Posts Tagged collards

Collard Pecan Pesto

suwanneerose February 7, 2017 in garden veggies

I have a dream that one day everyone will love collards and start planting them everywhere.

Honeybell Collard Salad

suwanneerose January 9, 2017 in garden veggies, recipes, tropical fruit

Wintertime is citrus time, and I’m getting my fix every day. I love devouring oranges and grapefruit over the sink, letting the juice drip down my elbows.

Skillet Grits & Greens with Tomato Gravy

suwanneerose April 20, 2016 in garden veggies

Kale gets all the love, but I think it’s time collards got their share.

Black-eyed Peas and Collard Greens

suwanneerose December 28, 2015 in garden veggies

We always have black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. If you want any luck in the coming year, you better have some. The more you eat, the luckier you’ll be.

Shredded Collard Salad

suwanneerose June 22, 2015 in garden veggies

We decided to have a dinner party the night before we left for the Azores. It was a nice send-off for us, and an opportunity to share our garden harvest and fish.

Collard Kraut-chi

suwanneerose June 5, 2015 in garden veggies

Fermented foods are healthy and delicious. They’re the original probiotics, with living bacteria that create enzymes and add vitamins. They also have a zingy flavor that’s addictive.

Rainbow Collard Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce

suwanneerose March 20, 2015 in garden veggies

Collards play second fiddle to kale most of the time, even though they’re nutritional equals. Kale leaves are ruffly, with a more mild flavor. But there is one culinary situation where collards trump kale: they make a much better wrapper. Collard leaves are big, flat, sturdy, and pliable.

Spicy Nacho Collard Chips

suwanneerose May 21, 2014 in garden veggies

If you spend any time (or too much time) on Pinterest, the recipes tend to be geared toward special diets. My husband thinks words like ‘vegan’ and ‘gluten free’ make food sound unappetizing.