Q: Our small electric wall oven recently died and the company says the model was discontinued and they can’t fix it. Frustrating, but okay.
Q: Our small electric wall oven recently died and the company says the model was discontinued and they can’t fix it. Frustrating, but okay.
• £2.46 to $15
This sweet and spicy mulled punch is a welcome nonalcoholic alternative to cocktails and ciders. It’s made with a rich blend of fruit, including blackcurrant, which gives it a wine-like tannic body. And while it’s a great non-alcoholic drink, it’s also very good when mixed with warmed red wine. This and other Belvoir products seem easy enough to find in the UK, but they’re more expensive and rarer in the States; I’ve found this at Terrain.
Q: Both my blender and my food processor have died in the last few months. I only have the means to replace one right now. Dear Kitchn readers, which should be a priority to replace? Is one more useful than the other?
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• $65
• Etsy
Remember the brouhaha around The New York Times’ selection of a Thanksgiving dish to represent every state? Regardless of how you feel about grape salad, you can now own the print that illustrated the piece, from talented artist Lisel Jane Ashlock.
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Q: I’m in charge of dessert for an annual family Christmas party and need to serve two dozen people. No dietary restrictions; chocolate is loved by all but it doesn’t need to be the main ingredient. I want to do something a little more special than cookies or bars.
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• $4 to $20
“You are unbeatable.” “Much apeachiated!” “Eternally grapeful.” These cute food-themed cards come with a gift: a recipe on the back. They’re just right for post-holiday thank you notes, and they come either singly or in a collected box.
My family has a tradition of seeing a movie together in the week leading up to Christmas, and usually there’s much discussion beforehand, with arguments and advocates for certain films. But the last two years haven’t been contentious: we all knew we’d see The Hobbit, conveniently broken into (bombastic) pieces as it was.
And last year, as I was on Christmas Eve dinner duty, I thought I’d cook up a surprise after our movie experience: a full hobbit dinner! Here’s what I made, in case you might be inspired to do something similar after the final chapter of the trilogy.