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Cooking & Baking

rocktivity

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18. Hoppin' John almost accomplished

Reply to NMDemDist2 (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:35 PM

Dec 2012

Last edited Tue Jan 1, 2013, 09:13 PM - Edit history (1)

That's when you add fried bacon (not the fatty part) and peppers to the peas. I use chicken stock instead of pork bones and serve it over rice with a side of fried chicken.

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Black Eyed Peas [View all] NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 OP

I had no idea black eyed peas were a New Year's thing. LancetChick Dec 2012 #1

supposed to eat them New Year's Day for good luck all year NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #2

It's an old southern tradition... jaysunb Dec 2012 #4

Zannie's Black Eyed Pea Dip Laurian Dec 2012 #3

that's a nice variation on 'Texas Caviar' for sure NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #5

I like the sound of this! Thanks. Lucinda Dec 2012 #6

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! LeftofObama Jan 2013 #20

Always do, in one form or another! Lucinda Dec 2012 #7

I got some hog jowls d_r Dec 2012 #8

that's hard core NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #11

We had our New Year's good luck dinner today, and had hog jowl (fried crispy) japple Dec 2012 #9

sounds like it! NMDemDist2 Dec 2012 #10

I'll have leftovers for a few days! Nice to see you around! japple Dec 2012 #16

No thanks, I ate enough of them when I was poor and in the south Warpy Dec 2012 #12

Yup! Picked them up the other day! Callalily Dec 2012 #13

Making a point of having them this year, with fresh spinach, sweet potatoes and cornbread. freshwest Dec 2012 #14

They're simmering away on the stove right now. surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #15

BEP fritters for me. . .like a southern style falafel. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2012 #17

Hoppin' John almost accomplished rocktivity Dec 2012 #18

Not really a northern/midwestern thing. Denninmi Jan 2013 #19

'k it's in the crock pot NMDemDist2 Jan 2013 #21

Here you go d_r Jan 2013 #22

that looks awesome! NMDemDist2 Jan 2013 #23

the honest thing is d_r Jan 2013 #24

Cooking them now...also squash soup, and Minest. That took awhile. I'll make garlic breadl msanthrope Jan 2013 #25

Since I have lived in the midwest Jenoch Jan 2013 #26

The Espoused One Le Taz Hot Jan 2013 #27