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Can you remember smells from holidays past? Maybe you always make a special dish on the day you put up decorations, or have a traditional New Year's Day brunch. Food has always had a bonding effect in my family. Whether making dolmas (stuffed grape leaves) for the Greek festival in spring, carving elaborate jack o' lanterns in autumn or eating my Nona's cookies in winter, the kitchen is where memories were--and are--made. This year, as always, celebrations will start in the kitchen.
This is the reminder that writer Lesley Johnson imparts in her Slice of Life essay as she shares her holiday memories: The kitchen serves as the nucleus of shared experiences among family and friends. Smells draw us to it. People congregate ...