Thanksgiving magic

Finding joy in cooking again

Thanksgiving used to be my favorite holiday, the one day when food felt magical.

I loved crafting the menu with all the traditional dishes: sweet potatoes with marshmallows, homemade cranberry sauce, and, of course, pumpkin pie.

My family and I would spend hours in the kitchen, cooking, laughing, tasting.

Eventually we’d sit down to a table overflowing wi…