While the knife I was holding in my hands slipped between As my knife cut through (all) the vegetables and that exquisite music resounded fromthrough the entire room, thate distinctive smell of thefragrance of pepper suddenly reminded me of that warm place I call(ed) "home".

If a knife slips from your hand, it means you drop it, but here I think you are cutting vegetables, right? Also, if that "home" doesn't exist any more or you have since moved somewhere else, then you may use "called."

It's an ineffable feeling that has captinvadted me since I loved and lived with them.

Who is "them"?