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I.                    Introduction: To show the reader how my family celebrates food through traditions that don’t follow the normal mode of everyone else. As well as show the importance of food to my family and me.

A.      Food is not merely something we eat in my family, but is a time to bring together family and friends and create lasting memories.

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A.      My family has a long line of cooks, and ever since I can remember I’ve been cooking as well.

a.       My father cooked, and went on to own his own bakery

B.      One of my favorite traditions and dishes that have been passed down on my dad’s side is called kidney stew.

a.       The recipe began with my Great Grandpa Kinsey, “Rinse um and squeeze the piss out of them.”,  This dish isn’t just food to my family

C.      For about twenty years kidney stew has been served at our Christmas Eve party and all our family reunions.

a.       dad always hosts a Christmas Eve party, the house reeked of the nastiest smell, where we really began serving the stew, grandparent’s lake cabin

D.      Though it hasn’t been passed down from generations, it has sparked quite a few conversations.

a.       Mom found a recipe for a layered salad, was named stinky salad, though it has a sweet smell rather than a stinky smell.

E.       Stinky salad is ultimately one of my favorite dishes my mom makes, but I love thinking about Christmas time especially because it involves eating stinky salad.

a.       three times a year, yearly girlfriend party

III.                Conclusion- I wanted to express how much my family traditions truly mean to me and have shaped me as a person. I wanted to express that food is not just something we eat, but a way to create memories.