hether it's January 1 or September 1, people love black-eyed peas. These lucky fellows are traditional on New Year's Day, but that shouldn't stop you from serving them in a variety of ways beyond the first of the year.
Long after you've broken your resolutions and the celebrating is over, black-eyed peas have much more to offer. You can find them canned, frozen, fresh or dried, and they remain a relatively inexpensive food. Black-eyed peas are a wonderful source of iron and contain some protein, so keep in mind that they are a healthy choice year round.
Here are some new ways that you may cook up the lucky black-eyed pea.
s we embark upon this new year, while it is a time for that new diet as we recover from the binges of the holidays to shed the unwanted pounds they have brought, a time to embrace our new year's resolutions affirming our ideals and aspirations for a better future, it is also a time to let go of the old energies which may be lingering in our homes to make way for the new. The start of a new year presents an opportunity to turn our attention to the energetic remanants lingering from the past, for a fresh start of the new year.
n the wall of my hallway, where I pass it several times a day, is a big piece of posterboard covered in photos clipped from magazines--a collage, and a rather messy one at that. Pictures of pregnant women, babies, children; gardens and gardeners; a passionate couple; pretty kitchens; the writer MFK Fisher; a woman's long, beautiful hair; women performing tai chi and yoga and exercising with their little children; art supplies. This is my treasure map.
eminders of the holidays - shopping bills, tight waistband, and fruitcake - are still ever-present. Thus, 'tis not too late to make or change your new year's resolutions. Before you plunge into February, take a quiet moment with your spouse to count your blessings and consider your future.
hether it's January 1 or September 1, people love black-eyed peas. These lucky fellows are traditional on New Year's Day, but that shouldn't stop you from serving them in a variety of ways beyond the first of the year.
s we embark upon this new year, while it is a time for that new diet as we recover from the binges of the holidays to shed the unwanted pounds they have brought, a time to embrace our new year's resolutions affirming our ideals and aspirations for a better future, it is also a time to let go of the old energies which may be lingering in our homes to make way for the new. The start of a new year presents an opportunity to turn our attention to the energetic remanants lingering from the past, for a fresh start of the new year.![[map graphic]](/misc/images/map.jpg)
n the wall of my hallway, where I pass it several times a day, is a big piece of posterboard covered in photos clipped from magazines--a collage, and a rather messy one at that. Pictures of pregnant women, babies, children; gardens and gardeners; a passionate couple; pretty kitchens; the writer MFK Fisher; a woman's long, beautiful hair; women performing tai chi and yoga and exercising with their little children; art supplies. This is my treasure map. 
eminders of the holidays - shopping bills, tight waistband, and fruitcake - are still ever-present. Thus, 'tis not too late to make or change your new year's resolutions. Before you plunge into February, take a quiet moment with your spouse to count your blessings and consider your future.
