Here on The Cutting Board, we talk about all kinds of foods, and try to keep things as simple as possible.

The new year brings the Southern tradition of eating collard greens and field peas to bring good luck and prosperity for the coming year. (The greens represent cash while the peas symbolize coins.) ...

Collards, on the other hand, can take a beating in the kitchen and still hold their texture. They almost have a meaty bite to them (I'm saying this for vegetarian co-worker and editor Kelsey Watznauer ...

When I think of collard greens, I almost instinctively picture a steaming pot of long-simmered leaves, sliced into delicate ribbons or rolled into tight little bundles, swirling among pieces of smoked ...

When it comes to truly classic Southern dishes, collard greens are up there with the heavy hitters. Smoky, meaty, and with a bit of earthy bitterness, collard greens are one of those dishes for which ...