We have a lot of family traditions when it comes to food. Every Sunday we my mom has a huge family dinner and any of the family that can make it comes. My mom loves to cook and is very creative with her feast. I am one not to miss our Sunday dinners, it's one night a week that I don't have to cook. Another tradition is that she cooks a huge feast on our birthdays and we get to decide what we want for the meal. I often choose a Hispanic dish, its the type of food I was raised on and I love it.
Holidays are always an important time for our family. We have a lot of out of state family and we try to get together for thanksgiving every year. Preparing thanksgiving dinner starts the day before and is usually served by two thanksgiving day. All the women in the family put a lot of time into the meal, and it's not your usual turkey and ham. We have a smorgasbord of food from all different cultures, we like to make our favorite dishes and try new recipes. This is also a time when we exchange new recipes with each other and we are not afraid to give our opinion about how something tastes. These traditional feast are what bring all the family together for at least once a year, without our traditions we would all probably drift apart.
