A little early for St. Patrick's Day, but I made Colcannon last night

On impulse the other day I picked up a couple of leeks, then went and searched for recipes. The one that sounded good was Colcannon, a combination of leeks, cabbage and mashed potatoes. While completely different from anything we have had before, both my husband and I liked it.

Here is how I made it, a mix of several different recipes from various sources.

Ingredients

6 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, cubed
4 tablespoons butter
2-3 leeks, chopped, both green and white parts
1/2 head (about 1 pound) of cabbage, shredded
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
salt & pepper to taste

Put potatoes in a sauce pan and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, cook until fork goes in easily. Drain then mash with milk and sour cream. Season to taste.

Melt butter in large pan, saute leeks, garlic, and half the cabbage until tender. Mix in the rest of the cabbage and the mashed potatoes. Top with butter as desired.

NOTE: I do not add salt or pepper when I cook (an effort to cut our salt use). We add salt as desired at the table and seldom use pepper at all.

This was a very different and interesting dish - it would be great with corned beef, or some reviewers suggested putting beef stew on top. We had it with pork chops.

Liberal Redneck - The Right to Bear Harm

This one made me LOL!

When they were trying to bring Puffins back to islands on the US east coast, they decided to do so with dummies. Puffins are very social and, as a result, would want to land on islands that already have puffins. The dummies looked real from a distance, but were seriously lacking up close, held up by a single peg. Puffins, being social and wanting to fit it, followed suit