Pumpkin pie, turkey and candy canes, oh, my!
There is a lot to love about holiday foods, especially how every one of the seasonal colors mixes with joy-inducing tastes like cinnamon or peppermint.
I get jolly just thinking about them, and get an over-whelming urge to start singing holiday tunes. The biggest and grandest holiday for eating is Thanksgiving.
This day includes all of the delicious foods you gobble up until your waistband bursts: cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie (don’t forget the whipped cream), stuffing, and of course, the main event, the turkey.
Last, and definitely not least, would be the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It’s a must see on this ravenous holiday.
There’s always something about winter holidays and food that make a perfect combination. It’s almost as if the food feeds your soul and your holiday spirit at the same time.
Now, yes, I know you can get all these foods anywhere and anytime in the year, but I believe there’s a little something special about eating a huge turkey with your entire family, or sucking on a candy cane while decorating your Christmas tree.
Foods, when during the holiday season, simply taste better, I don’t know if it’s just because we’re all genuinely merrier during this time of the year or if there’s some sort of secret ghost or spirit that fixes our food when we’re not looking to make it taste jolly good (my bet’s on Jack Frost).
Not to mention, the warmth of the holiday’s goodies seems to counteract the cold of the outdoors, sort of like a Snuggie. Nothing’s better after freezing your butt off in the snow for hours than a hot cup of cocoa with marshmallows spilling out of it.
But on a broader view, holidays are the time to see your crazy aunts and uncles, your sugar-crazed cousins and your oldest relatives for a good time.
Is there a better time than eating gingerbread cookies with your unconventional family? I sincerely doubt it.
Simply put, the foods of the holidays make the world seem more joyful and merry. Which is certainly what our world needs.
