Black-eyed peas and ham, a Southerner’s New Year’s dinner

Hey there, have you ever heard about the magical powers of black-eyed peas with ham and collard greens? They're said to bring good luck and good fortune for a prosperous new year!

Today, I'm whipping up a pot of black-eyed peas and ham, with collard greens on the side. It's a tradition here in the South to have this meal every New Year's Day. But this time, I'm making my peas ahead of time so I can share my recipe with you in time for the new year.

Ingredients:

1 16-ounce bag of dried black-eyed peas
2 pounds of cooked ham, bacon, or ham hocks, diced
1 onion, diced
2 teaspoons of freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons of seasoning salt
1 teaspoon of red cayenne pepper flakes
½ teaspoon of garlic powder
2-4 tablespoons of butter
4 cups of water
4 cups of vegetable stock, or chicken broth

Instructions:

First, rinse your black-eyed peas and pick out any bad peas, pebbles, or other debris. You can soak them for a few hours if you want, but I usually skip this step.

Next, chop your cooked ham into bite-sized pieces and dice the onion.

Now, add your peas to a pot or crockpot along with the diced onion, ham, and spices. Pour in the vegetable stock, chicken broth, or water, making sure the liquid covers the peas by a few inches.

Bring the liquid to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the butter and cook for 1-2 hours until the peas are tender. Keep an eye on the peas and add more water if needed.

If you're using a crockpot, cook the peas on low for 6-8 hours.

Serve your black-eyed peas and ham with some greens and cornbread. Enjoy!

Happy New Year 2025! Here's to hoping we all have a lucky and prosperous year ahead.

I tried Martha Stewart's slow-cooker triple chocolate brownies recipe- this is how they turned out

I tried Martha Stewart's slow-cooker triple chocolate brownies recipe- this is how they turned out There's one lady on this earth (besides mom) that I have always simply adored; Martha Stewart. Anyone who knows me knows that Martha has been my lifelong hero since I was a teenager. She's witty, beautiful, and exceptionally talented in so many various ways. Such as DIY home and land renovations to whipping up any tantalizing masterpiece in her kitchen. Even though I have a multitude of recipes, I had never made slow-cooker triple chocolate brownies before. That's until I came across Martha Stewart's recipe for this delightfully delicious, gooey chocolate treat. I followed Martha's techniques and her recipe to the tee, and ooh-la-lah! Her slow-cooker triple chocolate brownies are sinfully exquisite. They are a chocolate lover's dream come true. Martha's slow-cooker brownie recipe takes 3-1/2 hours to bake. While some people may think that is too long to ...

American pokeweed

American pokeweed American pokeweed is a perennial, and it's commonly known as a survivalist plant. The plant is often referred to as poke salad, poke sallet, pokeweed, poke, among a few others. During the first days of spring, purplish shoots of pokeweed emerge from the soil. The plant will often pop up as a volunteer, and depending on the location, pokeweed can grow anywhere from 6 feet to 20 feet tall. The stalks and stems of pokeweed are an attractive purplish plum color. The leaves are a beautiful green color, and they can grow as big as 14 inches long by 7 to 8 inches wide. The plant's leaves will be tapered at each end. By summer, pokeweed begins producing long clusters of green and white flowers. The flowers turn into green berries that then transition from a light pink to a dark plum color. Pokeweed grows flowers and berries often at the same time and will continue to grow until the first frost. I have never pulled a pokeweed plant up from its roots, but I...

Vegetables that contain protein

Vegetables that contain protein If food prices have you scrambling down the aisles of the grocery store trying to find something that's more affordable than meat but still has protein, know that you're not alone! Back in the days when my grandparents went through the Great Depression, it was really tough times, but they survived through the hardships by growing their own food. There are a lot of veggies that actually do contain protein, and they're packed full of additional nutrients that our bodies all need. Vegetables highest in protein: Vegetables high in protein include artichokes, asparagus, beans, bean sprouts, and beans in general: broccoli, Brussel sprouts, chickpeas, green peas, kale, mushrooms, mustard greens, spinach, sweet corn, and turnip greens. For a few examples: Black beans contain 15 grams of protein in just a 1-cup serving. In fact, a 1/2 cup of cooked beans provides close to 7 grams of protein, which is the same as eating one ounce of meat. As for collar...

Cooking Exceptionally With Gin Lee

Search This Blog