Ah ha. Sherry. Howdy and Good Morning. I found you when I read Kat Kou this morning. Her “wet” article put a nice grin on my face. Huge smile is more accurate.

Just as I have done with Kat’s work, I scanned your list, and promise, as time permits, to read as much of you as possible. Can’t wait!

Your ode to cabbage is my first. ( truth: I think this one caught my eye because I am drinking morning coffee and feeling a tad peckish) But not for cabbage. Well, not now that is. Maybe for lunch. Or dinner. The recipe in your post sounds delish.

Here’s the thing though. Cabbage and I have not been palsy walsy . Two reasons: 1. for many ( too many) dinners my Mom and my Granny June boiled it to death and well …the house just wasn’t smelling pretty. I always worried that the aroma stuck to my clothes the next day at school.

I guess not though, or else the mean kids woulda called me “Cabbage Pants” or something worse. And they didn’t. ( um…at least not to my knowledge) Then again, boiled cabbage was big in the town I lived as a child, so maybe we all smelled the same…

2. The name cabbage. I have no good reason to say this but it just bugs me. To me there is no beauty in the sound as it rolls off my tongue. Romaine, swiss chard, collard greens, asparagus, even rhubarb, for cosmic sakes. Those names are musical.

Cabbage, or even yes, turnip. Ugh. I cannot do those words. Oh wait. Turnip also made my house stink when my Mom cooked it. Ditto for Nanny June.

Hmmm. Maybe that’s why my nose turns up at the names of these two veggies.

All this to say. One day I discovered Napa. No, not Napa in California ( although Napa Valley is one of my regular go-to-I- love-the-place spots…mmmmm, red wine ).

I found: Napa ( whisper the next word just to indulge me) “cabbage”. Omg, Sherry. I frickin’ loved it.

Raw of course. In a salad. My first was an Asian Chicken Salad at a South Beach, Miami hot spot: China Grill. ( sadly that restaurant is no longer there). I have included this veg in many culinary concoctions since. YUMmers .

Next up. Your amazing Napa recipe. I will grab a strawberry scone with my cuppa java right now but guess what’s on for dinner tonight.

First though, I am going back to turn my 40 claps into an applause of 50.

Thank YOU Sherry-grl. Nice to meetcha.

P.S. Do you know my Medium pal Linda Caroll

I think Linda and Kat are in touch but wanted to be certain you and Linda connect as well . In fact I feel so lucky to have already met a ton of great writers and peeps on Medium.