So, I was talking with my mother this evening and brought up the spicy black-eyed peas. I mentioned that this recipe had a lot more fat in it that her other black-eyed pea recipe, and I wondered why she made it. I mean, it's a really good recipe and we've eaten it often, but I don't remember it's fat and calories being so high. She told me this was The Black-Eyed Pea recipe. We talked and talked, each of us becoming confused and frustrated (we do that a lot). We finally decided to get out the recipe and her measurements