Recipes

Every book inspires the potluck meal for our club meeting. Whether the book includes recipes we’ve just got to try on somebody—such as those in The Shaper Your Knife, the Less You Cry—or the book’s setting prompts a cooking experiment—such as the Indian setting in Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. When the recipes work, we want to share them. Enjoy!


The Help inspired recipes
Vegetarian Collard Greens*
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 large onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

- 1 pound collard greens, chopped

- 3 cups vegetable stock

- 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped

- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil and butter. Saute the onions until slightly softened, about 2 minutes, then add the red pepper flakes and garlic, cook another minute. Add collard greens and cook another minute. Add the vegetable stock, cover and bring to a simmer. Cook until greens are tender, about 40 minutes. Add tomatoes and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
* From: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cooking-for-real/vegetarian-southern-style-collard-greens-recipe/index.html