Today I thought I could share the recipe to my favorite vegetable in the world.  It is quite simple to make I just really don’t care for cutting greens but thank God there is bagged collard greens that are already cut up.  Enjoy!

 1 1/2 quarts water
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 1/2 pounds smoked turkey meat
8 pounds collards
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 cup cider or white vinegar
Salt and pepper
Serving Suggestion: diced raw onions and vinegar

Place water in a large pot. Add red pepper and smoked turkey and simmer for about 1 hour while preparing greens.
To prepare greens, discard damaged or yellow parts of leaves. Cut away tough stems from each leaf and wash collards thoroughly until rinse water is clear of dirt or grit. Collard leaves are large and usually require cutting before cooking. To do so, fold leaf in half at its center vein, fold over once or twice, then cut in half with scissors or knife. Add remaining ingredients to bones in boiling water, then add greens. Cover and cook rapidly for about 30 minutes or until greens are tender but firm. Best served with diced raw onions and vinegar.

Below is my menu for this week.  I use the same template and just rotate the dinner section

(I have about 3 weeks worth of dinner rotation) and I try to leave two days out of the month to try 

 new recipes if I have some in mind.  Also, you can click on the names of the main entree to find the recipe.  FYI I substitute recipes using low fat, organic, all natural products and you can do the same there is hardly a difference in taste but a HUGE difference in caloric intake and quality:)

Monday- Curry Chicken, Rice, Cabbage, Kombucha Tea             

Tuesday- Grilled Steak, Baked Potato, Garden Salad, Kombucha Tea

Wednesday- Macaroni and Cheese, Vegetables,  Kombucha Tea         

Thursday- French Toast, Turkey Bacon, Fruit, Kombucha Tea

Friday-  Okra & Beef, Rice, Bean Sauce(I don’t use ham in recipe),

Saturday- Leftovers or Take outSunday- Roast Chicken, Potatoes, Carrots

Since I am a scatter-brain I thought it would be wise to come up with a blogging schedule to help guide me as well as my readers.  Now please don’t hold me to this schedule if I decide to sway a little.  I will try to stick with the schedule the best I can:)  So here it is:

MONDAYS- Money Saving Mondays (Financial Tips)

TUESDAYS-Tell It Like It Is Tuesdays (My Thoughts On Anything and Everything)

WEDNESDAYS-What’s Cooking Wednesdays (Recipe)

THURSDAYS- This and That Thursdays (Product findings, resources, information)

FRIDAYS- Health & Fitness Fridays (These Posts will consists of information about things that could help us live more healthy, organically, etc)

SATURDAYS- Saturday Spirituals (Share some devotionals)

SUNDAYS- Supper Sundays (Give you an idea of the things I plan to cook for supper throughout the week and possibly some recipes to go with that)