On Saturday, I went to The Weave to pick up something for lunch and there, on the hot bar, was a dish of emerald greens.\u00a0 I didn’t know what they were but was surprised when I looked at the tag:\u00a0 collards.\u00a0 The only way I’ve seen collard greens is brown and wilted, with a big hunka fatback in ’em.\u00a0 So I’d never tried them.\u00a0 Well, I was still skeptical so I took only a couple.\u00a0 After I tasted them, I almost went back in and got more.\u00a0 So good.<\/p>\n
Anyways, I stopped by a roadside produce stand yesterday, and there they were, big and leafy and intimidating.\u00a0 But I bought some, looked up a recipe online, and cooked those collard greens.\u00a0 I’m not sure I should get a badge on my Authentic Southerner vest for this because the recipe was from epicurious and included no pork-procured fats, but I’ll have you know I MADE A SLAMMING COLLARD GREEN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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