I saw something on TV that said if you eat like a pauper on New Year's Eve, you'll eat like a king for the rest of the year. The classic dish to make is black-eyed peas, but no matter how hard I try to like them, they taste like mushy sand. They also remind me of the band with the blind guy and the creepy ass dude that dances in the background and whose race is impossible to discern. Struggling with an idea for poor people food, I happened upon mussels. At three bucks a pound, they're the 99-cent value menu of shellfish, and at the Top of Hill Seafood Market in Chestnut Hill, they'll even clean them for you, making them that much easier to prepare. Just saute some shallots and garlic, deglaze the pot with wine, then add the mussels and steam until they open up. Then drink your face off with all of the booze your guests brought you and give yourself a high five for making such an awesome poor people dish. Buen provecho.
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