"While traditionally this is a time of year to start a diet or clean up your eating habits, what's really needed is to lean into old favourites: the dishes we grew up on and that were there for us in the past. There's something quietly radical about indulging that nostalgia in January. About choosing familiarity over novelty, pleasure over punishment, comfort over guilt."
"We may not be quite as organised and foresightful as Bridget, but we are looking ahead to the coming year with the usual mix of excitement and angst, and starting to mentally put things in the calendar: maybe you have a spring holiday, or an autumn baby? Maybe there's a visitor from abroad you're looking forward to, or tickets for a once-in-a-lifetime gig?"
Bridget plans Christmas year-round, starting purchases in January sales and storing stocking fillers, candy, decorations, jumpers and socks for the next holiday. By December her tree is up, bespoke Advent calendars arrive and a month of activities culminates in a magnificent day. People look ahead to the coming year, pencilling in holidays, births, visitors and concerts as plans become experiences and memories. Time moves quickly. January often prompts diets, but nostalgic comfort food offers a restorative alternative. Choosing familiar, pleasurable dishes—such as bean and barley soup—prioritizes comfort over guilt and slows the rush of time.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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