Oct 13

To me collard greens had always been a very very black dish. My mom told me that years ago when our family was making suggestions for thanksgiving, I named collard greens and my mom and uncles laughed. It changed for me when my grandfather made some of the best collard greens and black eyes peas I have ever had for his thanksgiving. My mom grew up in Rhode Island with Jews and Italians, my grandfather grew up in Georgia with Irishmen and people from the country. Mom assumed it was different probably because she had not grown up with it.

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