Just as the essential elements of a painting are set (subject, composition, materials, technique), so are the essential elements of a Thanksgiving feast — turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce.
But dedicated painters strive for more than just a good picture, just as dedicated cooks strive for more than just a good meal.
It’s not the expense of the ingredients, or the correctness of the technique, or the exactness of the finished product that elevates a holiday feast into a work of art.
What elevates a painting, or a feast, into art is the evidence of soul, of creativity, of emotion, of humanity — and none of these can be faked. It is because the meal bears your unique imprint that it resonates and becomes the stuff of memory.
This year, invest a little extra in your Thanksgiving meal. Not with your money, but with your soul.
Recipes to make Thanksgiving 2008 a memorable one can be found to the right.
