Pepper Crusted Roast Cabbage is a “fix it and forget about it” kind of recipe. It’s as simple as slicing a cabbage in half, coating it with a spice mixture, and popping it back into the oven until it’s done. The alchemy of a few simple ingredients produces something far superior to its parts. You will love it.
You control the heat — it’s not cabbage on fire, it’s cabbage with as much heat as you want to bring. You can use paprika, smoked paprika, Aleppo pepper, or Korean chili flakes. When it roasts, it becomes deliciously savory, and the cabbage melts. Incredible!
Welcome to the Good and Good for You™ newsletter, a quick 5-minute read with ideas and info on ways to help improve your life – including a tasty and healthful recipe.
This issue shares:
- Best Life Living Tip: 🥬 Budget shopping
- Self-Care Strategy: 🦵🏻 Get a leg up on longevity
- Ideas and Inspiration: 🍽️ Free biscuit book
- Good and Good for You™ Recipe: Pepper Crusted Roast Cabbage 🌶️
Meet Virginia
HEY! So nice to meet you, and thanks for reading! It’s awesome to see that this newsletter is making life better for so many folks.
I’m Virginia Willis, a 59-year-old French-trained Southern chef and cookbook author. I lost 65# and changed my life for the better. I am healthier and happier than I have ever been!
This newsletter shares real-life tips, techniques, and recipes on how you can make your life better, too.
Read on for more — including this super easy, cheap and cheerful Pepper Crusted Roast Cabbage coming in at around 150 calories per serving!
Best Life Living Tip
Groceries are out of control. Cauliflower is $4.99 a head at my local Publix!
One of the simplest ways to eat well and spend less right now? Cabbage. It’s affordable, lasts for weeks in the fridge, and works across meals – raw in salads and slaws, sautéed with olive oil and garlic, or simmered into soups and stews.
Cabbage is generally one of the more affordable vegetables you can buy. Compared with many other fresh veggies, cabbage gives you a lot of servings for the price and stores well in your fridge – great for low-cost, nutrient-rich meals
Packed with fiber and nutrients, cabbage stretches your grocery dollars and supports everyday wellness.
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High in fiber to support digestion, blood sugar balance, and heart health
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Rich in vitamin C for immune support and skin health
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Contains vitamin K for bone strength and healthy blood clotting
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Packed with antioxidants that help fight inflammation
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Low in calories, high in volume, making meals more satisfying without feeling heavy
Simple, affordable, and deeply nourishing—cabbage is a good and good for you staple.
Self-Care Strategy
To hell with skinny, I want to be strong! Leg strength is a big indicator of fitness — and longevity.
Strong legs are directly linked to longevity. As we age, leg strength supports balance, mobility, and independence – and lowers the risk of falls and chronic disease. Simple habits like walking, squats, and light strength training help keep you steady, active, and living better for longer.
Every morning before I leave my bedroom, I do 30 plié squats for my inner thighs and glutes. It’s been a habit goal for the past few months — and I am finally getting into the routine! (Check out James Clear on how to build healthy habits.)
Check this out from Good Housekeeping for more inner thigh exercises.
You can do it!
Ideas and Inspiration
Why do I do leg exercises? So I can eat more biscuits!
Ha – ok, there’s so much ugly going on right now, I wanted to share a gift with you.
We need more biscuits in the world.
More biscuits, less bullsh*t. 😉
So, for a limited time, I am offering a FREE biscuit e-book on my Instagram page.
Follow me and comment YUM, and I’ll send you the link.
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I am a big fan of “Kindness is a Core Value.”
Make it Count
This cabbage is so great. Make a simple paste with a mild pepper powder or flake, add garlic powder, oil, and slather it on. It’s just that easy.
I halve the cabbage so the paste can get down into the crevices. It’s awesome as a side dish — or as a vegan main.
Thank you for reading. For more tips, inspiration, and healthy recipes, follow @virginiawillis on Instagram
If you choose what’s Good and Good for You™ most of the time, you’re headed in the right direction. You’ve got this!
Bon Appétit, Y’all!
Virginia Willis
Pepper Crusted Roast Cabbage
Ingredients
- 1 cabbage preferably Savoy, halved lengthwise
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 2 tablespoons Korean pepper flakes paprika, pimenton, or Aleppo pepper
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Place the cabbage in a skillet. Set aside.
- Combine garlic powder, onion powder, and chili pepper of choice in a small bowl. Add oil and stir to combine.
- Slather the paste on the cut side of the cabbage. Transfer to the oven and roast until tender to the point of a knife, 1 – 1 ½ hours, depending on the cabbage. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
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