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NAPA'S PERSONAL CHEF MISTY PHELPS - GOOD LUCK BLACK EYE PEAS RECIPE 

From chef Misty Phelps: "I whip up a pot every year of my grandmother's New Years day 'good luck black eyed peas' she made for us while growing up in Texas. Im sharing a simpler and yummy version that can be made in a snap! You can find most of these ingredients at your grocer and instead of the extra work of making cornbread, ive added frozen corn. I like using spicy italian sausage, but you can use sweet sausage if you like. I love this with bubbles so enjoy, good luck and Happy New Year!" says Misty Phelps.

ABOUT MISTY PHELPS: Personal chef Misty Phelps is a favorite go to chef among Napa Valley’s most esteemed families, wineries and A-List celebrities. Her down to earth, no fuss culinary skills, are based upon her mantra of cooking “with heart and soul simplicity, and to provide those intoxicated by the wine country air with enough to eat!” Ms. Phelps is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America (Hyde Park, NY) with past stints working as Paula Le Duc’s purchasing agent, and as culinary executive assistant on “Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello”. Today she runs her personal chef business “GETTING FRESH w/ MISTY” cooking for notables such as Will Ferrell, Steven Bochco, Drew Barrymore Kate Spade, Morgan Freeman, and Judy Webb, to name a few.

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