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For Mexicans, the spirits of our dearly departed come back starting the 30th of October and ending the morning of the November 3rd, so we receive them with an altar filled with things they loved. Food, drinks, things related to activities, you name it. Of course marygolds, candles, papel picado, pan de muerto, and candy skulls are a must.
This is my dad’s:
Nov 2, 2024
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Oct 26, 2024
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my family is part italian-american so for us, christmas eve is much more important than christmas day. we all get together less now that all the cousins are adults and spread across the country, but every year growing up -- on christmas eve we’d all get together, usually at one of my aunts’ house. the men would chat and kids would play and all the women would be in the kitchen busy making dinner - the main dish being shrimp scampi. the more traditional italian christmas eve dinner is a feast of seven fishes, but we don’t do that many fish lol
before dinner there was antipasto and my aunt’s rice balls, also chicken cutlets, and after dinner we had salad, and then the sweet treats served include panettone (IYKYK), struffoli, italian butter cookies and rainbow cookies, mini cannoli, and sometimes my mom would make a pie!!! <3 and there was always lots of red wine (for the adults, but also if you were a teen you got a glass of watered down wine lol)
after several hours (when dinner is finished and cleaned up), we’d do our cousins + adults secret santa exchange, and everyone would talk for a bit longer and do our very extended goodbyes before heading home!
it was always so much fun and great to all be together, and i think food is an extra love language so i feel like that was a huge part of it also :)
Dec 12, 2024
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my family and i run around the house screaming into every room and closet. according to my mother, it’s to scare out any evil as we pass into the new year, but i just like screaming :3
we also eat pancit (filipino noodle dish) because the noodles represent longevity, and that’s always good 💪🏻
Dec 29, 2024
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Spaghetti with a creamy sauce made from garlic, chili flakes, lemon zest, chopped parsley, pasta water, and Parmigiano.
It tastes like sunshine.
Apr 21, 2024
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They need it, even if they never say so.
Mar 8, 2024
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Desperation hasn’t set in. You don’t live on LinkedIn aka Hell On Earth. Drinks whenever. It feels like a well deserved vacay.
Jun 20, 2024