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Herring and Hillbilly Hummus for the New Year

I’m celebrating the New Year with creamed herring (traditional) and Hillbilly Hummus (new to me).

The herring was for tonight (New Year’s Eve). I served it with boiled Yukon Gold potatoes and pan-roasted broccoli with garlic. Simple, but tasty.

I’ll have the Hillbilly Hummus on New Year’s Day. It’s a spread of black-eyed peas, peanut butter, garlic, sage, and cider vinegar. The recipe is from Crescent Dragonwagon’s Passionate Vegetarian, one of my favorite cookbooks. Everything I’ve made from it has been delicious.

More cooking planned for tomorrow, along with plenty of work at the computer.

On Christmas Remembered

On this joyous yet bittersweet holiday, I remember those who have passed on so close to Christmas.

Gladys Dabbert, family friend

Gladys Dabbert, Family Friend

Fred H. Kammeyer, Maternal Grandfather

Fred H. Kammeyer, Maternal Grandfather

Erwin Plass, Father

Erwin Plass, Father

Julie Blackwell, librarian and colleague

Julie Blackwell, Librarian and Colleague

Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice;
Now ye need not fear the grave; Jesus Christ was born to save!

Let’s join their unending hymn from here on earth!