I love blogging with my daughter.  We have something creative that we are working on together.  And it offers you a wide range of experiences.  Kristin is young, and she is a wonderful and enthusiastic cook, so she blogs about eating a plant-based diet on a budget with a child.  I’m a grandmother and a reluctant cook so I have different experiences that I share and can be helpful to those who want to improve their health through a plant-based diet but don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

This simple black-eyed peas meal starts with a package of black-eyed peas and sundried tomatoes.  Simply cook the black-eyed peas per the instructions on the package and add sundried tomatoes about 5 minutes before the peas are done.  Keep in mind that frozen black-eyed peas take a little while to cook until done.  My husband didn’t realize that, didn’t read the package and put them in the microwave for a few minutes to thaw and ate very crunchy peas.  I don’t recommend that!  So be sure to read the package.

 

Most sundried tomatoes come packed in olive oil and if you are avoiding oils this can be a problem.  And after you open the jar and store them in the refrigerator – well, it’s just gross, frankly.  So I place my oil-soaked sundried tomatoes in a colander and run hot water over them for a few minutes to remove as much of the oil as possible.  Then I use my cooking shears to snip them up into the black-eyed peas.  You can add seasonings of your liking to this dish as well, but I kept it simple with a sprinkling of sea salt at the table.

Cook your peas and make a big green tossed salad and you have a complete, healthy meal in no time with little fuss.

Enjoy!  Julie