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Good Luck for the New Year: Pass the Black-Eyed Peas!

I’m not sure where this thinking comes from, but Southerners have long held that chowing down on a serving of black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is essential to the coming year’s good luck. I had a college roommate who, … Continue reading

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Beans: Getting Reacquainted With an Old Friend

Beans seem to be everywhere nowadays, quite fashionable in these times of fiscal restraint. I’ve never been a fan of dried beans, probably because the ones I have always tried to cook were simply too old. But I finally came … Continue reading

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