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Wilted Greens

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Wilted Greens


  • Author: MearaMay
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Ingredients

6 slices of bacon

1/2 chopped onion

1/4 c wine vinegar

2 tbsp water

4 tsp sugar to taste

Pepper to taste

8 cups greens, such as collared or kale

Optional: hard-boiled eggs


Instructions

Cook the bacon to a crisp. Drain and crumble, keeping the grease in pan. 

Cook onion in the grease until soft. Remove from heat to cool a bit. 

Add the wine, water, and seasoning to the onions and fat. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes 

Add the greens and toss and serve if you want texture, or cover and simmer 3-5 minutes for soggy. Add bacon and eggs to garnish. 


Keywords: greens, southern food, collered greens, collared greens, wilted lettuce, wilted greens, wilted kale, cooked kale, bacon,

Scallop plate

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Scallop plate


  • Author: Meara Perrin
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Ingredients

  • Fresh tarragon, and tiny amount of rosemary.
  • Season salt and pepper
  • 2 shallots, diced
  • Pancetta, bacon, etc. diced
  • Fresh large sea scallops.
  • Olive oil
  • blue cheese crumbles

Instructions

  1. Peel the weird muscle off the scallops
  2. Finely chop herbs, onions, and bacon and saute in oil. Set aside on serving plate, saving oils in pan.
  3. Dust scallops in flour lightly and fry on high heat each side in the same oil.
  4. Place on plate with onion bacon mix with oil and sprinkle with blue cheese.

Ohio Appetizers

This is a classic water chestnut appetizer from Ohio. If you are from Ohio, you probably have another name for it? 

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Ohio Appetizers


Description

A sweet and crunchy appetizer great for potlucks!


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Ingredients

  • 1 can of water chestnuts, cut in halves.
  • 1 lb bacon (Walmart peppered bacon is awesome), cut in 3rds

Sauce

  • 1/2 C ketchup
  • 1/2 C brown sugar
  • 1/4 C white sugar
  • 3 tbls worsteshire sauce
  • *scallops, shrimp, banana peppers optional

Instructions

  1. Roll chestnuts and optional items in bacon and secure with toothpicks. Place in baking dish. Mix sauce and pour over the rolls and bake in oven at 325 for 30 minutes.