Whip up a bowl of this light and refreshing salad in about five minutes flat. Bonus: It might bring you luck in the new year.

Black-eyed peas: These beans, a type of field pea, are the heart of the dish and believed to bring luck and prosperity. Dried ...

As the new year arrives around the world, special desserts abound, as do long noodles (representing long life), field peas ...

The hearty, healthy combination of black-eyed peas and greens is good and good for you for New Year's Day and throughout the winter months.

Some eat black-eyed peas for good luck while some consider the New Year's tradition about abundance, prosperity and a shared history.

Culinary historian Michael W. Twitty writes about field peas and their significance to African and African American culture in his book "The Cooking Gene," which I highly recommend, and you can ...