The Year Ahead: Part Deux

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Totally didn't keep my promise to write more, but, hopefully (fingers, eyes, and toes crossed) that will change in the new year.  Found this quote from vegan soul chef and author Bryant Terry and wanted to share with those who may care:

On the African-American tradition of eating black-eyes peas on New Year's:

"The lore is that the black-eyed peas actually represent copper or pennies. And so along with that, one typically will have a green dish such as collards, mustards, turnips, chard, kale or cabbage, and the leafy green dish actually represents money. And then with that, one might have some cornbread, which represents gold. You eat it on New Year's, and it's supposed to usher in a very prosperous and abundant year."