Recipes

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@OKPrincess

I enjoy reading what others are eating as well. I sometimes get inspired.

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@Winkk

Some traditions are to eat pork, greens, blackeyed peas, and cornbread.

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@AuntG

Enjoy your day of bowl games.

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@Meowingkitty

I think your Mexican food will be great.

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@Mom2Dogs

You will have a great time shopping and eating out!

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@drizzellla wrote:

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@jeanlake wrote:

Spent a lot of time in the kitchen over Christmas so we're going out with friends at a new restaurant.

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My Christmas was also spent in the kitchen. Having guests stay at your house the week of Christmas is alot of cooking. For New Year's I am making a lasagna. And hopefully taking a day or two off.

Enjoy the new restaurant. Sounds wonderful.

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@drizzellla

You sound like you have earned a couple days off!

doxie

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@SouthernBee wrote:

@doxie1: Dryed black eyed peas cooked with onions and ham flavor packet. Collard greens and turnip greens, Smoked  sausage, corn bread, sweet potato casserole. Chocolate chip cookies and football 🏈 . Southern Bee 

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@SouthernBee

Sounds delicious. You will  have your greens covered by having two kinds.

doxie

[SouthernBee]

@doxie1: I prefer collards because they are so much easier to clean and cook but decided to include turnip greens this year. Both are cleaned and in the freezer, trying to make the meal quick to prepare to enjoy the day. DH gave me the instant pot for Christmas and will try cooking the beans to see if they will be better than stove top or crock pot. Southern Bee 

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@doxie1 wrote:

@Sooner

I understand about the turnip greens. They do taste different.I like them when some people make them and not others.

doxie

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@doxie1  An awful lot of old time Southern cooks will put a teaspoon or two of sugar in a big pot of greens to cut that bitter or turnip taste.  You won't think of the greens as sweet, you won't pick up on the sweet, but they just taste better.

Before some of you get upset, SUGAR!, it'w just a touch--like when tomatoes are too acid and you sprinkle a bit in them to soften that acid edge.

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@Sooner

@doxie1

I don't keep sugar around the house EXCEPT to purchase a box every year or two of individual sugar packets, like you see provided  on tables in restaurants.

We use them for guests who might want  sugar in coffee, but I personally use them exclusively as a packet or two for highly acidic  tomato sauce in pasta dishes or anything else that might benefit from a hint of sweetener.