The winter months seem to be filled with one holiday after another–Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, New Year’s… Many of these cultural and/or religious holidays bring together family and friends and whenever people gather, there is usually a meal involved. When you talk to people about holiday traditions, it seems like food inevitably comes up. Whether it’s green bean casseroles, black-eyed peas, or matzah balls, everyone has a list of foods they associate with different celebrations. Many of these foods have deep meaning and significance to the celebrants but also, the breaking of bread together is just a wonderful way of building community and fellowship. So gather with your people, celebrate the holidays of your choice, eat good food, and maybe just for fun, check out one of these food-related titles available from the University Libraries and listed on our WU Reads Reading Guide.
Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home. –Edith Sitwell