Friko : Here's a recipe for dried blackeyed peas
"DRIED BLACKEYE PEAS
1 lg. pkg. dried blackeye peas
Salt to taste
Ham hocks, hog howl or ham cubes
Soak peas overnight (1 part peas and 2 parts water). Drain, Cook following day, adding more water when needed. Add salt and meat. Bring to a boil; cover and cook over low to medium heat until soft, usually around 2 hours or longer. Great served over rice with your favorite cornbread."
I also add bay leaf or two and chopped onion. Also some garlic. and a teaspoon of sugar. Also good if you substitute chicken broth (canned or box) for some of the water. And I cook the meat some before adding to peas.
Go to Cooks.com for more recipes
enjoy :)
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
New Years
Bought my dried blackeyed peas, turnip greens, hog jowl today. Getting ready for New Years Day dinner. Old southern tradition to cook all this for good luck and prosperity n the coming new year.
I have mentioned this before but our family tradition is to drop an old, circa 1936, silver dime into the blackeyed peas pot. Best luck to one who finds the dime. (Even better luck if dime is not swallowed ;) )
I already have plenty of white rice for the Hoppin John. You simply mix the peas and rice in a bowl or on your plate to make the HJ.
From Yahoo:
"To Eat or Not to Eat Black-Eyed Peas
"Whether you choose to follow the Southern New Year's tradition or not, black-eyed peas are a good source of nutrition. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, black-eyed peas are low in fat, contain no cholesterol, and are low in sodium. They are high in potassium, iron, and fiber and a one-half cup serving of cooked black-eyed peas counts as one ounce of lean meat from the Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs and Nuts Group of the Food Guide Pyramid. Black-Eyed Peas Nutritional Information from About.com's Guide to Nutrition.
More About Black-Eyed Peas
Black-eyed peas are actually not peas at all, but rather a variety of bean related to the cowpea and categorized as legumes, having both edible seeds and pods. According to the Library of Congress, they have been cultivated in China and India since pre-historic times and were eaten by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Early records from 1674 indicate that black-eyed peas were transported from West Africa to the West Indies by slaves. Subsequently, they reached the Lowcountry coastal regions of the Carolinas and Georgia, also via the slave trade, more than 300 years ago."
Yummy. I can't wait until New Years Day dinner.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
Janet
I have mentioned this before but our family tradition is to drop an old, circa 1936, silver dime into the blackeyed peas pot. Best luck to one who finds the dime. (Even better luck if dime is not swallowed ;) )
I already have plenty of white rice for the Hoppin John. You simply mix the peas and rice in a bowl or on your plate to make the HJ.
From Yahoo:
"To Eat or Not to Eat Black-Eyed Peas
"Whether you choose to follow the Southern New Year's tradition or not, black-eyed peas are a good source of nutrition. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, black-eyed peas are low in fat, contain no cholesterol, and are low in sodium. They are high in potassium, iron, and fiber and a one-half cup serving of cooked black-eyed peas counts as one ounce of lean meat from the Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs and Nuts Group of the Food Guide Pyramid. Black-Eyed Peas Nutritional Information from About.com's Guide to Nutrition.
More About Black-Eyed Peas
Black-eyed peas are actually not peas at all, but rather a variety of bean related to the cowpea and categorized as legumes, having both edible seeds and pods. According to the Library of Congress, they have been cultivated in China and India since pre-historic times and were eaten by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Early records from 1674 indicate that black-eyed peas were transported from West Africa to the West Indies by slaves. Subsequently, they reached the Lowcountry coastal regions of the Carolinas and Georgia, also via the slave trade, more than 300 years ago."
Yummy. I can't wait until New Years Day dinner.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
Janet
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Weather and reading and aging
Today is so warm you would think it is spring time.
No way.
It is mid Decembber and almost too warm. Shirt sleeve weather. Temps hold at almost 70.
When this unseasonal warmth happens usually what follows in about a week is bitter cold shivering days.
Also:
I am reading "A Troubled Man" by Henning Mankell.
This mystery takes place in Sweden where Mankell himself lives.
The story revolves around detective, Kurt Wallander,who works in the police station in the small Swedish town of Ystad.
Wallander is just past his 60th birthday and he keeps brooding about his own aging and forgetfulness. Wallander is investigaing the disappearance of his daughters prospective father and mother in law . The daughter has recently given birth to a baby girl, Klara, who is Wallander's first grandchild.
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From Amazon:
"I've enjoyed the Kurt Wallander series of books for many years, and have read as Kurt went from a young patrolman to, now, a 60 year old man with various illnesses. Being older than that myself, I can sympathize with him over his debilitations, and his fear of looming death. These things are all part of this excellent book.***
The plot concerns the future in-laws of his daughter Linda, who both disappear, apparently without any particular reason. Even though the disappearances are not within his police jurisdiction, because of the family ties Kurt gets involved in trying to find them, and what happened and why."
***(I will be celebration my 82nd birthday this Saturday, December 17th, so I too can understand Kurt Wallander's thoughts on aging.) ;)
No way.
It is mid Decembber and almost too warm. Shirt sleeve weather. Temps hold at almost 70.
When this unseasonal warmth happens usually what follows in about a week is bitter cold shivering days.
Also:
I am reading "A Troubled Man" by Henning Mankell.
This mystery takes place in Sweden where Mankell himself lives.
The story revolves around detective, Kurt Wallander,who works in the police station in the small Swedish town of Ystad.
Wallander is just past his 60th birthday and he keeps brooding about his own aging and forgetfulness. Wallander is investigaing the disappearance of his daughters prospective father and mother in law . The daughter has recently given birth to a baby girl, Klara, who is Wallander's first grandchild.
.
From Amazon:
"I've enjoyed the Kurt Wallander series of books for many years, and have read as Kurt went from a young patrolman to, now, a 60 year old man with various illnesses. Being older than that myself, I can sympathize with him over his debilitations, and his fear of looming death. These things are all part of this excellent book.***
The plot concerns the future in-laws of his daughter Linda, who both disappear, apparently without any particular reason. Even though the disappearances are not within his police jurisdiction, because of the family ties Kurt gets involved in trying to find them, and what happened and why."
***(I will be celebration my 82nd birthday this Saturday, December 17th, so I too can understand Kurt Wallander's thoughts on aging.) ;)
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