Do you have a traditional New Years Day meal?

I am making greens, blackeyed peas and cornbread, though I am not from the South. I like whole prosperity for the next year and good luck thing, and the deeper message of being poor, looking forward, not back, a lot of tradition and symbolism, and I do love good symbolism and tradition, even if I have to borrow it.
Its also just out and out delish! I may not be Southern, but I can cook like I am. Except for the cornbread, that , *gasp* is going to be from a box mix. I know, I know, but I don't have a cast iron skillet to make proper Southern cornbread, nor the "staple" pantry items to make it, and I lugged enough groceries home in the cold today!

That's so lovely!

No.... we never did have much of a New Year's tradition.

Growing up, we had a New Year's snacks tradition... my dad has diabetes, so we never had sweets or snacks around the house (made birthdays REALLY special )... so New Year's eve was always a treat, because we got potato chips and dip and cheetoes while we waited to watch the ball drop in Times Square on TV.

Sis usually makes Haluschka (spelling may be off), a dish my BIL remembered from his childhood. It's a ground beef and rice mixture wrapped in cabbage leaves and simmered in tomato sauce.

I love hot corn bread with melted butter.

My mother would make the traditional greens, blackeye peas and cornbread. I hate everything but the cornbread. She would tell my brothers and I that for every blackeye pea we ate we would earn a dollar that year.

Well, the only thing I NEED to eat is Lentil soup, for luck on $$$$$$. I didn't last year, and look wht happened!

Well tonight we have my hubbys friend coming over who lives on his own, he is staying over and we are having rump steak,chips,onion rings,garlic mushrooms and black pepper sauce. Then we will have a drink (or a few ). Tomorrow we are having a roast pork dinner which I am looking forward to, it will be like christmas day all over again x Happy New Year.xx

Around here, it's sauerkraut. Usually pork and sauerkraut. It's an old German, PA Dutch thing, I guess. Although this year, I'm doing the sauerkraut with brats and beer in the crockpot tomorrow. We're having friends in for dinner and to spend time together.

I love cornbread. I have my grandmother's very old cast-iron skillet and I always make cornbread in that. Did you ever try cornbread made with maple syrup? Heavenly!

Originally Posted by snosrap5

My mother would make the traditional greens, blackeye peas and cornbread. I hate everything but the cornbread. She would tell my brothers and I that for every blackeye pea we ate we would earn a dollar that year.

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Thats what my Mom makes, too and for the same reason. I love black eyed peas and am making some now, so I have enough to eat for tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Winchester

Around here, it's sauerkraut. Usually pork and sauerkraut. It's an old German, PA Dutch thing, I guess. Although this year, I'm doing the sauerkraut with brats and beer in the crockpot tomorrow. We're having friends in for dinner and to spend time together.

I love cornbread. I have my grandmother's very old cast-iron skillet and I always make cornbread in that. Did you ever try cornbread made with maple syrup? Heavenly!

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mmmm, I love sauerkraut, my Grandad is Hungarian and that is his signiature dish, gosh its been such a long time, you are making my mouth water

We also like to have black-eyed peas, greens, and cornbread.

It seems to be a tradition that has spread well beyond the South - last year the store was sold out of dried black-eyed peas right before the new year. Fortunately, I ended up finding a couple of cans, but this year I bought those peas early!

Oh sweetie, it's a crime to use box cornbread stuff around here Remind me and I'll send you my buttermilk cornbread recipe sometime!

I don't eat black-eyed peas on New Years, even though everyone else here does! I just hate the taste of them! Sometimes I just swallow a small spoonful really fast and hope for good luck

yes order out chinese food