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Food Is a Love Language (and I Speak It with Myself)

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On cooking and eating alone

It’s said that love is stored in the kitchen. I have so many memories that can confirm. Every time I cut fruit, I think of my grandma, who would bring me pear and apple slices as I did my homework on Tuesday afternoons. I think about how she thought about me in the kitchen as she did so, and how I’m doing the same. There is a subconscious thoughtfulness, an innate love that says, in the words of Christopher Citro: I love you. I want us both to eat well. When I was living at home last year, I loved baking and cooking for my friends and family. I brought a cake to work and made cookies for my…

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