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make-up artist's apprentice

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Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Delicious side dishes

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Collards with Shitake Mushrooms (serves 4 to 6)
INGREDIENTS:
1 bunch collard greens, washed, trimmed, blanched for 2 or 3 minutes and THEN chopped
(NOTE: boiling the greens before chopping them minimizes nutrient loss)
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 to 6 cloves of garlic, pressed or finely minced
2 shallots, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
about 15 fresh Shitake mushrooms caps, cleaned, trimmed and sliced (use the stems for flavoring soup stock)
2 tablespoons Shoyu soy sauce, or to taste
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, stemmed, washed and coarsely chopped

PROCEDURE:
1) Blanch the collard g...

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