New Year’s Day Recipes

In the South, New Year’s Day comes with a menu: black-eyed peas for luck, greens for money, and cornbread to go with all of it.

These are the dishes we make to start the year off right.

Good-Luck Mains & Greens

The traditional dish for a lucky year.

• Hoppin’ John Black-Eyed Peas – the classic pot of peas for good luck.
• Southern Collard Greens – slow-cooked greens with bacon until silky.
• Instant Pot Collard Greens – the same soul food but made much faster.

Sides & Something Sweet

Round out the plate and start your day right.

• Southern Style Green Beans – tender green beans cooked the Southern way.
• Sweet Cornbread in a Cast-Iron Skillet – the cornbread that never lasts long.
• Cinnamon Knots with Sweet Pecan Praline Crunch – start the new year with a sweet breakfast.

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