Over 50 recipes designed to ensure luck in the new year.
Greens
Green is the color of money. Show me the greens, and I will show you prosperity.
Braised Turnip Greens with Potato
Diver’s Scallops with Sauteed Kale and Butter Bean Puree
Poached Eggs with Sauteed Kale,Mushrooms and Chevre
Greek Omelette Roll with Spinach
Quiche with Swiss Chard and Mushroom
Sauerkraut
Eat that which is sour, so your life may be sweet.
Pork and Sauerkraut in the Crockpot
German Sauerkraut Roll
German Sauerkraut Balls
German Burger
Creamy Sauerkraut
Hungarian Cabbage Soup / Kaposzta Leves
Sauerkraut Pizza
Sauerkraut Cabbage Rolls
Sauerkraut Dip with Bacon and Garlic
Old-Fashioned Sauerkraut Salad
Shchi – Winter Sour Cabbage Soup
Beans, Lentils, Black-Eyed Peas
These foods are associated with new starts, birth and growth.
Ham and Bean Soup
French Tomato Lentil Soup
Creamy Ham and Beans
Black-Eyed Pea Jambalaya
Spicy Black Eyed Pea Soup
Texas Caviar
Tomato Black-Eyed Pea Soup
Cornbread
Like many foods full with seeds, the kernels of corn represent growth and birth. They also go quite nicely with many other lucky New Years foods.
Cracklin’ Corn Bread
Buttermilk Corn Muffins
Southern Pecan Corn Muffins
Pork
Pork is a nice sweet meat. And also very lucky, since pigs root forward for food, signifying uncovering of fortune, new starts, and progress.
Crock Pot Pulled Pork
Tacos de Carnitas (Shredded Pork Soft Tacos)
Szechuan Twice Cooked Pork
Pulled Pork with South Carolina Mustard Barbecue Sauce
Pork Chops in Sour Cherry Sauce
Pork Vindaloo
Eggs
Eggs are the quintessential representation of the cycle of rebirth, growth and continued life.
Curry Scrambled Eggs
Deviled Egg Salad
Coddled Eggs
Scrambled Eggs with Tomato and Dill
Sriracha Deviled Eggs
Potato Stuffed Deviled Eggs
Unholy Eggs
Bacon-Cheddar Deviled Eggs
Noodles
In some Asian cultures, long noodles signify long life. Live to the fullest!
Whole Fish
An Asian symbol of prosperity.
Pomegranates
Pomegranates represent the fullness of the womb with seed, new starts, and abundance.
Grapes
Chock full of seeds, grapes are very masculine, and signify new beginnings. Also associated with Bacchus and Dionysus, who are associated with wine, partying, and finer things. Celebrate!
Just Like Dewey’s Candied Walnut and Grape Salad
Goat Cheese, Grape and Pistachio Truffles
Corned Beef
This traditional Irish lucky food was preserved during the winter months to ensure new life in Spring.
Crock Pot Glazed Corned Beef Brisket
Corned Beef Hash
Reuben Sandwich