Holiday Cheer

The holidays have always been about family, food and traditions. For me, that mostly meant Christmas Eve gatherings of 20 or more cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, for a feast guided by the Italian custom of seven fishes, and a tree piled high with presents. There was always a sense of abundance—of love, of family, of food, and yes, of gifts to be exchanged, but also of mischief and fun.