What's "hoppin john?" (I live in the Pacific Northwest - lol)

Same as yours with the exception of the greens. I have trouble finding good turnip greens here, so we'll have chard or cabbage. Happy New Year!

Cabbage , black eyes , pork roast or country style ribs . Not sure yet but definitely the cabbage and black eyes .

Hoppin John is a dish made with black eye peas very popular in the South . You can Google for recipes. I am not a huge fan of it . I like my black eyes cooked down with ham hocks .

We never have a special meal on New Year's Day. Usually we have a cook out on New Year's Eve.

Sue

Sauerkraut perogies. Something new to me. Maybe I'll go to my Aunt's instead who will be serving stuffed pork chops.

I think janey and I are on the same path. I'll probably also make some deviled eggs.

Putting a bone in ham in the oven NYE. If I feel like going to the store, a big pot of Southern green beans and taters. If store is too busy, Au Gratin potatoes and some sort of vegetable.

I'd never heard of Hoppin John. Looks pretty good! I'm making quick meals these days, starting the kitchen demo....probably throw rib eyes in the skillet with some butter.

Same every year: pork of some kind, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes.

There
are many variations to traditional Hoppin’ John. Some cook the black-eyed peas
and rice in one pot, while others insist on simmering them separately. Some
also like to add the collard greens in the pot. The favorite way to eat a
Hoppin’ John meal is with collard greens and corn bread. Each item on the plate
has symbolic meaning for the New Year. Black-eyed Peas represent “coins,”
collard greens represent money or “green backs”, corn bread represents “gold,”
and if tomatoes are added to Hoppin’ John it symbolizes
“health”.

I've
used this recipe many years!

1
large onion chopped
2
large garlic cloves
2
16 oz can drained black-eyed peas
2
cups chick broth
1
cup uncooked reg rice
1
tsp salt
2
Tbl butter

Saute
onion and garlic in butter until tender.
Add
rest of ingredients - cook 20 minutes until liquid is absorbed and rice is
tender

Our traditional meal is corned beef and cabbage (with potatoes and carrots), turnip greens, black-eyed peas, and cornbread.

Glenda....that sounds easy! Thanks for the recipe.

I've never eaten sauerkraut for New Year's.

We usually eat whatever we have a taste for. With this old bug, I have a chicken defrosting, and will boil it for a nice bowl of chicken and noodles.