Tandoori Chicken and Pumpkin Pie

Why mixing things up works — and not just for food

Photo by Esperanza Doronila from Unsplash of Tandoori chicken, naan, and spinach raita

“The human soul can always use a new tradition. Sometimes we require them.” Pat Conroy

I was invited to my first Thanksgiving dinner twenty-some years ago — soon after moving to America.

The dinner was our first invitation since our family’s arrival in the country. It was…