Is it too early to talk about New Year Eve menus?

[scott43]

We had snacky dinner..meatballs, cheese, crackers, pizza... I haven't eaten take-out food since March..I'd kill someone to crush a quarter pounder and fries.... Sigh..

 

[SBrown]

You just reminded me that, this past January 1, I neglected to have my New Years Day bleak-eyed peas for good luck.

I'm never doing that again!

I was just looking through past photos wondering if I ate those (as I usually do, but...). Also, I like "bleak-eyed" peas; Freudian slip?

Looks like I had lobster bisque for NYE dinner, though? Not sure, but someone had leftovers.

 

[crgildart]

Tonight was sliced ham, baked au gratin taters, and corn on the cob. Tomorrow's all day feast is on track.. Salsa and black eye'd peas go in the crock pot tonight to simmer all night. Ham chunks added tomorrow morning.

 

[jmeb]

chickpea and celery salad, roasted veggies and homemade aioli for keep jigsaw puzzle stamina up. Chenin blanc—killer lemon on this one. Cuts the aioli.

 

[VickieH]

I debated lobster tails v. grilling a burger. If it's warm enough to grill, it's warm enough to wash my car. So, lobster tails won.

Tomorrow may start a New Year's Day tradition for this location ... Rosenberg's bagels. People say they're just like New York bagels. I'm not 100% convinced, but they are the best I've had since I left the east coast. Had one today -- in case they are not good enough and I needed to make alternate plans for tomorrow, y'know. It has some good texture ... a true outer shell that is chewy and a soft, dense middle.

I've heard that the difference with NY bagels is in the water. Rosenberg's uses "New York water". They have a separate source for water and treat it to match the mineral content of NY water.

 

[Tony S]

I was just looking through past photos wondering if I ate those (as I usually do, but...). Also, I like "bleak-eyed" peas; Freudian slip?

Looks like I had lobster bisque for NYE dinner, though? Not sure, but someone had leftovers.

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I love black eyed peas.

 

[wooglin]

Lobster. All gone. No pics. Sorry.

 

[SBrown]

I love black eyed peas.

You don't think they are just pig food? Perhaps you have some latent Southerner in you I don't know about ...

 

[chilehed]

Also, I like "bleak-eyed" peas; Freudian slip?

Hadn't noticed I did that, but it works.

Ended up having a ribeye, baked potato and broccoli. Cheesecake and homemade english toffee.

Tomorrow will include bleak-eyes and cornbread. Maybe I'll break out some of the pastrami I put up a few months ago.

 

[Tony S]

You don't think they are just pig food? Perhaps you have some latent Southerner in you I don't know about ...

Black-eyed Pea Salad

1 can black-eyed peas, rinsed thoroughly
1 cup very finely sliced celery (with leaves, if possible)
freshly ground black pepper
coarse sea salt
1/4 cup minced shallot or onion
juice of one lemon
1/4 cup best olive oil

Mix ingredients. Adjust seasoning. Allow to rest one hour, stirring gently every fifteen minutes. Adjust seasoning again. Serve. (Looks and tastes nice with blue corn chips.)

 

[scott43]

You don't think they are just pig food? Perhaps you have some latent Southerner in you I don't know about ...

Funny story, my sister in law, German farm girl, first trip to Canada and we had corn on the cob for dinner. She was mortified and was very reluctant to eat it. So my mom says "everything ok??". And she says "but..ziss is cow food..."

 

[crgildart]

Had the peas for luck and health. Getting ready for some collard greens for money and wealth. Nothing special.. can of Glory greens..

 

[SBrown]

Black-eyed Pea Salad

1 can black-eyed peas, rinsed thoroughly
1 cup very finely sliced celery (with leaves, if possible)
freshly ground black pepper
coarse sea salt
1/4 cup minced shallot or onion
juice of one lemon
1/4 cup best olive oil

Mix ingredients. Adjust seasoning. Allow to rest one hour, stirring gently every fifteen minutes. Adjust seasoning again. Serve. (Looks and tastes nice with blue corn chips.)

Trust me, I love black-eyed peas and have been eating them since, well, I had teeth, I guess.

But canned? Really? I use canned for dip, Texas caviar, etc. But dried otherwise.

 

[crgildart]

Trust me, I love black-eyed peas and have been eating them since, well, I had teeth, I guess.

But canned? Really? I use canned for dip, Texas caviar, etc. But dried otherwise.

The secret to dried is to soak them for a full day or two before cooking.. otherwise frozen. Even frozen takes a good 10 hours in a crock pot to be al dente enough for most. I'm good with a little snappy, not totally mush.

 

[KingGrump]

Black eye peas breakdown fairly quick after an overnight soaking. No more than 1-1/2 hours start to finish.

 

[Tony S]

But canned? Really? I use canned for dip, Texas caviar, etc. But dried otherwise.

I don't ALWAYS have to be the purist.

 

[scott43]

Trust me, I love black-eyed peas and have been eating them since, well, I had teeth, I guess.

Sooo...does this mean since you got teeth..or since you lost them all....

 

[SBrown]

Sooo...does this mean since you got teeth..or since you lost them all....

Yes. (Once a man, twice a child?? En route to diapers again, I s'pose....)

 

[SBrown]

I don't ALWAYS have to be the purist.

So this means you won't look down on me for eating Spaghettios straight out of the can?

 

[Tony S]

So this means you won't look down on me for eating Spaghettios straight out of the can?

Correct. If you're gonna slum, slum with gusto.