Charming the Cauldron

Black Eyed Pea Soup is perfect for New Years Day or any cold winter day. Southern tradition dictates eating black eyed peas on New Years Day to ensure good health, prosperity and wealth in the coming year and this hearty recipe is the best way to follow this delicious superstition.  Be sure to whip up some cornbread to go with it! What You'll Need: Avocado Oil Yellow Onion - chopped (not sweet) Cup of Carrots (or more) - sliced thickly 6 cloves of Garlic - minced 2 cartons of Chicken Broth 2 cans of Black Eyed Peas - drained and rinsed Small can of Tomato Paste Ham ( I used thickly sliced cooked ham - about 2 cups diced. I also made this once with the leftover ham and hambone from an office holiday dinner and it was fabulous) 2 Bay Leaves Thyme Smoked Paprika Salt and Pepper Tabasco  2 cups roughly chopped baby Spinach What You'll Do: Heat up 3 T Avocado Oil in a large  Le Creuset Dutch Oven  on medium. Add chopped onion and carrots and sauté until onion is transluce...