one way to cope with holiday stress is focusing on things that bring you comfort????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Welcome to my kitchen and “Life, Love & Lasagna”.
I am making a comfort food
because it’s the week before Christmas and
2020 has been such a roller coaster ride, up and down,
and here we are at the holiday season and not everybody feels like celebrating.
Or maybe they don’t feel like celebrating in the usual way.
I know that my family is not celebrating as we usually do
and I’m sad about the changes.
So I’ve got this big ol’ hunk of cheddar cheese
and I’m grating it up to make
one of my Dad’s specialities:
I love to make this.
We’re Southern.
Mac and Cheese is a staple on our holiday table.
Now this is my DAD’s recipe
He makes it like my Grandma made Mac & Cheese
so when I make this macaroni & cheese,
I’m transported back to Thanksgiving and Christmas at my Grandmama’s table
with my family and cousins and aunts and uncles and grandparents there.
It just really makes me feel good.
And I need that.
It helps me cope with the stress of the holidays.
Celebration gives us this idea of pumped up, excited energy.
That may not be the feeling that you have at the end of the year during December of 2020.
It’s not the feeling I have
And that’s fine.
It’s okay to want to feel peace,
to be peaceful,
to be centered,
to have calm through this season.
It really is okay.
Whether it’s eating macaroni and cheese or
snuggling with your dogs on the couch or
sitting quietly for a few minutes and breathing deeply.
Whatever it is that brings you peace,
find those moments during this season and
Peace and comfort, my friends!