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 […]
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Greek Collard Roll
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 […]
Rogan Josh Vegetable Curry
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.
Vegan Collards with Carrots and Tahini
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 […]
Steamed Collards in Peanut-Lime Sauce
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 […]
How to Wash Kale, Collards, Chard, and other Greens
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 […]
