The best presents are the unexpected ones. On my afternoon walk I stopped at a neighbor's impromptu vegetable stand. When the mood strikes and he has produce to give away, he puts out a little table, a little box for donations, and whatever his garden offers up that day. I chose 2 bunches of collard greens - just picked and beautiful. Then, another neighbor stopped by to return some emptied jam jars, and to gift me with some Vermont cured bacon, and we sat down to 2 versions of this dish. The vegetarian version is slightly sweeter and does not have the smoky taste so characteristic of a dish with bacon, but still lovely nonetheless.

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