Steve and a good friend, Ken, are from the South. On New Year’s day they have to have Hopping John – black eyed peas and rice – which is supposed to bring good luck. I promised them a batch. I altered this recipe a bit, and added homegrown black turtle beans, so that we Northeners would have good luck, too. Hopping John is easier to make in quantity, so I invited a dozen people over for a buffet late lunch. At the last minute, while setting out the food, I thought that the counter looked blah. Not at all as festive as a New Years party should be. I had a moment of inspiration, pulled out some egg cups and set tea light candles into them.
Charming.
A bright way to start 2016!
And it was excellent Hopping John, as well – the leftovers you sent me home with were jealously guarded until I could eat them the next day!
Thanks again, and happy new year to you all
Inspired indeed! What a good idea, looks lovely. So is 2nd January ‘windy’ every year in the south?
Thank you for the reassurance re Phoebe, I had never noticed before just how much slower the thaw is outside of the Little Barn.
Very festive I also improvise with holders. I have one of the china tiered egg holders which is very effective with tea lights in and a bit of any greenery round base. Glad your New Year went well….:)
very pretty
We had our black eyed peas, greens, and cornbread here in the Smoky Mountains on New Year’s Day. Love the egg cups. The red one is beautiful. Great idea
See, I would have worried the heat from the tealights would crack the egg cups. What a lovely collection!
Around here it’s pork, pork, and more pork for good luck. My family never had a food tradition, I inherited this from my husband. Fortunately he makes a pork roast to die for. :D
Our traditional food around the holidays is savory pork pie. It’s delicious with some cheddar cheese on top!
Your egg cups are beautiful! I like how you combined lucky traditions for the North and South. I made a pork chili with black-eyed peas and sweet potatoes. Happy New Year!
I have a collection of chicken figures, they are all over the house! I have now have a desire for egg cup collecting, It looks so beautiful!
How fitting that you, of all people, would have eight zillion egg cups!
Super cute idea! Love the collection!