A yummy way to start the New Year off right!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain black-eyed peas and partially mash, leaving some whole. Add all other ingredients, stirring to combine. Spread into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish and bake for 20 to 30 minutes until hot and bubbly. Serve with tortilla chips! *Note: if you have them available, you can use the canned black-eyed peas and jalapenos (they're canned together.) If you do this, you can omit the extra jalapenos.

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Zannie is my sister.

Well, she’s not really my sister. But she’s the mother of my two sweet nephews—we had our first babies at the same time—and she’ll always be a sister to me. When I was big and enormous and pregnant with my second child, we spent a summer together and she’d bring me cokes on ice because I couldn’t get off the couch.

I love you forever, Zannie.

This is a scrumptious recipe Zannie shared with me once—a delicious black-eyed pea dip that’s warm, not cold, which ushers in all sorts of interesting texture and flavor. Try it for your New Year’s gathering today or tomorrow. It really is yummy.





You need a can of black-eyed peas. Zannie actually uses the kind that’s canned with jalapenos, so if you have those available, grab them.





I could only get the plain ones, so I also grabbed some jarred jalapenos.





You’ll also need an onion…





Some sour cream…





Some jarred salsa…





Some sharp cheddar…(Important Note: the “reduced fat” version of this was a grievous grocery buying error. Don’t make the same mistake I made.)





Some hot sauce—Choula or Tabasco will do…

And some salt and pepper.





Begin by draining the black-eye peas…





And pouring them into a bowl.





Next, use a fork to mash them up…





Leave some chunks here and there for texture.





Next, chop up some onion really finely…





And throw it into the bowl.





Then add some sour cream. Gives it a nice creaminess.





Next, if you’re not using the black-eyed peas with jalapenos, throw some jalapeno slices on a cutting board…





Chop them up…





And throw them into the bowl.





Grate up the cheddar and toss it into the mix…





Then add some salsa…





And some hot sauce…





And plenty of salt and pepper.





Stir it to combine, then spread it into a baking dish (which happens to be the bowl in which I mixed it!)





Bake it for 20 to 30 minutes, or until it’s hot and bubbly and golden brown on top.





Serve with tortilla chips!

And yes, I hope to fix my manicure before the New Year. It’s just that my girl did my nails…and this polish is a little sentimental to me.

That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

Have a wonderful, celebratory, and safe New Year’s Eve, everyone. See you in 2011!

Love,

Pioneer Woman