Black-eyed Peas

I have a number of pictures that I have been trying to post for a few days now, but the internet in China is conspiring against me. So while I wait for Blogger to resume uploading images, I have a great recipe to share.

It is a tradition in my family to eat black-eyed peas and collard greens on New Year's Day. My mom says it has something to do with Southern symbolism for wealth acquisition in the coming year - the peas represent coins and the greens dollar bills. So as an adult I have been trying my best to represent, but the problem is that black-eyed peas are not always so tasty. I usually have to add a bunch of ketchup to make them palatable. Every year, Chris was inevitably complaining about the peas and the need for "tradition."

Then, a few years ago, I discovered this GREAT recipe for curried black-eyed pea soup. Easy to make, yummy to ingest - a perfect solution. Now I just need to figure out a way to make collards taste good...