Blackeyed Peas are Good Luck and Good for You!
This New Year found me seeking out tried-and-true recipes from the circa-1990 Cooking with California Dry Beans Cookbook. Eating blackeyed peas is a Southern New Year’s Day tradition that is supposed to grant you prosperity during the coming year. The Jewish New Year doesn’t start until October, but blackeyes are eaten at Rosh Hashana for […]
February is for your heart health and beans!
When I think of February, I always think of hearts. Valentine’s Day is a big part of that, of course, but I also think of heart disease awareness and the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. Heart disease isn’t just a man’s disease. Did you know that 1 in 3 women die from […]