January 1

The first day of the year is known as Capodanno in Italy.

We celebrated the day by honoring an American tradition in the Italian style. 

Susan's family has long followed the tradition of eating collard greens, blackeyed peas and pork on New Year's Day.  The reason is to ensure health, wealth and happiness in the new year.   

So, to keep that tradition alive, Susan assembled an Italian version of the meal. 

• Instead of collard greens, we ate cavolo nero. 
• The pork came in the form of salami. 
• The blackeyed peas were cannellini beans. 

Check out the meal pictured below.  (The potato croquettes, aka tater tots, were welcome interlopers.)

The meal was delicious. 

We hope to have health, wealth and happiness in the new year.

And we wish the same for you.   

Happy New Year!  Felice anno nuovo!

P.S.  We have theories on which food represents health, wealth and happiness.  However, we have not yet found a reliable source to confirm the origin of the tradition.  Since we hope for health, wealth and happiness, we don't worry about which food brings what.  We clean our plates and hope for the best.  "Seconds please."