Tuesday, January 01, 2008

black-eyed peas


Happy New Year!
We are eating Black-eyed Peas for luck on New Years Day.
2 lbs. black eyed peas, soaked in cold water overnight, drained and rinsed well and put into my large crock-pot with 4 of the smallest ham hocks I’ve ever seen from the market. I put in some concoction of herbs and spices Seth came up with in his laboratory. Cover with fresh cold water and cooked on high for about 4 1/2 hours. Remove ham hocks, let cool until you can handle them, remove and discard the rind and bones, return meat to pot along with 2 medium sautéed onions. Stir in a 6 oz can of tomato paste. It needed salt—tasted great—I think the good luck associated with Black-eyed Peas is that you know you’ve eaten, must have felt good in the cold days in the past. I'm lucky my family likes peasant food.

Seth found a stone in his peas--no, mom, I didn't sort them carefully. I told Seth it meant he had extra good luck this year.

My other New Year’s tradition is to clean one or two drawers/cupboards in my kitchen each day in January, putting many extraneous things into the good-will box and broken items in the trash. Where do these extra spoons/utensils come from? I may run them by the neighbors. Also, how come in a household where no one drinks coffee do we gain 6-10 mugs a year?

4 comments:

  1. If you figure out where all those extra utensils come from let me know -- I have my own pile! And as for the coffee cups, I think it's something similar to scrap bins. They just multiply! Happy New Year! May it bring you and your family much joy, love and laughter!

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  2. When I lived in Tennessee, the New Year's dish for good lick, was black-eyed peas, and turnip greens, with hog jowl, and cornbread (yum), served with a slice of onion. Well, that was kinda foreign sounding to me, but I found that hog jowl was almost the same as bacon. The turnip greens not to my liking, but if you sprinkle them with a good quality favored salad vinegar, it became a GREAT meal!

    Happy New Year.

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  3. Gelukkig nieuwjaar, klein meisje!

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    Take care.

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  4. Ahhh yes, we gain a ton of mugs each year too! We will never use them all!

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