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December 29, 2011
7 Lucky Foods for 2012
If you believe in luck, eating these while welcoming 2012 won't hurt your cause.
By: Yummy
Greet the New Year with these favorable food believed to bring good luck. The only thing you can lose by eating these are pounds—well, er, except for the pork and doughnut parts.
Check out the gallery below to see what to eat along with your polka dot outfit. Happy New Year!
Seeing greens!
It is highly recommended to eat a lot of greens (preferably folded ones like lettuce, cabbage) on New Year's Eve because it resembles money. The beauty of it, like this Organic Mixed Green Salad, is fresh and organic, too.
It is highly recommended to eat a lot of greens (preferably folded ones like lettuce, cabbage) on New Year's Eve because it resembles money. The beauty of it, like this Organic Mixed Green Salad, is fresh and organic, too.
Spill the beans!
Because lentils resemble coins, it is believed to attract money in the coming year. Also lucky are all kinds of beans! Plus, they're healthy, too. Try this Spanish-inspired Lentejas (Lentil Soup) that resembles monggo guisado, a Pinoy classic! Related article: White Beans: 6 Facts. You can also make Lentil Salad or Lentil and Potato Soup.
Because lentils resemble coins, it is believed to attract money in the coming year. Also lucky are all kinds of beans! Plus, they're healthy, too. Try this Spanish-inspired Lentejas (Lentil Soup) that resembles monggo guisado, a Pinoy classic! Related article: White Beans: 6 Facts. You can also make Lentil Salad or Lentil and Potato Soup.
Fortune fruit!
Hit two birds with one stone with this Grape-Walnut Salad topped with 13 pieces of grapes on a bed of greens to ensure not just good luck but great luck! For added flavor and texture, upgrade the walnuts, here: How to Make Candied Walnuts.
Hit two birds with one stone with this Grape-Walnut Salad topped with 13 pieces of grapes on a bed of greens to ensure not just good luck but great luck! For added flavor and texture, upgrade the walnuts, here: How to Make Candied Walnuts.
Big pig deal!
The pig is said to symbolize progress, wealth, and prosperity - which essentially means you have the license to pig out! Choose from these: Boneless Crispy Pata (For crispy pata sauce, try this Tilapia Strips's Soy-Vinaigrette Sauce), Roasted Lechon with Buttered Saffron Rice, Home-style Bagnet, and Oven BBQ Ribs and Cheesy Artichoke Dip. To see more, click here: Pork recipes.
The pig is said to symbolize progress, wealth, and prosperity - which essentially means you have the license to pig out! Choose from these: Boneless Crispy Pata (For crispy pata sauce, try this Tilapia Strips's Soy-Vinaigrette Sauce), Roasted Lechon with Buttered Saffron Rice, Home-style Bagnet, and Oven BBQ Ribs and Cheesy Artichoke Dip. To see more, click here: Pork recipes.
Put a ring on it!
If you haven't already been indulging, here's another reason to. Eating ring-shaped bread, like Homemade Glazed Doughnuts and cakes, is popular in Greece and Italy because it symbolizes the circle of life, and the year coming to a full circle. Try these ring-shaped recipes: Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Banana Chocolate Coffecake, and Mini Doughnuts.
If you haven't already been indulging, here's another reason to. Eating ring-shaped bread, like Homemade Glazed Doughnuts and cakes, is popular in Greece and Italy because it symbolizes the circle of life, and the year coming to a full circle. Try these ring-shaped recipes: Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Banana Chocolate Coffecake, and Mini Doughnuts.
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