Eat Your Way To Better Luck In 2016!
If you believe in superstitions or traditions or rituals then you
may want to do like the people of some Southern states do on the first
of the year.
And what is that?
They eat black-eyed peas.
And along with the peas, they have greens, collards and turnips, (green
for financial success) rice and pork.
This is considered "soul food, but for some reason, the people think their
new year will be a financial success if they eat these particular foods.
And if you come from a country that has a particular food ritual for
the new year, then by all means continue it and if you like to start a new ritual
and follow in the footsteps of your American brothers and sisters, use the recipe
listed below.
The Recipe For "Hoppin' John!"
Ingredients:
Bacon, 3 slices, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
1/8 tsp. curry powder
1/8 tsp. paprika
1 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
2 cups of rice, cooked
2 cups of chopped greens, collards (buy them already cleaned)
1 can of black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 cup of cherry tomatoes
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Directions:
In a large nonstick skillet, cook the bacon until done,
Add the onion, garlic and the seasonings.
Stir frequently, just until the onions and garlic are tender.
And to finish up this tasty dish, add the vinegar and 1/2 cup of water;
bring to a boil and cook for a minute. Stir in the rice, greens and peas, cook until
heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the tomatoes.
And to make this meal more traditional- serve it with some cornbread.
That's it, a Southern Soul Food Dish to help usher in more good luck
for the upcoming yr.
And lastly, if you want to know some other "good luck" foods that
eaten for good luck, head to Google.com and type New Year's Good Luck
Foods in the search bar.
* Sicily- Lasagne
* Some Spanish countries- Grapes, 12 grapes eaten at midnight on the 31st.
12 grapes for the upcoming 12 months.
* Japan-In some Japanese households, the people eat long noodles.
They must be eaten as is (long) broken or cut up means a break in your New
year.
* Poland- In some Polish households, the people eat pork and sauerkraut for more luck.
Good Luck!
JGib~~
NRFATW!
If you believe in superstitions or traditions or rituals then you
may want to do like the people of some Southern states do on the first
of the year.
And what is that?
They eat black-eyed peas.
And along with the peas, they have greens, collards and turnips, (green
for financial success) rice and pork.
This is considered "soul food, but for some reason, the people think their
new year will be a financial success if they eat these particular foods.
And if you come from a country that has a particular food ritual for
the new year, then by all means continue it and if you like to start a new ritual
and follow in the footsteps of your American brothers and sisters, use the recipe
listed below.
The Recipe For "Hoppin' John!"
Ingredients:
Bacon, 3 slices, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped 1 cup
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. black pepper
1/8 tsp. curry powder
1/8 tsp. paprika
1 Tbs. apple cider vinegar
2 cups of rice, cooked
2 cups of chopped greens, collards (buy them already cleaned)
1 can of black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
1 cup of cherry tomatoes
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Directions:
In a large nonstick skillet, cook the bacon until done,
Add the onion, garlic and the seasonings.
Stir frequently, just until the onions and garlic are tender.
And to finish up this tasty dish, add the vinegar and 1/2 cup of water;
bring to a boil and cook for a minute. Stir in the rice, greens and peas, cook until
heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the tomatoes.
And to make this meal more traditional- serve it with some cornbread.
That's it, a Southern Soul Food Dish to help usher in more good luck
for the upcoming yr.
And lastly, if you want to know some other "good luck" foods that
eaten for good luck, head to Google.com and type New Year's Good Luck
Foods in the search bar.
* Sicily- Lasagne
* Some Spanish countries- Grapes, 12 grapes eaten at midnight on the 31st.
12 grapes for the upcoming 12 months.
* Japan-In some Japanese households, the people eat long noodles.
They must be eaten as is (long) broken or cut up means a break in your New
year.
* Poland- In some Polish households, the people eat pork and sauerkraut for more luck.
Good Luck!
JGib~~
NRFATW!
