Collard greens, Black eyed peas (55, grandparents, grandpa, hubby)

[luckodeirish]

I had cereal, ya'll are killing me!

[jasper12]

Not from the South. Sounds good though. We just had Cajun Shrimp Pasta.

[jlawrence01]

Normally, it is a sauerkraut, potatoes and pork sausage on New Years Day.

This year, it was navy beans cooked with country ham, spinach, and red velvet cake.

[ABQ2015]

Originally Posted by theoldnorthstate

Also no laundry done today. but I have shined silver and emptied junk drawers. Enjoyed my champagne and a Commissare Montalbano marathon.

Oh no. I'm on my third load of laundry - catching up after being out of town for the holidays. Never heard it was bad luck. Actually I was rather disappointed in my Christmas dinner this year (at a relative's house) so am making up for it today by having fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, and sweet potato casserole. Then it is back to the healthy food (after I finish the leftovers).

[Southern man]

Originally Posted by TFW46

My mother always insisted on serving us black-eyed peas on New Year's Day. Even after i was grown, she'd make me come over to eat them. I had nothing but bad luck those years and I wondered why the black-eyed peas never worked for me. Once her dementia got too bad for her to cook, I never ate black-eyed peas again -- and, coincidentally, my luck changed for the (much) better. In fact, the years since I stopped eating black-eyed peas have been my best of all.

Everybody knows you've got to eat GREENS and black eyed peas to have money. Didn't yo mamma teach you anything?

[Keeper]

Black eyed peas and pork for me. I like mine with rice. I will make a collard green soup probably today.

I know some people eat cabbage instead of collards.

[biscuitmom]

Originally Posted by Southern man

Everybody knows you've got to eat GREENS and black eyed peas to have money. Didn't yo mamma teach you anything?

Yes, the black eyed peas are for luck, but you gotta eat GREENS to draw the GREEN money!

[Robyn55]

BTW - don't forget the Texas Pete pepper sauce for the collards. Makes all the difference between bland and yum. Robyn

[AZDesertBrat]

Originally Posted by Southern man

I hadn't heard that in a long time, bad luck to wash clothes on New years day

Boy, am I in trouble! Not only didn't I have my black eyed peas this year I did my laundry too!! Oh no!!

[Gandalara]

Originally Posted by AZDesertBrat

Boy, am I in trouble! Not only didn't I have my black eyed peas this year I did my laundry too!! Oh no!!

Same here.

My sister made the whole black eyed peas / hamhocks / collard greens for me when I was a teenager, living with her for a short time. (She was 10 years older than me).

I've never eaten that "stuff" again.
Ick.
Disgusting