Food isn’t just a means of survival, but it’s how we experience joy, pain, love, and humor. “Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness”, is what my Mawmaw Duhon would always say to me as a child. I never understood this quote until recently. Most teenagers my age are out every weekend partying, drinking, and having a good social life. This isn’t what makes us truly happy. Partying is a way of coping with problems for temporary happiness. All these ‘wants’ are a form of dealing with the stress of our everyday lives. What genuinely makes us happy is spending time with family.
What exactly brings us together the most? What is at every family gathering? It’s food! Food is the key to a healthy life and an important future. Most of the basic principles of life can be learned at the dinner table. For some families, a particular food sparks an event - chicken and dumplings, barbeque, steaks, gumbo. Crawfish bisque is the dish that brings my family together. It’s extremely hard to make and time-consuming. However, the result is something beautiful. Imagine a beautiful creamy etouffee with all the South Louisiana spices, mixed with rice and cleaned-out crawfish heads. The cleaned-out crawfish heads contain a magical type of dumpling that is previously boiled and carefully prepared. The dumpling is made from crawfish tails, breadcrumbs, eggs, and spices such as LeBlanc’s Cajun Seasoning. Crawfish bisque is the best food on earth, and the time spent making it with my family remains the most precious to me.
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Crawfish bisque takes six to eight hours to make properly for five to ten people, who can then enjoy a type of happiness many people take for granted. On my birthday, this year, my mom convinced me to go out to eat with the family. However, what I really wanted was a day off with my family in the kitchen. So, I asked my Mawmaw repeatedly until she finally gave in. That was my present from her since I asked her so much. Soon the day came around. One Saturday my mom, Mawmaw, and I began cooking for the family. We laughed constantly, sampled all of the food, and had many hours of conversation. Toward the middle of the day, my mom and Mawmaw’s funny stories were brought up that I’d never heard before. Later, Pawpaw walked in to join in on the fun. Soon he began telling his own stories I’d heard a thousand times when I was fishing with him. The best way to describe my grandpa is through the TV show ‘Duck Dynasty’. My Pawpaw is a live image of Phil Robertson. His chin sports a long gray beard, he hasn’t showered in weeks it seems, and he is always outside working on his boat. Anyone who sees him already knows this man has some stories. Pawpaw began telling fishing stories, starting from a little boy to the present day. Mawmaw and my mom were cutting up about politics and high school stories. I joined in quickly, even though I couldn’t say everything.
As the cooking and stories continued, I realized how good of a present this was. Spending time with family I don’t see very often meant a lot to me. Having a decent conversation with my mother without arguing or fighting meant a lot too. Time with my Mawmaw is something I don’t get much of. Sadly, this is the case for most teenagers, some never even meet their grandparents. Well, let me say this, if you do have grandparents or anyone that resembles someone close to you, go look up a recipe and start cooking. You’ll slowly start to realize how precious that time is and how great life is. People live for people.
In the end, we all sat down and ate some amazing food. Had good laughs at lots of fun. Great food inspires stories and brings you closer to family. What genuinely makes us happy is family. This even reinforces the fact that teenagers don’t respect family time. It’s really a simple concept, the reason we live is for others close to us. My connection is crawfish bisque. From boiling crawfish to sitting down at the table after a long day, it’s a precious moment. Through all the laughs, messes, and deep conversations, it really brings out the importance of family. Family comes first in my life. I know many people say God comes first, but without my family, I wouldn’t believe in God or the importance of faith.
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