Category: Side Dish
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Tomato Head’s Collard and Creamed Leek Pie
I grew up attending a small and fiery little church, where I learned that we were right and you were wrong. In fact, there was a joke about us… A Baptist minister who, upon entering heaven, asked St. Peter for a tour of the place. They moved past many different halls, each filled with hosts…
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Deviled Eggs
My relationship with eggs is a Facebook status: It’s complicated. And like many a well-documented social media bond, my affair with eggs has always been mercurial and overly sensitive to the delicate shadings of status updates. Today, I’m a fan of eggs of all sorts – boiled, deviled, poached and even shirred. But it’s been…
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Tomato Head’s Grit Casserole with Mushroom Cream Sauce
I can’t recall my first memory of grits. I may have blocked it. That’s not because of any dislike, per se, but more likely it comes down to shame. I suspect that my first encounter with grits involved copious butter with lots and lots of sugar, too. And as any self-respecting Southerner will tell you,…
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Collard Green Salad
Yum Collard Green Salad Recipe 3 large Collard leaves 2 TBL Oil ¼ cup chopped onion 1 medium tomato – about 1 cup, chopped 1 TBL Parsley, chopped 1 TBL cider vinegar ½ tsp salt Wash Collards in several rinses of cold water. Shake off the excess water and cut the leaves into 4-5 long…
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Hoppin’ John
Yum Recipe 1 lb black eyed peas 8 cups water ¼ cup oil ¾ cup onion, chopped 1 TBL – 4 cloves garlic, minced ¼ cup parsley, chopped ½ cup soy sauce Check over black-eyed peas looking for stones and place in medium pot. Add water and bring to boil over high heat – reduce…
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Tomato Head’s Creamed Corn
Ingredients 3 tablespoons oil 1/2 cup onion, diced 1 tsp jalapeño pepper finely chopped (optional) 2 sprigs fresh rosemary 3 ears of corn, kernels removed (3 to 4 cups) 1.5 cup heavy cream ¾ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, jalapeño and rosemary…
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Cucumber Salad
If you’re anything like me, the presence of a large bowl of cucumbers and onions dressed with vinegar and perhaps a little sugar or salt is a sure sign of a well-balanced summer meal. As long as there’s a platter of sliced tomatoes, some well-buttered ears of corn, and cold hunks of melon to look…
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Happy New Year!
Whenever I think about superstition, my mind almost always turns first to Tom Sawyer. He and his gang were fierce believers in this almost practical magic that relates certain behaviors to otherwise unrelated outcomes: dead cats and a special chant will cure warts, a dog’s howl signals death, and an inch worm found on the…
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Tomato Head’s Yellow Squash Crostini with Pesto
Walking into the Knoxville air and feeling it push back, being caught daily in random patches of heavy rain and lightening, and sweating your ~you know what~ off over the past few weeks of this summer is paying off. Not only did we all sweat out a few pounds and increase our water intake by…
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Tomato Head’s Quinoa Cakes with Yogurt and Sriracha
I was so excited when I read Mahasti’s recipe, I let out an audible “yasss” complete with the hand-motion you are probably imagining. Quinoa was the reason behind this. Quinoa is a good source of protein, as well as vitamins B, B6, and E, amino acids, potassium, and a healthy list of other minerals. It…