Emotional Baggage About a Bag of Holiday Nuts

Disturbing contact with holidays nuts in my youth caused me to be a bit militaristic when it comes to cooking with nuts. Once a nut...oh, you get the picture.

Oct 27, 2024

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I’M VERY CAREFUL WITH MY NUTS.

I have to be. I'm not allergic or anything, but I hold dear a cabal of prejudices stemming from what amounts to early childhood traumas. And my particular brand of nut crazy kicks in big time at this time of year.

It started in November 1966 when we moved into our new home, which my dad built. My mother had a holiday traditi…

Emotional Baggage About a Bag of Holiday Nuts

Disturbing contact with holidays nuts in my youth caused me to be a bit militaristic when it comes to cooking with nuts. Once a nut...oh, you get the picture.

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