magic beans

on January 1, Trent taught me that you are supposed to eat black eyed peas on new year's day for prosperity in the new year.  I didn't believe him, and then did some research and found that once again, I was one of a few people who didn't know about this superstition.  (he also told me that you aren't supposed to do laundry that day or a relative will die - snopes verified that one too)

so I googled some recipes and learned that making them with stewed tomatoes means health and wealth.

I called my parents and asked if they were interested in being prosperous, healthy, and wealthy in the new year.... they were... so I worked on a combination of these two recipes (matt ate my ham) and we all had a very weird, but hopefully magical dinner. 

also... I thought that blackberry fusion jello tied in nicely with black-eyed peas (and by nicely, I mean they both have the word "black" in them) ... so I made that for dessert. 

dinner was actually pretty good.

I think we have a new tradition.