Southern Collard Greens
| Southern Collard Greens |
Recipe type: Side Dishes
Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 1 hour
Total time: 1 hour 30 mins
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 bunches fresh collard greens
- 1/2 pound salt pork or 1 pound thick cut bacon
- salt
- 2 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Wash collard greens really well. They are usually grown in sandy soil, so will be gritty.
- Trim the large stems off of greens.
- Tear the greens into large hunks.
- Cut the salt pork or bacon into small chunks.
- Put the salt pork or bacon pieces in a large pan and cook until tender. No need for any oil, the salt pork will give off enough.
- After the pork is tender or the bacon is slightly browned, add greens, sugar and enough water to cover.
- Cover pan and cook over medium heat until the greens are tender.
- Stirring occasionally.
- They will cook way down.
- Taste to see if more salt is needed.
Sweet Potato Casserole
| Sweet Potato Casserole |
Recipe type: Side Dishes/ Vegetable Dishes
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Ingredients
- 3 or 4 large sweet potatoes..cooked and mashed well
- 11/2 cups sugar
- 1 large can evaporated milk
- 3/4 stick margarine
- 2 beaten eggs
- 1 cup crushed cornflakes
- 3/4 stick margarine
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Mix well all the first 8 ingredients and bake at 400 for 15 minutes Then add topping…
- Return to over for 15 more minutes
Creamy Gorgonzola Potatoes
| Creamy Gorgonzola Potatoes |
Recipe type: Side Dishes
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- 3-4 russet potatoes, peeled & cubed
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup gorgonzola cheese
- 1/3 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1 tablespoon.butter
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Boil potatoes until tender
- With hand blender, whip potatoes with all other ingredients until creamy and smooth