ROLLING INTO A NEW YEAR is bittersweet. Sometimes it can be an absolute blessing, depending on how the year went for you, but nonetheless, the New Year tends to hold one common theme: a hope for good luck and good fortune. Here in the South, we believe eating black-eyed peas and cabbage on New Year’s Day is key to a lucky, prosperous year, so when the day approaches, my Black-Eyed Peas and Cabbage Rolls are usually what you’ll find me cooking.
To be honest, I was never really a fan of black-eyed peas. Now my wife, on the other hand, loved them. Anytime she wanted them, I would find a way to change the subject. Black-eyed peas for dinner weren’t