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<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: 9 Recipes That Brought Us Comfort in 2020

Writers and editors share the recipes, habits, and cooking lessons that have helped us make it through the year, one meal at a time.
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Even when you love to cook, being responsible for feeding yourself—and others, especially children—is never a simple duty. And this year, as many of us spent more time inside our homes than ever before, cooking took on a new layer of complication: What do you eat when every day feels the same? What meals do you prepare when the only people you’ll be sharing them with are the ones living in your own household?

Of the , the ability to gather friends and family around and donated to food banks, amid growing unrest, and supported local by the pandemic. We’ve checked out , dropped off dishes on loved ones’ doorsteps, and shared holiday meals with family .

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