When I was 9 years old, my mom and I moved to Texas. That’s where I first learned of the tradition of eating black eyed peas for good luck on New Year’s Day. Given that we were from California, my mom would make our black eyed peas into a salad with raw veggies and a light dressing. My husband on the other hand always made his grandfather’s simple and easy black eyed pea recipe with basically 3 major ingredients. He’s been making this recipe for me for about 14 years now (we just celebrated the 15th anniversary of our first date on December 20, 2016) and I must say that it never disappoints.
If you’re not familiar with the black eyed pea tradition for good luck, here’s a bit of backstory. According to About Food:
“On New Year’s Day, you’ll find people throughout the South eating black-eyed peas and greens……Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s has been considered good luck for at least 1,500 years.”
Well I think many of us can agree that 2016 was not our favorite year. Therefore, I think it’s imperative that we do what we can to ensure that 2017 ROCKS! I know that I will be having my black eyed peas, will you?
I added a glass of champagne too, because why not….
Easy Black Eyed Pea Recipe
Claire Bahn
This is my husband's grandfather’s simple and easy black eyed pea recipe with basically 3 major ingredients.
Claire Bahn is a personal brand strategist and the CEO and Co-Founder of Claire Bahn Group. She has been helping high achieving entrepreneurs, investors, founders, and executives create their best personal brand for over 10 years. As an entrepreneur and influencer with over 70k followers on social media, she has learned the importance of creating and maintaining your personal brand. She helps entrepreneurs leverage their personal brand to develop the authority, influence, and trust they need to exceed their business goals.
About Claire
Claire Bahn is a personal brand strategist and the CEO and Co-Founder of Claire Bahn Group. She has been helping high achieving entrepreneurs, investors, founders, and executives create their best personal brand for over 10 years. She helps entrepreneurs leverage their personal brand to develop the authority, influence, and trust they need to exceed their business goals.