I dwell greater than 10,000 miles away from my household. We determined to all cook dinner my mother's hen piccata on the identical evening to really feel nearer.

• Throughout a current Zoom chat, my sisters and I bought nostalgic about my mother’s hen with capers.
• I dwell greater than 10,000 miles away from my mother and siblings, so we hardly ever eat collectively. 
• We determined to cook dinner the identical dish for dinner, and all used the identical recipe.

Rising up in a household with 4 children, two canine, and a cat, meal time was often hectic. Because the youngest, I struggled to get a phrase in when my older siblings talked about their days or when debates got here up on the desk.

However regardless of the chaos, we gathered across the desk to eat collectively on each college evening, and it was a time of day that I all the time seemed ahead to.

Now, as a mom of two, I attempt to recreate an analogous environment in my own residence. By some means with fewer individuals and animals, it could actually nonetheless really feel simply as energetic — and maybe a bit extra exhausting.