25 veggie black easy Recipes

trimmed and washed collard greens (can sub mustard or turnip, if desired), stock (chicken, veggie, pork, etc would all work... i use my own from when i smoke pork in my slow cooker, like here: easy smoked meat), water, liquid smoke (can use less if using a smoky stock), chipotle tabasco sauce (or adobo sauce), lemons, smoked bacon, onions, sliced in thin rings, garlic, minced, sparkling wine or juice(i used a sparkling apple wine, as i used it, also, in this recipe; marinated pork chops with dijon mushroom cream sauce , which i served with these greens, honey, kosher, sea or smoked salt(these will need a fair bit of salt...i used a rounded t, each, of applewood smoked salt and my favorite salt/pepper blend), fresh ground black pepper

elbow macaroni, italian dressing (light if desired), fresh spinach, cucumber, black olives, red bell pepper, fresh tomato wedges, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

vegetables, cooked or canned, cut into bite-size pieces (i used green beans but potatoes, carrots, mushrooms...the possibilities are endless!), your favorite thick soup (i used amy s lentil, any cream of... soup will also work), plain soymilk (optional) or 2 tbsp milk (optional), flour, garlic cloves, minced, black pepper, margarine or 1 tbsp butter, breadcrumbs

broccoli, leeks, celery, sliced, garlic cloves, crushed, potato, diced, vegetable stock, cauliflower, spinach, asparagus, sliced, bay leaves, black pepper, crusty bread, to serve, croutons, to serve