and the collards are cooked and ready for New Years Day. Also went ahead and prepared the green beans, creamed corn and tied the pork roast. Now about to try my luck at a coconut cream pie.

New Years Day we'll make the scalloped potatoes, mac & cheese and cornbread. Got some chow chow from my Mom's pantry (dang I still owe Greg the recipe) and some Texas Pete hot pepper vinegar for the soiree!!

Happy New Year!!

David

I made 2 gallons of gumbo.

Will be making Hoppin John tonight when I get off work.. that is if the Lyft driver will stop for me to pick up some ground beef on the way home. (Fuel pump died in the truck last night on the way to the grocery store).

My middle son has a pot of elk chili simmering for tonight. Undecided for tomorrow.

Black-eyed peas are soaking, and been cruising the internet to find a different cabbage use recipe. Finally settled on Ree Drumonds "Escalloped Cabbage Casserole".

Now off to the store to get a jar of Cheese Whiz and some buttermilk for the cornbread.

I'm grilling USDA Prime Black Angus fillets along with home made mashed potatoes and my Uncle's home grown blackeyed peas for NY's Day.

Sounds good. All of it.

I'm sick as a dog and likely on water for the day.

Thanks for the reminder. Just put the peas into soak and took the hambone from a couple weeks ago out of the freezer. Picked up collards on the way home today.

I'll do the cornbread tomorrow.

Picked up a ham this morning, Farmer John gold foil for .69 a pound, turnips with greens attached at the farmers market, and black eyed peas at the grocery store. Bonus at the store, boxing match between two customers and the produce guy! Ham is in the oven and I'm headed out to anew years eve party in a couple of hours. Will put it altogether tomorrow and watch some football.


Everyone be safe and have a great night.

Happy New Year!

Roast pork and sauerkraut with dumplins and mashed potatoes, is the traditional New Years day meal here. Add maple syrup for the dumplings, can't wait.

I love pork, kraut in mashed taters. We would cook pork ribs in the kraut till it all fell off.

I need to make that again.

That works!!! Nothing better than comfort/soul foods on New Years Day!!

Glad to see many are keeping up with tradition. Whatever the menu might include!!

Bingo !!! Sooooooooo good.

I am just now getting over the crud. Started Christmas Eve and could not even make Church. Barely made Christmas dinner.

In fact, tomorrow will be my first real time in over a week that I will hopefully feel like eating.

Fast healing to ya' bubba!!

Thank ya, sir!

Guaranteed pop has a pot of pork and sauerkraut going with a side of mash potatoes. I don't think he's missed that New Years meal in all the years I've been around!

How do you folks do your dumplings?

safe and happy new year to all

Dang that sounds good!!!

Embarrassing. Bisquick dough on top of kraft juice, untill done. Beth had a terrible time making these, nobody had ever heard of them failing. They would look good, but the inside would be hard and doughy. Nasty. She persereverd, and does good now. A little real maple syrup, tasty.

Nothing wrong with that! Sounds great!

Got a butt going, collards, BE peas, Mac and cheese , rice , cornbread ( wanted to do cracklin, but she said NO), sweet potato crunch. Top all off with a slice of Fruit cake and a cup of Nog.

Hey Claude! Happy New Year buddy!!!

How about them Tigers!??

Good luck guranteeeddd.

hey David, how bout those Tigers! Hope you and yours had a great Christmas and New Year.

Can't wait for the NC game!

That looks right tasty for a Maryland meal, you must have some Southern roots. A big piece of fried fatback would hit the spot, but my DR would frown pretty hard.

It's been many, many, years since I've seen a bottle. Seem to remember it's good sprinkled on pulled pork sammies ???

Other uses ???


Thanks.

Dad from Florida and Mom from Texas so a lot of southern food traditions in the family.

That's explains it, good for you.

Denny, real easy to make. Get yourself a single olive oil glass cruet like this one.

https://www.amazon.com/Tablecraft-916M-Oil-Vinegar-Cruet/dp/B0001MSDOC/ref=sr_1_1/156-1259522-6988107?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1483559935&sr=1-1&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A3759564011

Put your hot peppers in and fill with red wine vinegar.

Most people just do this, at least the cracker Floridians I know.

As for uses? Collard greens, boy!!

Hey Greg, will this werk ? Thanks buddy !!!

Had it again tonight.



Didn't suck!

Tomorrow for me. Yum can' wait.

That'll work. As long as it's a big bowl you're splashin' it in.

It's readily available in Southern Colorado. BTW, those little green Tabasco peppers in the bottle are pretty good to eat too.

Yup!! Also I just keep adding more vinegar to the peppers.

How long does it take to get back up top full flavor after the addition of the fresh vinegar ?

Good question Denny. I usually add vinegar when they get to about half full so really no fair gauge from me. The vinegar is always medium hot and spicy, which is what I'm after.

I guess you could also drop the jars into a hot boiling pan of water so as to accelerate the process.

Now you have me thinking!!!

My neighbor grows them (Tabasco peppers) as an ornamental around his outdoor kitchen next to the cold cellar occasionally dropping one or two into the jars when they are canning. Adds a little visual as well as a some zing.

Good stuff.

That's what I do.