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A CELEBRATION EVERY DAY

Posted in The Kitchen, tagged , , , , , on December 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It’s easy to think of the holidays as being few and far between. This perception, however, as we have seen here at These New Old Traditions, is basically false. Holidays are certainly special, but they are also plentiful. Days to mark and honor the passing year are constantly popping up—at least once a month—no matter [...]

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NEW THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS: Five New Old Tips

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , , , on November 24, 2009 | 7 Comments »

As we alllll know, later this week most people in America are going to stop what they are doing and cook up a giant bird along with a pile of season-appropriate side dishes. They’ll chatter, drink, and connect themselves to the rest of their national community through parades and sports. Well, some of them will….

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THE AUTHENTIC THANKSGIVING

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , , , on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Club some seals, and other ways to have an authentic Thanksgiving How to celebrate like the Pilgrims did it. Those awful, awful Pilgrims By Sean O’Neal November 23, 2009 Excerpted from A.V. Club Milwaukee America has a proud history of taking its most sacred holidays and allowing shrewd marketing types to distort them beyond all [...]

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TOAST

Posted in New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

At the party minds and voices swirl to the momentum of small semi-autonomous gatherings as people respond in body to one another’s stories. Some taken with the absurdity of a joke’s end allow their smile to release into cacophonous laughter, while others who have heard something terrible console with a sympathetic brow. The party is [...]

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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009: Recipe

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , , on November 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »

The omnivores at New Old Tradition Halloween sunk their teeth into the sweet and succulent oven barbecued chicken legs. A tasty treat we took between our fingers and ripped apart with our teeth, connecting us quickly to our primal roots. We are thankful for the tender meat which nourished us and hope that the humble [...]

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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009 RECAP: Eats

Posted in Holidays, New Old Traditions, The Kitchen, tagged , , , on November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Central to New Old Traditions is The Feast. We come together to sing, reflect, and celebrate while along the way we awaken our senses through the food we make for each other. Indeed, the eating of foods made by ourselves and shared with each other brings necessity, importance, and giving together in an instant. And [...]

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