tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post566194965526830199..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Summer collardsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64117448392358943832015-10-04T06:19:25.087+02:002015-10-04T06:19:25.087+02:00As you know, I was glad to find collard greens in ...As you know, I was glad to find collard greens in California too. They are a good winter crop here in Saint-Aignan too, and they are a good winter crop in coastal North Carolina. Summer collards are different from winter crops because they haven't been touched by frost. The leaves aren't as tender.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-88916381794521717602015-10-04T06:17:45.545+02:002015-10-04T06:17:45.545+02:00I'm glad your weather turned off pretty, and I...I'm glad your weather turned off pretty, and I'm sure the people who organize and participate in the N.C. Seafood Festival were happy about it.<br /><br />I like the way you describe cooking collards. I have hot pepper vinegar with them too (some Wilber's or Scott's barbecue sauce is good). We get really good smoked pork and chicken here, and they go well with the collards. I like boiled potatoes with them too. Try putting some white or rosé wine in them instead of sugar and see what you think. And now you've made me want to cook some black-eyed peas (or field peas -- I have a bag of them that I bought at Food Lion in Morehead and brought back to France).Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42246451147570450362015-10-03T22:18:41.097+02:002015-10-03T22:18:41.097+02:00Ken, those collards look mighty good and I love th...Ken, those collards look mighty good and I love them! You cook them rough cut too. I like the way you cut them. I usually roll the leaves and do a rough chiffonade cut. I don't like them chopped fine after they are cooked like some southern cooks do, nor do I like them cooked to death. I usually cook them with chicken stock with a little olive oil and a pinch of sugar! I have never tried wine, must try! If they are fresh out of the garden they are delicious. I have bought them at the grocery store and they were not fit to eat, but I think it was the variety. My two must haves are pepper vinegar and cornbread and that is all. I want the collards all by themselves, but it is OK to have a little ham meat and a potato cooked along with them in the pot! I sure do miss my Mama's and my Grandma's collards, especially cooked and seasoned with a little ham out of the smokehouse! Well, I guess I will have some blackeye peas I've cooked in the crockpot for supper. Somehow they are just not going to cut it today after seeing that dish of collards!<br /><br />If I had known our weather was going to clear up and be as pretty as it is today, I would have gone down to Morehead to the Seafood Festival. Galestormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561727439124466050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-25448002560312052722015-10-03T21:58:38.821+02:002015-10-03T21:58:38.821+02:00Didn't know collard greens at all until I move...Didn't know collard greens at all until I moved to California. Now I like them a lot. Great winter crop here.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170098781777190491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68341429568599710502015-10-03T20:17:07.221+02:002015-10-03T20:17:07.221+02:00Me too.Me too.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-89052979776630844292015-10-03T20:16:10.374+02:002015-10-03T20:16:10.374+02:00I think collard greens pot liquor runs in my veins...I think collard greens pot liquor runs in my veins.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57387323737752000102015-10-03T19:41:38.193+02:002015-10-03T19:41:38.193+02:00I would like to try itI would like to try itGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42322037426549325542015-10-03T19:15:37.956+02:002015-10-03T19:15:37.956+02:00nice!!!!nice!!!!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-31306569147209159642015-10-03T19:08:22.848+02:002015-10-03T19:08:22.848+02:00MmmmmmMmmmmmC in Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797701714608179842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-9372602955323741722015-10-03T18:19:26.694+02:002015-10-03T18:19:26.694+02:00I've never cooked collard greens in wine, but ...I've never cooked collard greens in wine, but yours look so good that I'm going to try that. I think they'd be good with sweet potatoes. and pork chops.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-73770152392095715942015-10-03T16:21:38.693+02:002015-10-03T16:21:38.693+02:00I love your collard greens! You have a magic touch...I love your collard greens! You have a magic touch.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6377046034499263292015-10-03T15:03:31.279+02:002015-10-03T15:03:31.279+02:00I'll say what Julia Child used to say: We are ...I'll say what Julia Child used to say: We are not worried about vitamins; we are worried about flavor. And think of all the fiber and calcium in those greens!Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69298217770407018752015-10-03T13:05:56.148+02:002015-10-03T13:05:56.148+02:00I do like collards, but I always wonder if all the...I do like collards, but I always wonder if all their vitamins are being lost with the long<br />cooking required. Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335063080532127542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40887869387597461522015-10-03T12:56:24.184+02:002015-10-03T12:56:24.184+02:00Have you ever tried them, Martine? People in Portu...Have you ever tried them, Martine? People in Portugal, Brazil, and the U.S. South love them.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70124751784727207642015-10-03T11:21:26.514+02:002015-10-03T11:21:26.514+02:00Those leaves are huge! When I saw the first photo,...Those leaves are huge! When I saw the first photo, I thought they were sitting in an bowl on the kitchen table ... an then I realized they were actually in a recipient on the kitchen floor. They are not exactly my cup of tea, but I hope you enjoyed them because I know you are very fond of your collards!ladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-33411842945281989372015-10-03T08:44:26.929+02:002015-10-03T08:44:26.929+02:00I think the collard greens are excellent, but then...I think the collard greens are excellent, but then I grew them and have eaten them all my life.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42281047583871975642015-10-03T08:43:31.243+02:002015-10-03T08:43:31.243+02:00I'm sure they could be done in a slow-cooker, ...I'm sure they could be done in a slow-cooker, Kristi. In fact, I see several <a href="https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=slow+cooker+collard+greens" rel="nofollow">recipes for slow-cooked collards here</a>.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76896190254289375822015-10-03T07:53:42.662+02:002015-10-03T07:53:42.662+02:00They look delicious. I wonder if they could be don...They look delicious. I wonder if they could be done in a crock pot?Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69245149817804623602015-10-03T07:46:41.429+02:002015-10-03T07:46:41.429+02:00Looks appetizing!Looks appetizing!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com