Seasons Eatings Holiday Recipe Roundup
As is tradition, my Hungarian clan – all 18 of us – will sit down together for Christmas Eve dinner. Its a diverse group of eaters — carnivore, pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, raw foodist, flextarian, gluten intolerant. And while there are some staunch vegetarians in the world who cant stand to be around meat, and some meat eaters who equate veg heads with the food police, my familys pretty laid back about it all. More choices means more food. And in my clan, its all about the food – and lots of it! Granted, my eating raw at first seemed drastic to them. Last years holiday dinner felt to me more like a food intervention than a celebration, but weve come a long way since then. Mom no longer sees it as a personal affront if I dont eat her chicken paprikash, and everyone has become quite accustomed to the various dishes Ive shared at family gatherings throughout the year. Some have even requested recipes. Imagine. So well gather. And well feast. Well tell stories and reminisce ...