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One-Pot New Year’s Day Feast for Two

December 28, 2018 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

black-eyed peas on a sweet potato with collards and salsa

Create your own good fortune for the New Year’s by cooking collards, a sweet potato, and black-eyed peas all in one pot. It costs only $2.14 per serving using organic ingredients! How does it work? Black-eyed peas surround a halved sweet potato at the bottom of a pot. After awhile, collards join in, kept above […]

Filed Under: Entree, Recipe Tagged With: black-eyed peas, collards, cooking for two, holiday, New Year's Day, sweet potatoes, winter

Greek Collard Roll

December 14, 2018 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

Collard rolls on a hammered aluminum tray

Use filo pastry to wrap savory collards studded with pine nuts into a festive dish. Brush the filo pastry with olive oil infused with rosemary and garlic, so every flaky bite is a treat. Greek Collard Roll works as a main dish, vegetable side, or part of a buffet. You can bake and slice it […]

Filed Under: Entree, featured, Recipe, Side dish Tagged With: brunch, Christmas, collards, filo, greens, holiday, New Year's Day, phyllo, winter

Rogan Josh Vegetable Curry

August 10, 2018 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

Rotan Josh vegetable curry with garlic toast and carrot napkin

My vegan Rogan Josh recipe uses chickpea flour to add body and extra nutrition. This vegetable curry costs just $2.34 a serving using mostly organic ingredients.

Filed Under: Entree, Recipe Tagged With: bell peppers, chickpea flour, collards, curry, gluten-free, spicy, stew

Vegan Collards with Carrots and Tahini

December 30, 2017 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

collards with carrots in a mason jar with a red gift bow, three blue pottery birds

Let collards sweeten your carrots for my healthiest twist yet on classic Southern collard greens. Use red onions for more phytonutrients and of course tahini instead of bacon or fatback. These were a hit at our family’s Christmas brunch. I’m making another big batch for luck and money on New Year’s Day.   Update: these […]

Filed Under: Recipe, Side dish Tagged With: carrots, collards, greens, New Year's Day, red onions, tahini, vegan, winter

Steamed Collards in Peanut-Lime Sauce

September 18, 2017 by linda watson Leave a Comment

collards in peanut-lime sauce with orange segments and beans

I was looking for the healthiest, most affordable way to cook collards. I found that, plus my new favorite recipe in the taste department! These are so good that I had the extra for breakfast today. Even people who eat collards solely for the mighty greens’ nutritional mojo find that the lime juice masks the […]

Filed Under: Recipe, Sauce, Side dish Tagged With: collards, greens, lime, lucky, New Year's Day, peanut butter

How to Wash Kale, Collards, Chard, and other Greens

June 2, 2017 by linda watson Leave a Comment

washing greens in a tub

Some kitchen workers must not know how to wash kale or other greens. All too often when I eat out, I bite down on unexpected grittiness in the greens. Yet it’s easy to get greens clean if you use a wash tub and a little patience. Save time and water by choosing easy-to-clean greens. Practicing […]

Filed Under: Healthy Tagged With: chard, collards, food safety, greens, kale, mustard greens, washing

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