My Vegan {Foodie} Life: Welcoming In The New Year With Hoppin’ John #CurvesGoneVegan

Hoppin’ John is a southern dish that when eaten on the first day of a brand new year is said to bring a prosperous year filled with luck and goodness.  Traditionally it is made with meat, usually bacon, or salt pork, etc but of course I am vegan so no meat for moi but trust me, that does not mean that I won’t get all the hoppin’ flavors.

I adapted my version from this Hoppin’ John recipie from Tory Avey and it damnlicious 😋!  And if you have seen any of my previous recipe/cooking posts, then you know that I rarely ever fully follow recipes and this time was no exception.

The “gold” as it were of any soup or stew or any recipe for that matter to me, is always in the seasonings, so I went with turmeric, spanish paprika and my put on EVERYTHING seasoning:Tony Chachere’s Original Creole Seasoning.  And because I wanted it to be as easy as possible, I purchased pre-cut veggies. It was so friggin good. I ate it with a couple of slices of olive bread from Whole Foods.