Americans were reminded that we were not immune to the troubles of the world.
Here is one woman's memory, and her reminder that we know how to pull together in a crisis -- we know how to forge a community. We do it every day in the blog communities we set up.
So, she offers us her story, and a recipe.
http://www.joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2010/09/symons-homemade-spaghetti-with-heirloom.html I'm part Pennsylvania Dutch -- we bring food to everything. This comforts me.