Exploration 1: My Grandma Does It Better, BUT....
Not going to lie, I indulged last night and had fried cabbage with ham. Well, the Hawaiian version of ham. It's not a steak or gourmet salad so it was what you'd expect, but I was pleased with it. In my on going effort to eat the vegetables that are slowly but surely reaching their shelf life, I threw together a cucumber salad as a side item. Cucumber salad is a side dish that my grandmother has made as a holiday side dish for as long as I can remember. Occasionally she makes it outside the holidays, but I associate it with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. It's supper simple to make. All you need are cucumbers, EVOO (thanks Rachel Ray), Vinegar, Pepper and Salt. I realized after my cucumber was sliced that I didn't peel it. Doesn't change the flavor, just the presentation. So...do as I say, not as I do. :-) Peel and slice your cucumber, as much or as little as you want. I tend to do one medium cucumber per person. But I enjoy cucumbers, so that mi...