Black Eyed Peas Tradition

Yesterday, December 30, Mike & I decided we would have Black-eyed Pea and Quinoa Croquettes with Mushroom Sauce from “Vegan with a Vengeance” by Isa Chandra Moskowitz for dinner. (It's one of my favorite cookbooks and super delicious. Do not skip on the sauce, it makes the whole dish.)

We were out running errands and stopped at our first grocery store to find them sold out of black eyed peas. We both thought it was odd until we remembered some people eat them on New Year's Day for good luck. Apparently there are many stories behind this tradition: feel free to read some here.

We found some at the next grocery store, but there were quite a few people grabbing them and I had to sneak in and grab a can before heading to the register.

We ate them last night, hopefully it's close enough to count for 2018!

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