Ronni
The motormouth ;)
- Location
- Nashville TN
In the South, serving black eyed peas on New Years are considered good luck for the coming year, so manu families in this part of the country serve black eyed peas in some form. I have been making Hoppin’John for years, served with mounds of hot buttered cornbread.
Hoppin’ John is basically a big pot of black beans, simmered with a ham hock and a bunch of seasonings for flavor, served over steamed rice sprinkled with with cornbread on the side, It’s a rich, flavorful dish, freezes really well, and it’s easy on the budget too.
It’s one of my family’s favorite meals and I always make a huge pot and lots of extra cornbread so they can take some home!
I have a batch simmering on the stove right now, and I’ll pop the cornbread in the oven in a bit. The family in our bubble are coming over a bit later to hang out and share the meal.
I don’t make New Years Resolutions, but I do sort of overview the year before and plan to make whatever changes I feel are needed to enhance my quality of life, whether mentally or physically.
And the last thing I do is when I’m taking down our Christmas decorations (we decorate a lot) is I use the opportunity to deep clean those areas, which gives me a jump start on my spring cleaning.
What about you?
Hoppin’ John is basically a big pot of black beans, simmered with a ham hock and a bunch of seasonings for flavor, served over steamed rice sprinkled with with cornbread on the side, It’s a rich, flavorful dish, freezes really well, and it’s easy on the budget too.
It’s one of my family’s favorite meals and I always make a huge pot and lots of extra cornbread so they can take some home!
I have a batch simmering on the stove right now, and I’ll pop the cornbread in the oven in a bit. The family in our bubble are coming over a bit later to hang out and share the meal.
I don’t make New Years Resolutions, but I do sort of overview the year before and plan to make whatever changes I feel are needed to enhance my quality of life, whether mentally or physically.
And the last thing I do is when I’m taking down our Christmas decorations (we decorate a lot) is I use the opportunity to deep clean those areas, which gives me a jump start on my spring cleaning.
What about you?