New Year's Day Traditions

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Sorry I forgot the mashed potatoes part.

http://askville.amazon.com/Years-tra...estId=32553332

The article says that this meal is lucky if it's the first meal eaten for the year.

So they want you to eat that for breakfast?

[CherylNYC]

I don't have a food or cleansing tradition, but I sometimes participate in a NYC motorcycling tradition. The weather wasn't bad so there were more bikes than usual this year for the Isle of Manhattan ride. The name is a play on the famous Isle of Man race. The NYC New Years Day event is a quick lap around Manhattan with plenty of pleasant socializing before and after the ride. Lots of really cool bikes usually show up, which makes it even more fun.

Not only did I stay out late last night, which is really unusual for me, I woke up in time to participate in the Isle of Manhattan ride this year. Yay for getting the year off to a celebratory, invigorating start!

[randrum]

My parents always throw a party. Family and friends come over. Usually it's a last hurrah of drinking and eating. Everyone brings an appetizer or munchie to share. Just a chill, fun day before back to reality.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Gemme

The article says that this meal is lucky if it's the first meal eaten for the year.

So they want you to eat that for breakfast?

Hmmmmm, no wonder it never brought me any luck!

No, it has always been a lunch thing.

[*Anya*]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Sorry I forgot the mashed potatoes part.

http://askville.amazon.com/Years-tra...estId=32553332

I adore pork and sauerkraut! I wonder when I will get to eat that again!

Was it terrific Dappper?!

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

I adore pork and sauerkraut! I wonder when I will get to eat that again!

Was it terrific Dappper?!

Well, the sauerkraut was. It was homemade by my Uncle. The mashed potatoes, yes always good. The pork ended up being pork chops because it was just the two of us. They were dry. Since I don't eat meat often, I was bummed. In addition, she only cooked me one, thinking that is all I would want.

BUT, there was lots of mashed potatoes and sauerkraut so I was very pleased with the meal, overall!

So, there's your thorough report!

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Gotta eat New Years Day food: greens, black eyed peas and ham. Green for bucks and black eyed peas for pennies and ham to enrich both of them. The more you eat, the better your year is supposed to be.

Why do this?

It worked! It worked!

I found a $20 at the gym.

Baby steps...

[candy_coated_bitch]

My tradition is usually to spend NYE by myself. I journal, do tarot readings, burn incense and candles, eat some favorite foods, watch movies and just reflect and "be" alone. This year I broke the tradition and spent it with my roommate. I plan on getting my groove on in a bit, though.

[jools66]

Originally Posted by Chad

Jools66,

What kind of food is a part of a full English breakfast?

Chad

Hi Chad,
Well let's see now.
Sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, you can also have black pudding,
Beans, and fied bread if you like.
I have the first 5 on the list and some toast with butter, and a nice breakfast tea to go with it.
You'll also be glad to know I grill the bacon, and the tomatoes,and I don't usually have anything for lunch after this heart attack meal lol, and I go either for a long walk if its nice and not raining, or a bike ride.
Its a good counter balance.
This is a new year treat, but I do like every now and again a good bacon sanie (sandwich)
Hope this clears you question up.

[Chad]

Thank you Jools66,

I was thinking bangers and mash or toad in a hole.

Chad

Originally Posted by jools66

Hi Chad,
Well let's see now.
Sausages, bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, you can also have black pudding,
Beans, and fied bread if you like.
I have the first 5 on the list and some toast with butter, and a nice breakfast tea to go with it.
You'll also be glad to know I grill the bacon, and the tomatoes,and I don't usually have anything for lunch after this heart attack meal lol, and I go either for a long walk if its nice and not raining, or a bike ride.
Its a good counter balance.
This is a new year treat, but I do like every now and again a good bacon sanie (sandwich)
Hope this clears you question up.

[jools66]

Originally Posted by Chad

Thank you Jools66,

I was thinking bangers and mash or toad in a hole.

Chad

Hi Chad,
No bangers n mash is usually a lunch or dinner meal.
But you did get the bangers bit right lol
X

[Chad]

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[homoe]

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[homoe]

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[Orema]

Eating black-eye peas for good luck and greens (collards for me) for money.

Also, opening the year with a house that’s spic and span. I did everything but fold the laundry—will get to that later today.

Eating chit’lin’s is also a tradition in my family, but I didn’t order any this year. I’ll miss having some with hot sauce.

Talking to family on the phone. It’s not a tradition but it’s something I do on most holidays since I don’t live close to family.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by Orema

Eating black-eye peas for good luck and greens (collards for me) for money.

Also, opening the year with a house that’s spic and span. I did everything but fold the laundry—will get to that later today.

Eating chit’lin’s is also a tradition in my family, but I didn’t order any this year. I’ll miss having some with hot sauce.

Talking to family on the phone. It’s not a tradition but it’s something I do on most holidays since I don’t live close to family.

I have eaten chit’lin’s it is an acquired taste but I love collared greens. Would love to share recipes. Thank you.

[Gemme]

Like Orema, I have to have the greens and black eyed peas but in the South we eat ham with it too. I was always told the greens represented dollars and the peas coins. If I had cornbread, that would represent gold, but it's hard to find good cornbread up here and I'm not really into making it so no gold for me this year. Not sure what the ham represents but it just goes so well with the others, it doesn't matter to me. All I know is that eating chicken or lobster on New Years Day is a no no. As an Italian, I also eat lentils. I had them all for brunch and it was delicious!

There's a superstition (more than a tradition) of not taking anything out of the house on New Years Day, including trash, but mine is looking pretty full.

*eyeballing the can*

[Bèsame*]

It was always a day of shrimp cocktail. I don't think there is a specific meaning behind it. I think it just became a tradition at our house. Maybe it was a hangover treat?

My parents always had a New Year's eve party. We were small, holed up in our rooms. I dont remember much about the party except that we would sneak out to get food (it was catered). Also, remember the furniture was moved for dancing. In fact, the cement under the patio was finished with a dance floor finish. ( was fun to slip and slide on in the summer. But, once the pool was put in, it was a dangerous zone)
And then there was the aftermath of the party the next morning.

So perhaps shrimp cocktail was the "everybody" bloody mary???

Never knew of the black eyes pea thing until I moved to Texas.

Oh, and The Rose Parade! Another California tradition. ��������

[C0LLETTE]

I go wherever I'm invited, bring something sweet and eat whatever is served.

Happy New Year, Y'all *

* 16th C. Southern Polish expression

[Orema]

Originally Posted by Chad

I have eaten chit’lin’s it is an acquired taste but I love collared greens. Would love to share recipes. Thank you.

Here’s mine and would love your Cole slaw recipe you wrote about in one of the food threads.

Collards Greens

Ingredients:
– Ham bone (with meat on the bone), ham shank, ham hock
– Collard Greens
– Onion
– Celery
– Garlic
– Red or Chipotle Pepper Flakes

Directions:
Wash the ham bone, shank, or hock really good. I like to get these fresh from the butcher or meat department. You can use frozen but they tend to be dirtier and are more difficult to wash than the fresh.

Add the meat to a pot and cover with water or chicken stock. Bring the meat to a boil then simmer the meat for an hour or so. You don’t want the meat to fall off the bone, but you do want to cook it awhile before adding the greens.

Just before adding the greens, sauté everything but the greens till the onions are translucent. Then add the veggies to the ham in the simmering water.

Next add your washed collards to the pot and let boil for 30 to 45 minutes depending on how tender you like the greens.

I also freeze my greens before cooking. My mother used to grow greens in her garden and would only pick them after the first frost. She said they were sweeter after the first frost. I don’t know if freezing helps, but it’s what I usually do.

Add some sliced tomatoes with a little vinegar, some cornbread that does not include sugar or honey, and please invite me over for a taste—I’ll bring wine or dessert!