Ask Martha: Difference Between 3 Hard Italian Cheeses

I'm saving this as a reminder of the difference between Parmigiano-Reggiano, Grana Padano and Pecorino Romano! (Source: Martha Stewart Living Magazine, September 2021, p.48)

Hearts of Palm

Did you know that hearts of palm is also called "swamp cabbage?"  I learned that today while reading Ask Marilyn in Parade Magazine.

I knew that my beloved salad ingredient is a "long, slender vegetable that is actually the innermost portion -- the heart -- of the stem of the palmetto tree, the state tree of Florida."

But "swamp cabbage"?  That doesn't sound appealing at all.  It has no resemblance to cabbage!