On Dec 31 2009, 9:59*pm, Kris > wrote:
> Hello all and Happy New Year's Eve!
>
> I know we had a thread about lentils a couple of months back. Made me
> think of making Black Eyed Peas for New Year's Day.
>
> Stupidly used the rest of my bacon the other day, which is usually
> what I cook with my BEP. Maybe I'll be doing a simple simmer with
> onion, etc instead? I'm thinking of serving them over rice, perhaps.
>
> How do you do yours?

As Texas Caviar. I have no superstitions regarding the consumption
of BEPs on New Year's. We had homemade pizza on New Years,
and exercised our new baking stone.

I generally buy frozen ones, and cook them until they are just done.
Mushy legumes are anathema to me.

Cindy Hamilton