Although I "touched" upon this topic a few posts back, here's a close up of the "wealth" (greens) and "happiness" (black-eyed peas) from my New Year's meal.





The "happiness" was interesting because the recipe involved tasty things like sriracha hot sauce and butternut squash. It wasn't our usual Southern-style Hoppin' John. Rather, it was flavorful and new--hopefully an auspicious start to the year ahead! :)

Also, yes! That is lemon zest on the steamed spinach. Yum.