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...and lots of dairy fat. 

We have a New Year's Day tradition in our household. We invite a bunch of people over to eat black-eyed peas, collard greens, cornbread, mac &amp; cheese, and other Southern stuff. That's four pounds of shredded sharp cheddar up there. Thank God for my Cuisinart. 

And every few years we throw in a dessert contest. This year we offered bonus points for bacon desserts. We have friends who are talented bakers and we just wanted to t