I Had Sort Of A Traditional Southern New Year's Day Dinner,

[Jan]

Lyn,

I used the dried one. I think they taste better than the tinned ones. Here in the US we can also get frozen ones.

Anyway, the day before I am going to have them I pour as many as I want in a pan. They will swell up about 50%. Cover them with cool water and let them soak overnight. The next day I drain the peas and set them aside. I take a strip or two of bacon and dice it up with some fresh onion. I fry those in the pan I'm going to cook the peas in. When the bacon is almost crisp and the onions are translucent, I add the peas and fresh water to more than cover them. Simmer on low for about 45 mins. Check to see if they are soft and then add salt and pepper to taste. You might need to check them while they are cooking to add water.

If you try them, I hope you like them.

Jan

[Rosie]

I grew up on a farm in Oregon, and we always called the evening meal "supper". The midday meal was lunch. We reserved the term "dinner" for our main meal on Sunday, which was around 2 pm, and always consisted of fried chicken and mashed potatoes.......

We never had any sort of tradition for the New Year's meal, as my parents weren't very interested in celebrating holidays. I feel like I missed out.......

Rosie

[MaggieRedwings]

Morning All,

I grew up with lunch at noontime or there abouts and supper for the evening meal. I have since gone to the term dinner as my mid-day meal and supper has stayed the same.

We did a cooking class at the Outer Banks on Wednesday night and brought home all of the food we cooked for NY Eve dinner instead of doing NY Day. We had the following and they worked with us and all was gluten free: Outer Banks Clam Chowder, Oysters Rock-a-Feller (awesome), Butternut squash casserole top with carmelized Granny Smith apples, Collards with Garlic (refrained from these on my plate), we grilled our own Rockfish, and creme burlee (sp?) for dessert. Absolutely great and also all vegetarian.

Love, Maggie

[Gloria]

Welcome back, Maggie,

How did you make the Creme Brulee without dairy? The butternut squash sounds delicious.

Gloria

[MaggieRedwings]

Morning Gloria,

I took Almond Milk with me and we used that but did use eggs. It was a wet version that they do at the Banks and really would have preferred it set up. More like a pudding custard with it denser around the edges.

Love, Maggie