Food & Wine USA - (12)December 2019

EVERY CHRISTMAS OF MY CHILDHOOD, WE’D MAKE THE SEVEN-HOUR trek from Birmingham, Alabama, to Ville Platte, Louisiana, where my mo ...

CITRUS-CHAMPAGNE PUNCH ACTIVE 20 MIN; TOTAL 30 MIN, PLUS 5 HR FREEZING SERVES 12 Let 2 pints lemon sorbet stand at room tempera- ...

For pigs in a blanket, grab a good store- bought brand (we love Nathan’s) and pair with the highest-quality mustard you can find ...

PICKLED PEPPER CHEESE BALL ACTIVE 10 MIN; TOTAL 1 HR 10 MIN; SERVES 10 Stir together 8 oz. softened cream cheese, 1 cup shred- d ...

MY FAVORITE PART OF THE HOLIDAY MEAL IS at the beginning, when my brother-in-law is shak- ing up drinks and I’m finishing carvin ...

WARM SPINACH- ARTICHOKE DIP ACTIVE 10 MIN; TOTAL 40 MIN SERVES 10 Preheat oven to 400°F. Stir together 6 oz. softened cream chee ...

AS YOUNG ACTORS IN NEW YORK IN THE EARLY ’80S, MY THEN-BOYFRIEND (NOW HUSBAND) AND I couldn’t afford to give presents, so instea ...

The 2017 Averaen Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is as great to sip as it is in sauce. ($20) ...

EVERY YEAR, I MAKE VENISON STEW FOR ABOUT 30 PEOPLE the day after Thanksgiving. It’s become a time-honored tradition, if 15 or 2 ...

RECIPE P. 124 WHEN I SPEND THE HOLIDAYS WITH MY FAMILY IN BOSTON, there are some constants: a fire in the fireplace, my dad’s ol ...

ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, JASON, my husband, who is Jew- ish, insisted on making me his three-ingredient brisket for Hanukkah. He line ...

Cranberry-Onion Hanukkah Brisket ACTIVE 40 MIN; TOTAL 5 HR 50 MIN, PLUS 8 HR REFRIGERATION; SERVES 8 TO 10 This nearly effortles ...

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AS A CHEF, I’VE SPENT A LOT OF HOLIDAYS IN restaurant kitchens. Only in the past few years have I had time to be home with my fa ...

FOR ONE EDITOR’S FAMILY, HOLIDAY BAKING UNITES THE GENERATIONS. MY PARENTS’ KITCHEN IN CHICAGO ALWAYS SMELLS LIKE CHOCOLATE. THA ...

RECIPE P. 128 TRIPLE CHOCOLATE–PEPPERMINT COOKIES ...

chef for the recipe (see p. 128) so she could make them at home. When my mom wanted to bake cookies that weren’t gluten- free, s ...

RECIPE P. 128 GLUTEN-FREE CACAO NIB MERINGUES ...

BY JULIA REED THOUGH REBECCA WILCOMB OPENED GIANNA, the Italian restaurant that is the latest member of the Link Restaurant Grou ...

decorate with bowls of oranges; at the restaurant she will fill antique citrus crates with fruit from Louisiana. The responsibil ...