I wanted to try these.
Yippee - GREENS! |
Ewww - greens... |
This Southern Greens Blend is a mix of collards, mustard,
turnip, and spinach. Can you say
HEALTHY?? (And can you say, “Something
different in our normal vegetable routine”??).
The greens were all ready to be cooked.
The package said it is four servings but for us it was more like three. I quasi followed the directions on the
package. Normally when I cook spinach I
just sauté it in olive oil and it only takes like 10 minutes, so cooking
following the instructions on the package took longer (around half an hour),
but was worth it. I cooked them with
celery, garlic, onions, chicken broth, and 21 Seasoning Salute (which got a glowing 5 star review that you can read here: 21 Seasoning Salute
Find these in the produce section |
These were good!
They ALMOST tasted like something my Grandma Lee might have made. I loved her cooking (as did the rest of the
relatives!). She would have taken the
time to fry bacon and use the fat and meat, but I skipped that part. Maybe next time I will plan ahead better and
add bacon, too!
I served these greens over rice with black beans and topped
them with fresh tomatoes from the garden and feta (with a splash of Tabasco over
it all), and a garnish of radish. The
plates looked beautiful! The greens tasted
really nice. They were not too hard or
too chewy. They were a good contrast to
beans and feta.
The plates looked pretty! Rice, beans, greens, feta, seasoning, and radishes all from TJ's. |
David says the greens were surprisingly pleasant! He said the mix “smoothed out the
collard-ness” (which I do not think is a word).
He thought the feta spiced it up.
He said, “It is good at what it does, it is a MIX of GREENS.”
We ate this while watching Paula Deen “dance” on “Dancing
with the “Stars” “. That seemed
appropriate, given her Southern roots. I
think she would have cooked these in lard.
And I also think she better get booted off that show soon, cuz
girlfriend cannot dance. (But on the
other hand, doesn’t poor Anna, the partner of Gary Busey, look so mortified
every time she and Gary do NOT get cut??
Oh my. People are gonna vote for
Gary just to see the craziness every week…
Not that I pay attention to that stupid show… Umm… )
Gary and Anna - I suspect this photo was taken before they actually DANCED the first time... (Happier times) |
Price - $2.99
Rating - 4
What an amazing family heirloom to have that photograph!
ReplyDeleteI totally love all those greens blends that TJs has- buying different ones and washing and chopping is just not my favorite activity! I buy the "cruciferous crunch" the most, it's great sautéed or even in soup- and makes me feel super healthy! (Aka chocolate for dessert :)
Ttrockwood
I know - isn't that picture great??? It seems to capture such a moment.
DeleteWe tried Cruciferous Crunch once and I liked it better than my partner. I will try it in soup as the weather gets colder though! http://traderjoes365.blogspot.com/2015/06/day-181-cruciferous-crunch-collection.html