Lima beans should be cooked slowly with lots of butter.
Cabbage is only good for kimchi, cole slaw, or corned beef.
Oh, I can come up with a few other dishes, for cabbage.
Sweet and Sour Beef With Cabbage Soup
Smoked Sausage With Cabbage and Apples
Peanut, Carrot and Cabbage Slaw
Cabbage Wedges with Lime Dressing
I make a Seven Bean Salad, that rocks.
2 cans green beans
1 can wax beans
1 can red kidney beans
1 pinto beans or navy beans
1 black eyed peas
1 garbanzo beans
1 can baby lima beans
COMBINE MEANS IN A LARGE BOWL ADD THE FOLLOWING:
1 med. diced onion
1/2 med. green pepper, diced
3/4 c. sugar
3/4 c. vinegar
1/2 c. salad oil
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
REFRIGERATE AT LEAST 6 HOURS. OVERNIGHT, EVEN BETTER, WILL KEEP FOR A FEW WEEKS, IN THE FRIDGE.
Simple, fast and delicious.