This is about the only traditional meal our Family has left intact. Although today I am throwing in a stuffed turkey breast with pork sausage, smothered cabbage with bacon bits, black-eyed peas also with bacon, and cornbread. Every Cajun woman knows not to mess with the traditional menu on New Year's day! Do y'all have a traditional meal for New Year's day? If not...what will you be eating on this first day of the New Year?
We are also "southern traditionalists." We're having black-eyed peas, sauteed cabbage, ham, cornbread, and mashed potatoes.
My daughter and I decided last minute to throw whatever we were having individually on one table and call it a holiday meal. Without any proper planning, it was a jumbled feast of chili and fried chicken fingers with french fries.
WE didn't have anything special for new years day . Hubs had vegan meatballs , Spaghetti and tomato & basil sauce.... for dinner... and I had steak pasty and beans...
Pork chops, sweet potatoes, black-eyed peas and collard greens. My grandma used to put a shiny penny in the black-eyed peas, but I've always passed on that.
I made a big salad with peas, avocado, tomato, and red beans; so even though it was not “southern” , it did have beans in it ........... wonder if that counts for good luck ? It had lots of romaine for greens, and that should work for the “money part”.