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Lazy Man Hoppin John

Lazy Man Hoppin John

Well, my attempt before I looked it up! It's basically a peas and rice dish.

Version 1: I had some left-over ham and pearl onions. I chopped them up and sautéed in butter with (softened) onion flakes, cilantro and cumin, added about 1/2 tsp of peanut butter and half a can of black eye peas.

Turned out great!

Version 2: Well, I had a half can of peas left so once again I added cumin and cilantro to some butter and sautéed leeks (because I had leeks). I added 1 1/2 cups of water and extra (4 tsps) butter. When everything was nice and hot, I added corn-bread stuffing.

Once again... turned out great.

Now... it technically wasn't hoppin john... but close enough.

One advantage of living alone is that I don't have to cook to someone else's tastes, diet or judgement.

Black eye peas are traditional in the south (like Oklahoma where my father was raised) for good luck, served on New Year's Eve.

I just started a week early.

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