Q: The family is converging on my house for Christmas dinner. We have one vegan and one gluten-free eater. The other six of us are omnivores. Making things more difficult: the vegan doesn’t eat mushrooms or peppers, and the gluten-free eater also doesn’t like mushrooms. Help!
4.32 / 5 Stars | 30 Reviews
by CKLEWIS
“This is a quick and easy way to prepare snow peas and carrots with an Asian flavor.”
One of my favorite moments from my Holiday Potluck Party was getting to share a taste of Utopias from Sam Adams. I am the resident beer geek among my friends, and after I first tasted this beer over the summer, they cheerfully tolerated my effusive gibbering. Here, finally, was my chance to show them what all the fuss was about. I can really think of no better context for this beer: a midwinter night, good friends, a cozy moment by the fire.
If you’d told me ten years ago that sticky toffee pudding was made with dates of all things, I would have told you I didn’t like sticky toffee pudding, take it away. It took a few more years to figure out that toffee pudding doesn’t actually taste like dates and even if it did, that dates are, in fact, quite amazing. Thank goodness my eyes (and stomach) saw the light: now the over-the-top English dessert remains at the top of my hedonistic hall of fame.
4.68 / 5 Stars | 20 Reviews
by AMY BARTHELEMY
“This salad is a cool combination of hominy, black beans, sweet and hot peppers, picante and spices.”