Vanity-Anyone cooking cabbage & black-eyed peas for the New Year?

Myself

[ValleyofHope]

New Year old school southern cooking

[ValleyofHope]

Just looking for any Freepers preparing this dish. What seasonings are you using?

[Jet Jaguar]

whatever you do, throw some diced hickory smoked bacon in it.

[ValleyofHope]

Thanks for the tip!
I did buy ham hocks, and ham flavor from goya!

[FamiliarFace]

I do collard greens, not cabbage.

[cherry]

been reading about Russian salad for the New Year....anybody?

[FamiliarFace]

Using Benton ham this year (Madisonville, TN). Mmm, mmm.

[ConservativeMind]

We just had both at a restaurant, for the first time. They went very well with the whole meal.

I haven’t heard of these for New Years, before, and now you mention this.

[FamiliarFace]

I’ve never made that. I’ve never even heard of it. Will have to see what that’s all about.

[ClearCase_guy]

Agree on collard greens. Hoppin’ John with black-eyed peas, smoked ham hocks, collard greens and served over rice. Good for luck.

[ValleyofHope]

I actually made the olivier salad this summer...it was tasty, but so much prep work. Really liked it though.

[DallasGal]

Trying mustard greens this year vs cabbage. Onions, garlic and diced bacon in all of it.

[Deaf Smith]

Smoking a 19# brisket Saturday and Black Eyed peas will be served with it.

Black Eyed peas for New Years has to do with Sherman and Reconstruction.

[DAC21]

Yep, it wasn’t a tradition in my Family. But now with wifey, 35 years and counting, everything is staging including the Corned Beef in the Fridge.

[AlaskaErik]

Nope. Not an Alaska tradition. We’re more likely to enjoy moose, halibut and salmon.

[Chode]

no hoppin john?

[ValleyofHope]

Well, my husband is of Polish/Eastern Eurpean descent, so cabbage and kielbasa it is!
I would actually prefer collards, they do better with strong sausages.

[dila813]

I cooked chick peas, have them chilling in the fridge

[FamiliarFace]

There ya go. Ham hocks preferred to ham steak, but this year, I’m giving in. (Truth be told… I didn’t have any ham hocks in my fridge…but a ham steak is sitting there looking at me.) Black-eyed peas and rice also on hand, besides the collards. Don’t forget the cornbread!!

[Pollard]

I’m just learning that there’s a such thing as a New Years meal.

[nicollo]

The wife brought back from the store today black-eyed peas and the THICKEST slices of bacon I have ever seen.

Can’t wait!