Black-eye peas, anyone?
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I haven't had black-eye peas since leaving the south...don't really like them. but I'll have a big chunk of that cornbread! we always have had the tradition of pork roast, sauerkraut, smoked sausage, hot dogs...baked together and served with mashed potatoes. I have a beautiful rolled pork roast that is extremely lean. we love this dinner. my kids told me yesterday that it's the one dinner they don't miss..LOL I am using my hambone (that I left tons of ham on) for navy bean & ham soup, which I do serve with cornbread. I'm craving that soup! but that will be made on Wed, when our frigid air is to arrive. love hot soup when it's extremely cold outside!
I did fix some black eyed peas. They turned out okay - with a liberal dose of habanero sauce. The kale greens were excellent. Instead of cooking them for a long time I fried some bacon and ham fat in a skillet with some onions, a couple of teaspoons of sugar and plenty of pepper, then threw in the fresh kale and let it cook down some and added some cider vinegar and stirred everything to scrape the bottom and coat the greens.
I love mustard greens and turnip greens. Also cabbage.
I've never had cooked spinach except mixed in a casserole, and raw in salads.
I guess the people on the farms in our area only grew mustards and turnips. I grew up eating the vegetables from my grandparents' and uncle's farms.
I've never had or been around kale either. I've always heard of collards but never had the opportunity for them either. I would think they would have grown in my area.
I've never had cooked spinach except mixed in a casserole, and raw in salads.
I guess the people on the farms in our area only grew mustards and turnips. I grew up eating the vegetables from my grandparents' and uncle's farms.
I've never had or been around kale either. I've always heard of collards but never had the opportunity for them either. I would think they would have grown in my area.
