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True South Hoppin John

Hoppin John is a classical southern dish that's as tasty as it is frugal. Served over rice, the ham, black eyed peas and veggies burst with flavor and fill you up.

We’ve been talking about the tradition of eating black eyed peas on New Year’s Day. The symbolism of this very southern dish is interesting. You can read about the history and get my simple recipe for making a batch of black eyed peas by clicking on this link – Black Eyed Peas Recipe You’ll also […]

New Year’s Day Lucky Meal

Here's what we're cooking (and eating) each New Year's Day for Good Luck. It also makes for a mighty tasty dinner.

Down here in the South we cook a traditional New Year’s Day meal that’s supposed to bring good luck, fortune and wealth in the new year. For us there are four components to the New Years Meal. Pork, Greens, Black-Eyed Peas and Corn Bread. Let’s break them down according to what they mean. This is […]

Black Eyed Peas Recipe

Skip the canned stuff and cook up a batch of black-eyed peas from scratch. They taste amazing.

Down here in the south, it’s tradition to eat greens and black eyed peas on New Year’s Day (usually served with ham and some other sides.) Black eyed peas actually have quite a long history of bringing good luck and prosperity to a number of people. Here in the south, it is most widely believed […]

Why We Ring In The New Year With Blackeyed Peas and Collard Greens

As many of you know I grew up in Germany. After I married my husband, my wonderful Mother-in-Law made sure I fixed some black-eyed peas and collards on New Year’s Day. She said the peas were for good luck and the greens for prosperity in the new year. I’ve cooked them every January 1st and […]

Black Eyed Caviar

There is a tradition here in the south of eating black eyed peas on New Year’s Day to symbolize prosperity. The source of the symbolism is interesting. You can read more about its origin, and get my favorite recipe for making black eyed peas from dried peas, by clicking this link: Black Eyed Peas Recipe […]