For Linda

I lost a dear, sweet friend today. We grew our friendship over the past few years through food. She loved to eat my Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese with hunks of bacon, pizza with sausage on it, anything with sausage on it. She loved to drink Capri Suns, and would buy them for my children when we visited so she could share in the treat. She asked me to cook sacred food, celebration food for those she loved, for Passover, Sukkot, Chanukah. She shared herself and her traditions with me, and I cherish her memory. I am honored to have cooked for her.