For many, the holidays are anticipated as idyllic. A long awaited time to connect with family and friends, share memories, play games, watch familiar movies (we all have our favorites – Home Alone, Harry Potter, Elf, It’s A Wonderful Life – you know yours), watch sports, cook together.
El Día de Acción de Gracias es un día muy especial para mi y por muchas razones, la mayoría de las cuales tienen que ver con la comida. Cuando era niña, mi padre cubano y madre mexicana evitaban la tradición del pavo y en su lugar asaban un cerdo entero sazonado con salsa de Mojo.
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Thanksgiving Day is my favorite holiday and for many reasons, most of which have to do with food. As a child, my Cuban father and Mexican mother would bypass the turkey tradition and instead roast an entire pig seasoned with Mojo Sauce.
Intro and outro written and performed by Dr. Gene Beresin.
When my colleague Kiley told me recently about her Thanksgiving tradition, she gave me some new ideas about family dinners—a subject I think about every night around 7pm, and with every patient I see in family therapy.