Ottensen said:

myfavorite said:

CATFISH, GRITS AND GREENS!!???? I'LL BE THERE!!!

I never had grits outside of breakfast. I only eat mine with eggs

Try it with fried catfish You'd be surprised at how well it goes with non-breakfast foods.Many people eat it with fried chicken too.

SoulAlive said:

Ottensen said:

I never had grits outside of breakfast. I only eat mine with eggs

Try it with fried catfish You'd be surprised at how well it goes with non-breakfast foods.Many people eat it with fried chicken too.

I think in New Orleans and Lousiana they even eat it with gumbo and other shrimp dishes. That always sounded pretty good, too!

Ottensen said:

SoulAlive said:

Try it with fried catfish You'd be surprised at how well it goes with non-breakfast foods.Many people eat it with fried chicken too.

I think in New Orleans and Lousiana they even eat it with gumbo and other shrimp dishes. That always sounded pretty good, too!

I'm getting hungry now!

SoulAlive said:

Ottensen said:

I think in New Orleans and Lousiana they even eat it with gumbo and other shrimp dishes. That always sounded pretty good, too!

I'm getting hungry now!

SoulAlive said:

Ottensen said:

I think in New Orleans and Lousiana they even eat it with gumbo and other shrimp dishes. That always sounded pretty good, too!

I'm getting hungry now!

This thread needs some musical accompaniment!

"...ain't no greens in Harlem, and the poultry man's on strike...!"

Ottensen said:

SoulAlive said:

I'm getting hungry now!

This thread needs some musical accompaniment!

"...ain't no greens in Harlem, and the poultry man's on strike...!"

you crazy.

ZombieKitten said:

can you eat them lightly steamed? they look really cooked (overcooked even) in the photos when I googled. I can't stand spinach unless it's only like felt a breath of steam, otherwise I'd rather eat it raw

I am like you, I don't like them overcooked. Can't really nuke 'em like I do broccoli but they don't need to be on the stove all day either. I don't know how long to cook them, I just kinda cook them.

phunkdaddy said:

SCNDLS said:

Gurl, you KNOW you betta STOP!

Um SCNDLS, Soul Alive is a guy.

Nuh uhhhhh!!! I thought him was a her!

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

Um SCNDLS, Soul Alive is a guy.

I certainly am

Shut up! Okay, now I don't have to feel "funny" when we all hugged up an' shit.

SoulAlive said:

Ottensen said:

I never had grits outside of breakfast. I only eat mine with eggs

Try it with fried catfish You'd be surprised at how well it goes with non-breakfast foods.Many people eat it with fried chicken too.

I went to a high fallutin' party last month where they had THE most heavely grits (and I don't even LIKE grits) next to the fancy schmancy ribs. Ya'll know I was in a corner being a straight up nucca with grease runnin' down my arms like I'm at a family reunion, talkin' bout "Damn, these ribs and grits IS good!"

SCNDLS said:

SoulAlive said:

I certainly am

Shut up! Okay, now I don't have to feel "funny" when we all hugged up an' shit.

You haven't seen SoulAlive in photoho' ? That's my name for it and I'm stickin' to it. I tried to pretend I wasn't longer married . . . that didn't work.

SoulAlive said:

TD3 said:

Love them and I don't need the holidays as an excuse to cookum either. I eat greens a least once a month. Good colon cleanser, eat your vegetables.

Once a month?? I'm comin' to your house for dinner

You are always welcome. Look, I have to have me greens, string beans, spinach... all my leafy vegetables. Lil hot water corn bread, come on now.

TD3 said:

SCNDLS said:

Shut up! Okay, now I don't have to feel "funny" when we all hugged up an' shit.

You haven't seen SoulAlive in photoho' ? That's my name for it and I'm stickin' to it. I tried to pretend I wasn't longer married . . . that didn't work.

Nope, I don't usually check those threads. I missed it.

Ms Trina, can I come for dinner? I am small, don't take up much room and am house trained. I do eat a lot though. And while I am there, I can always give you the 411 on our fave subject! You know I always have dirt!!

I want to try

TD3 said:

ZombieKitten said:

tell me why? is it tough or bitter?

Raw or "slightly steamed"? Yes, they would be tough and they can be bitter, tho' bitter isn't always a bad thing, this gives them flavor. Some people like "bitter" greens, cooking them makes them tender.

Exactly.

We cook greens down here until they turn to slimy mush. Same thing with cabbage also. Greens ain't supposed to "crunch". If they ain't mushy, they ain't cooked as far as we are concerned.

My boss is originally from Boston and she said "You guys cook the greens so long that you've cooked all the vitamins and minerals out of them and then you season them with all that pork fat and grease to the point that they are no longer healthy". I simply said to her "Honey, this is the South. We don't cook greens down here for our health, we cook them to taste good. If it's good for you, it tastes bad to you and if it's bad for you, it tastes good to you. That's how we live down here and we got the asses to prove it.".

slimy mush? maybe I don't want to try it after all

vainandy said:

TD3 said:

Raw or "slightly steamed"? Yes, they would be tough and they can be bitter, tho' bitter isn't always a bad thing, this gives them flavor. Some people like "bitter" greens, cooking them makes them tender.

Exactly.

We cook greens down here until they turn to slimy mush. Same thing with cabbage also. Greens ain't supposed to "crunch". If they ain't mushy, they ain't cooked as far as we are concerned.

My boss is originally from Boston and she said "You guys cook the greens so long that you've cooked all the vitamins and minerals out of them and then you season them with all that pork fat and grease to the point that they are no longer healthy". I simply said to her "Honey, this is the South. We don't cook greens down here for our health, we cook them to taste good. If it's good for you, it tastes bad to you and if it's bad for you, it tastes good to you. That's how we live down here and we got the asses to prove it.".

Yes! My mother is always complaining that vegetables in restaurants aren't cooked!

SoulAlive said:

phunkdaddy said:

Um SCNDLS, Soul Alive is a guy.

I certainly am

Yes, you most certainly are. And you look as good as them damn greens you posted. Good enough to do the same thing to you as I do to them, put 'em in my mouth and savor the flavor.

ZombieKitten said:

slimy mush? maybe I don't want to try it after all

Yes, yes you do.

They should melt in your mouth... too much green chewing:

chocolate1 said:

ZombieKitten said:

slimy mush? maybe I don't want to try it after all

Yes, yes you do.

They should melt in your mouth... too much green chewing:

OK, maybe if YOU make it for me

Love 'em. They're one of the things I'm always responsible for at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I switch 'em up, though, and often mix them as well. I love collards, any swiss chard, mustard, turnip, even a little dandelion greens. Only ones I've never really been fond of are kale.

I don't cook any until they're a mush, though. I start the stems first if I'm going to use them, cook until they start to get soft then add the leaves. Cook the leaves until they're soft, but are still recognizable by sight and have some texture. I most often cook them with other veggie stock (on hand), whole garlic (fresh or pre-roasted), salt, pepper and sometimes red wine. I'm a vegetarian so I don't cook them with any type of meat/bone.

ZombieKitten said:

chocolate1 said:

Yes, yes you do.

They should melt in your mouth... too much green chewing:

OK, maybe if YOU make it for me

SCNDLS said:

SoulAlive said:

Try it with fried catfish You'd be surprised at how well it goes with non-breakfast foods.Many people eat it with fried chicken too.

I went to a high fallutin' party last month where they had THE most heavely grits (and I don't even LIKE grits) next to the fancy schmancy ribs. Ya'll know I was in a corner being a straight up nucca with grease runnin' down my arms like I'm at a family reunion, talkin' bout "Damn, these ribs and grits IS good!"

I don't give a damn if I'm in a restaurant or not. When I eat greens, I crumble my cornbread up in the greens. One time, I overheard two little old black ladies in their 70s at a nearby table talking about me. One whispered to the other one...."That white man crumbles his cornbread up in his greens like you do.". When I left, I had to stop by their table and tell them I had overheard them. I told them that was the way my grandmother used to do them when I was a child in order to get me to eat them and it stuck with me all these years. I also told them that my grandmother was from the straight up country from the backwoods of Tennessee. These little old ladies said they were from the country too and we had a good laugh out of it.

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vainandy said:

SCNDLS said:

I went to a high fallutin' party last month where they had THE most heavely grits (and I don't even LIKE grits) next to the fancy schmancy ribs. Ya'll know I was in a corner being a straight up nucca with grease runnin' down my arms like I'm at a family reunion, talkin' bout "Damn, these ribs and grits IS good!"

I don't give a damn if I'm in a restaurant or not. When I eat greens, I crumble my cornbread up in the greens. One time, I overheard two little old black ladies in their 70s at a nearby table talking about me. One whispered to the other one...."That white man crumbles his cornbread up in his greens like you do.". When I left, I had to stop by their table and tell them I had overheard them. I told them that was the way my grandmother used to do them when I was a child in order to get me to eat them and it stuck with me all these years. I also told them that my grandmother was from the straight up country from the backwoods of Tennessee. These little old ladies said they were from the country too and we had a good laugh out of it.

I don't have to eat them that way, but if it's available I do. Unfortunately corn bread is not usually part of our holiday gatherings, only the greens.

chocolate1 said:

vainandy said:

Exactly.

We cook greens down here until they turn to slimy mush. Same thing with cabbage also. Greens ain't supposed to "crunch". If they ain't mushy, they ain't cooked as far as we are concerned.

My boss is originally from Boston and she said "You guys cook the greens so long that you've cooked all the vitamins and minerals out of them and then you season them with all that pork fat and grease to the point that they are no longer healthy". I simply said to her "Honey, this is the South. We don't cook greens down here for our health, we cook them to taste good. If it's good for you, it tastes bad to you and if it's bad for you, it tastes good to you. That's how we live down here and we got the asses to prove it.".

Yes! My mother is always complaining that vegetables in restaurants aren't cooked!

Restaurants don't season them worth a damn. They just taste bland and "straight out of the can" tasting. Get your ass back in that kitchen and fry up some bacon and pour that grease in it and let it soak for a few hours.

chocolate1 said:

ZombieKitten said:

slimy mush? maybe I don't want to try it after all

Yes, yes you do.

They should melt in your mouth... too much green chewing:

Exactly! They should just sliiiiide down your throat. And sopp that pot liquor up with some cornbread.

vainandy said:

chocolate1 said:

Yes! My mother is always complaining that vegetables in restaurants aren't cooked!

Restaurants don't season them worth a damn. They just taste bland and "straight out of the can" tasting. Get your ass back in that kitchen and fry up some bacon and pour that grease in it and let it soak for a few hours.

No, no, no - gotta watch that cholesterol.

uPtoWnNY said:

vainandy said:

Restaurants don't season them worth a damn. They just taste bland and "straight out of the can" tasting. Get your ass back in that kitchen and fry up some bacon and pour that grease in it and let it soak for a few hours.

No, no, no - gotta watch that cholesterol.

You sound like my damned doctor. That bitch put me on a third cholesterol medicine a few months ago.

vainandy said:

uPtoWnNY said:

No, no, no - gotta watch that cholesterol.

You sound like my damned doctor. That bitch put me on a third cholesterol medicine a few months ago.

Like I said before, my aunties don't put that greasy shit in their greens anymore. Back in the day, folks didn't think about clogged arteries and heart attacks.