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You might have noticed that I have a thing for collard greens. But until tonight, I've never had them the classic way -- Southern collards mixing some sort of porky pig product with some spice, stock, and onions. It wasn't so much a matter of disinterest, but rather loving the garlic butter variety so very much, that I just couldn't bear to do them any other way. (Until now!) To jump into the piggy goodness, I chose Epicurious' Collard Greens with Red Onions and Bacon.

There's a reason the classic is so widely loved -- the combination of pig, onion, spice, and collard greens is just divine. Strangely enough, this dish tasted and smelled like a meal one of my grandmothers used to make, that I not only avoided like the plague growing up, but one that released a smell through the house that I abhorred. (I think it was some sort of bacon-cabbage thing ... maybe?) Regardless, it is all good now -- coming together into an excellent mixture of rich smokiness while still tapping into old-school nostalgia. Go figure.