabbage and carrots, brings this sweetand-sour braised dish together with minimal chopping. Using jarred pickled beets rather than fresh ones cuts down on cook time while adding nice acidity.

Corned Beef Cabbage Rolls With Cider Dijon Sauce

Think of this as a traditional boiled cabbage dinner wrapped in neat little parcels and bathed in a tangy, sweet sauce. To save prep time, pick up a chunk of corned beef at the deli.

Cranberry Cabbage

This tangy combo really complements pork, ham and even turkey.

Classic Cabbage Rolls

Definitely a full days work but well worth the effort.

Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls

Double for a potluck or to have left-overs for freezing: use a 24-cup (6 L) roasting pan and bake, covered for 1-1/2 hours and uncovered for 30 minutes.

Cider-Braised Cabbage

If you are unable to find any hard apple cider, which contains alcohol, try a late-harvest wine or regular apple cider, adding 1 tbsp more cider vinegar to the recipe.

Red Cabbage Salad

Savoy Cabbage Gratin

This makes a savoury autumn side dish alongside Bavarian-style sausages or roast turkey. It's also hearty enough to be a vegetarian main course accompanied by crusty bread and a salad.

Cabbage Apple Slaw

This colourful slaw makes a great accompaniment for the last barbecue of the summer, or for hearty fall and winter pot roasts. Slicing the apples this way distributes their rosy redness throughout the dish. Try to use Cortland apples, which retain their white colour longest after chopping.