The South is rich in culinary tradition, with many of its New Year’s dishes focusing on flavor and a little bit of luck. Here are five recipes crafted by Southern ... Year’s menu is finished ...

As the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, families across the Southern United States gather around tables laden with traditional dishes, each symbolizing hope and prosperity for the year ...

But when it comes to New Year's Day ... plunging head-first into deadlines. Every year I look for variations on Hoppin' John, the traditional Southern dish of cow or red peas and rice that ...

Of course, many Midlands residents are taking their own spin on these Southern staples ... When asked if they prepare traditional foods to celebrate the new year, 86% of respondents said they ...

Another theory is that it may have been brought to America by early settlers from Germany and Eastern Europe, where pork is a traditional New Year's food. This is a Southern tradition that may go ...