What's for dinner tonight? "Holiday foods are especially powerful because they’re tightly bound to episodic memory – the brain’s record of personal experiences. “When we taste those foods again, the hippocampus and amygdala bring those emotional memories back to life,” said Traster. Experiences encoded in childhood are particularly durable, especially when they’re paired with strong emotion and repetition. Christmas foods often meet both criteria, becoming deeply embedded early in life."
Maybe, but we're having Italian restaurant take-out for Christmas Eve dinner from DaVinci's in Upper Arlington, not traditional (in our family). We're living in a retirement facility called The Estates (formerly The Forum) so hosting is a bit difficult for us. But we do have our 1963 dining room table that has a leaf on which we can eat our non-traditional dinner. On Christmas Day we'll all be eating in the dining room for a traditional buffet with Italian left-overs for the evening.Why Christmas Food Tastes Better – The Brain Science | Technology Networks
https://youtu.be/y1xFD89xio0?si=Tzchxn8caMBsORra Holiday dinners in 1961 -- remember Jim DeMott's oyster dressing and deviled eggs?
Sharing Legacy Recipes: A Holiday Potluck in Memory – Oaktree Memorials
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