collards & black eyed peas

we started off my new years goal appropriately by cooking collards and black eyed peas. i bought my first ever ham hock, and conquered the first two recipes. although the flavor of the collards was spot on i will definitely cook them less next go round but it was the perfect new years lunch. the black eyed peas were great too. i have never used bay leaves before and now i think they are a must.

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