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COOKING; HOLIDAYS; EARLY memories; NOSTALGIA; BREAD; BAKED products; FAMILIES

This article presents the author's memories of her childhood and the feasts and cooking that formed a part of her holidays. The author recalls the Christmas dinners her mom has cooked and compares her lack of cooking skills with that of her family. She remembered that for a Christmas dinner she had made her grandmother's strawberry bread recipe and produced the kind of mouth watering deliciousness people should write poetry about. She extols the qualities of cooking. Eating fuels one's bodies and keeps one alive, but to so many people, it's the act, the art of cooking that gives sustenance to the soul.