These new years black eyed peas are packed with nutrients, rich in flavor, and are thought to provide good luck for the new year. Either way, adding these tiny legumes to your diet more often may just benefit you.
New years black eyed peas are a southern tradition. I’m from the midwest, born and raised Chicagoan. However, I do have some family from Lousiana and Arkansas. My mom didn’t make black eyed peas as much growing up. However, I remember my aunts, grandmother, my friend’s parents making them to bring in the new year. January 1, 2020, I decided to make my own new year’s black-eyed peas vegan style. Since it’s the beginning of the year I thought I would share some of my goals for the new year as well. Sharing my goals with others helps me to keep myself accountable to do what I say I will do for the year.
My Goals for 2020
- Continue growing my blog and email list. I will accomplish this by doing the following:
- Post 1 new video to my YouTube channel each week (Subscribe here to my channel)
- Share 2-3 blog post per week
- Create partnerships with food & wellness brands.
- Reach out to 10 brands per week
- Educate my audience about safer skincare and makeup.
- Share info with audience weekly on social media (if you would like to learn more about BeautyCounter click here)
- Meditate, connect with God, and work out consistently.
How to cook these new years black-eyed peas
- Add two cups of dried black eyed peas to a large bowl and cover with water overnight.
- In a large pot, add oil (of your choice) over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and garlic. Cook until translucent (about 5 minutes).
- Add your rinsed and drained black eyed peas and cover with vegetable stock (about 4 inches). In addition, add seasonings, Better than Bouillon Vegetarian No Chicken Base, and bay leaves.
- Cook for 1 hour or until the black eyed peas are tender. Adjust seasonings as needed and serve over greens of your choice with our vegan jalapeno cheesy cornbread muffins.
Some health benefits of Black Eyed Peas
- Rich source of protein
- Helps lower your risk of diabetes
- Can help reduce inflammation
New Years Black Eyed Peas (vegan)
Ingredients
- 2 cup dried black eyed peas
- 1-2 cups vegetable stock add more, if needed
- 2 tbsp Better Than Bouillon No Chicken Base
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 onion chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika or use liquid smoke
- sea salt & black pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp thyme dried
- 1 tbsp oregano dried
- 1 tsp crushed red peppers optional
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- greens of your choice optional
Instructions
- Add two cups of dried black eyed peas to a large bowl and cover with water overnight.
- In a large pot, add oil (of your choice) over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and garlic. Cook until translucent (about 5 minutes).
- Add your rinsed and drained black eyed peas and cover with vegetable stock (about 4 inches). In addition, add seasonings, Better than Bouillon Vegetarian No Chicken Base, and bay leaves.
- Cook for 1 hour or until the black eyed peas are tender. Adjust seasonings as needed and serve over greens of your choice with our vegan jalapeno cheesy cornbread muffins.
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