Dipping into a new Thanksgiving tradition

In order for something to become a food tradition, someone had to start it. It may have been hundreds of years ago or something your parents started when you were a child, but nothing can become culinarily customary without someone making a dish that was originally out of the ordinary.

At the top of my list for food-centered traditions is Thanksgiving. This particular holiday may bring the image of a Norman Rockwell gathering to mind: a large group of people with smiling faces, a well-set table, and a big roast turkey. Others may have personal or family Thanksgiving traditions that are very different from that.

In our own little household in Clancy, we have a mix of family traditions along with some variations I’ve created over the years to start new holiday customs. That’s where this sweet potato and red lentil dip comes into play.