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Just after moving to Canada from the UK, I befriended a Serbian family. From the time I arrived at their house until I put on my coat to leave, the home-cooked food kept coming. Dumplings glistening with butter; cabbage rolls stuffed with juicy lamb and barley, caramelized onions and simple, pungent herbs; unapologetically heavy deep-fried doughnuts—the ultimate in comfort cuisine. “Eat!” my friends would boom, if I laid down my cutlery and paused to wipe grease from my chin. “Eat!” Continue reading →