Soul warming winter food......

Mike, there are several ways to cook greens. This works with collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, cabbage and fresh spinach as well......

Southern Traditional style......

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/southern-style-collard-greens

Southern Italian style......

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/collard-greens-guanciale-chiles

If you don't eat pork or just want something leaner and more healthy, you can substitute some extra lean barbequed beef brisket for the pork.

And if you are vegetarian, you can just leave out the meat altogether and add some extra virgin olive oil (2 or 3 table spoons for every pound of meat you leave out of the recipe) to the pot before cooking (olive oil is good for your cholesterol).

Or you can just put the greens in a pot of water (enough water to cover them) or a crock pot or pressure cooker with a little salt, black pepper and brown or white sugar (season to taste) and cook them with the lid on until tender. Optional...... You can add a little butter or olive oil if you like.

New Orleans Sicilian style......

You can also add some coarse ground salt and black pepper along with freshly sliced garlic and sautee spinach and other greens in extra virgin olive oil until 'just done' (my favourite). I had a Sicilian uncle by marriage who taught me how cook them this way. Very healthy dish.

Bon appettit,

Harry