Hoppin’ John and REALLY Pale Rose Berries

Today we sat outside and as one of the sides I made Hoppin’ John which is a 1000 Food You need to Eat Before you Die as part of the American south. It is essentially rice and beans but the beans are black eyed peas and it is well seasoned and comes with red peppers, celery and onions.  We added a fair amount of Tobacco to it to give it a “tang” but it was a really nice side.  Seems that it is something that is considered a good luck dish and eaten on New Year’s Day in the South.    Not sure why about that but it si a nice rice side dish to consider if you need such a thing to go with your other foods.

For dessert we busted out a Rose Wine and Rose berries-Rose strawberries and raspberries from Whole Foods as well as some Rainier Cherries (yum) and some pomegranate seeds.  All such a nice shade of pink…  Another nice day in the backyard during COVID.