Day 1: Happy New Year!

I'm going to attempt this 365 thing this year.  I'm not going to promise any particular type of photo.  I take pictures of all sorts of random things.  Before I put the kids to bed tonight I pulled out the monster and took a few shots of the kids.  None of them seemed right for today.

So I went to the kitchen and pulled out my New Year's food and prepped a plate of it with a little garnish and snapped a few shots.  I think this is my shot of the day:

Texas Caviar

Want the recipe?

2 cans of black eyed peas

4 finely diced cloves of garlic

1 finely diced red onion

1 finely diced bell pepper

5 thinly sliced green onions

handful of chopped cilantro

1/4 white wine vinegar

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup salsa verde

salt and pepper to taste

(If you want it extra spicy dice a jalepeno pepper and toss that in, too.)

Drain and rinse the black eyed peas.  Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.  Mix well.

Cover and refrigerate for 2-24 hours.  The longer it marinates the better it tastes.

Serve cold with tortilla chips.