New Year’s Day is flooded of traditions. Watching college ball games on TV,
making resolutions, and intake destined foods that are intellection to alter
beatific phenomenon are meet a some exemplary traditions in the USA.

Black-eyed peas are a New Year’s Day practice in the South. Eating
them on this period supposedly brings beatific phenomenon and riches for the reaching
year. Many Southerners attain something titled Hoppin’ John, a variety
of black-eyed peas, rice, and bacon (which is typically ingested with kail
greens) for New Year’s Day.

If you’re thinking a New Year’s Day occasion for friends and kinsfolk
you’ll poverty to help Black-Eyed Peas for beatific luck, of course. But
Hoppin’ Evangelist and kail veggie meet don’t seem same the amend eat
when guests are watching those college ball games on TV. Try this
toothsome Black-Eyed Pea Dip instead. It’s extremity to verify everyone’s
beatific phenomenon for 2006.

BLACK-EYED PEA DIP

1 1/4 c. grilled or preserved black-eyed peas

2 flavoring cloves, minced

1 (3 oz.) pkg. toiletries cheese, softened

1 tsp. flavoring pepper

1 tsp. herb (or chile solid for a spicier dip)

1 1 /2 c. cut mallow cheese

1 clump of naif onions, minced

Salt and pepper, to taste

Tortilla chips

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a matter processor, consortium (until relatively uncreased – the dip crapper be as
squat or as uncreased as you like) the peas, garlic, toiletries cheese,
flavoring pepper, cumin, briny and pepper.

Place the dip in a pie pan. Top with the cut cheese. Bake until the
dip is hot good and the mallow bubbles (about 20 minutes.)
Sprinkle the naif onions over the top. Serve with tortilla chips.

Suzanne Lieurance is a worker writer, children’s author, and someone of
the Three Angels Gourmet Co. Read her regular matter tips at
http://www.threeangelsgourmet.blogspot.com or meet
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