Erissey

We got a big bag of black-eyed peas before our New Year's dinner and this recipe from Alternative Vegan looked like a good way to use what was left. Erissey (also spelled Erissery) is a traditional dish from the Kerala region of India. In addition to the black-eyed peas, Dino's version has yellow squash, coconut and lots of curry leaves. We're fortunate enough to have small Indian market here and they always have fresh curry leaves in stock for that authentic southern Indian flavor. But I'm sure this stew would still be good without the curry leaves and it was pretty easy to throw together. It takes a while for the black-eyed peas to cook through but you can be doing other things during that time. Once everything is done you've got a hearty stew that's wonderful served piping hot over rice.

And now for some baby news since we had an ultrasound last week. Everything looked great and we found out we're having a boy! We'd be equally thrilled either way but it was exciting for us to find out.