Black Eyed Peas

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My fathers family have some deep southern roots and certain traditions resonate with me. Every New Years Eve I set up the peas to soak. New Years day I set it up to simmer all morning, the smell of it is the smell of our year beginning. I make this huge pot to share with anyone who stops by that day. We believe this is a beautiful blessing of good luck and an excellent way to set the tone for the year, sharing a hearty and nourishing meal with people we love.

This is a far from traditional version of this dish. Part of the reason for that is that for so many years, I had severe food allergies, specifically I reacted to any pork products (food poisoning style reactions, seriously unpleasant, exetensive work on gut remediation has sorted this over the last few years). This means no ham hocks, I’ve replaced it with the turkey bacon to give it the smokey flavor the ham would usually give it so be sure to use a flavorful, good quality bacon. You can certainly opt for regular, pork bacon or even panchetta, if you do, don’t add the olive oil.

I hope you enjoy them as much  as we do!

MWAH!

-TKW