We continue our New Year’s Day meal with Millie Peartree’s Southern Collard Greens – which hopefully brings us prosperity in 2024! After sautéing chopped Vidalia onions, sliced collard greens are added to the Dutch oven along with a pound of smoked turkey parts. Covered in […]
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Toni Tipton Martin’s Blacked-Eyed Peas and Rice
This year, we departed from the German tradition of eating pork and sauerkraut on January 1st, opting instead for the Black tradition of black-eyed peas and collard greens for luck and prosperity. We started with Black-Eyed Peas and Rice which turned out incredibly tasty, thanks to bacon and ham —a new favorite dish!
Herbed Red Potatoes with Lemon & Butter
GRANDMA’S EXCELLENT FILES Today would have been my Grandma Cole’s 96th birthday and one of my favorite dishes of hers was Herbed Red Potatoes with Lemon & Butter – a side dish that made an appearance at nearly every holiday meal growing up! Grandma always […]
Via Carota’s Roasted Carrots with Spiced Yogurt and Pistachios
Book: Via Carota, page 65Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: EasyStore-Bought Is Fine: Greek yogurtPricey Ingredients: —Hard-to-find: — Recipe on Today.com.
Marcella Hazan’s Braised Carrots with Parmesan Cheese
Book: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, page ?Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: EasyStore-Bought Is Fine: SugarTips: 1.) Keep a close eye on these and go low and slow. Toward the end, they can go from perfect to burnt quickly. 2.) Skip the parmesan – these […]
Jubilee Friendsgiving: String Beans A La Creole
Book: Jubilee, page 187Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: diced tomatoes and green chilesStore-Bought Is Fine: EasyPricey Ingredients: —Hard-to-find: — Recipe on Baltimore Magazine.
Jubilee Friendsgiving: Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Book: Jubilee, page 177Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: EasyStore-Bought Is Fine: cheddar Pricey Ingredients: —Hard-to-find: — Recipe on Cooks Without Borders.
Jubilee Friendsgiving: Cornbread Dressing
Book: Jubilee, page 180Rating: 3/5 How Easy Is That: EasyStore-Bought Is Fine: cornbread Pricey Ingredients: —Hard-to-find: — Recipe on Chicago Tribune.