Welcome to a shiny, bright new year!
Resolutions? Some people make them; some people keep them; some people know themselves very well and say “yeah, not for me!” :::raising my hand::: 
Foodwise, a traditional start to the new year is a meal of pork, greens, black-eyed peas or beans and rice (Hoppin’ John). But if the standard Southern welcome to the new year doesn’t float your boat, why not go with baby back or country-style pork ribs with baked beans? You could have a bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin (that’s a double oink!). You could have an appetizer of a southwestern black-eyed pea dip, Texas caviar, or other main dishes like a black-eyed pea soup or a sausage and bean stew.
Or you could just say “I’m going to make whatever I want to make!” And that’s good too.
However you greet the new year: bells, whistles, fireworks - or falling asleep early before said fireworks - here’s hoping it’s a good one for us all.
Now, let’s EAT!
