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What a wonderful theme for a thread! I often think about this very subject, especially because I come from a family where there were no culinary traditions at all. I've created my own while living abroad and now that I've settled down (or so it seems) and I'm experimenting with baking and cooking, I'm also enjoying testing recipes to add to my little repertoire. Some of those recipes: a wonderful walnut cake by Mimi Thorisson that I made endless times last autumn and winter, a savoury pumpkin & almond pie for lazy Sunday snacking, fig cookies as Christmas presents, and lemon curd tart to celebrate the beginning of spring... It warms my heart thinking I will be making them over and over again from now on. (Never heard of pacharan, thanks for sharing about it)

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I imagine many of our childhood experiences revolving around food were similar given we are from the same family (LOL) but since I have moved to NY and married into a large Italian American family, I have been exposed to many new and interesting food traditions. One that fascinates me is “The Feast of the Seven Fishes” on Christmas Eve. It is a Catholic tradition that likely applies to more than just Italian Americans but this has been my only experience with it. It is so different from my childhood and experiences around Christmas but also so interesting to me!

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I love this thread! We didn't have a ton of food traditions in our family. I've enjoyed making my own as an adult. Also, my mom and I were able to make some traditions together later in life. Every fall, we met at a cider mill where we started the day with hot cider and donuts. Then we picked pumpkins for our porches. We made Christmas cookies together every year. We made pierogies from scratch.

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