Potluck with Ali Rosen: Bring It!

 Potluck with Ali Rosen: Bring It!(http://kitchenchat.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/[email protected])Ali Rosen is redefining potluck one dish at a time.  As she says, “If potlucks bring to mind covered dish dinners, it’s time to rebrand.  Think of them instead as outsourced dinner parties: when everyone brings a dish to share, entertaining is as easy as setting the table.”As a Southern transplant living and working in New York City, Ali hosts a weekly television show, “Potluck.”  Her new cookbook Bring It: Tried and True Recipes for Potlucks and Casual Entertaining (https://amzn.to/2JOmkvr) will inspire you to elevate what you bring to your next potluck.  Have you considered making Cauliflower Salad with Lime and Turmeric? As Ali explains, a potluck is no longer confined to casseroles in church basements, it can be a group of friends meeting in a home to celebrate events such as The Oscars or The Super Bowl and bringing dishes that fit with the theme. If you are a guest at a potluck, make sure you ask a lot of questions, such as “Will I be able to warm this dish up in the oven?” As a host, you should make suggestions of types of dishes that your guests should bring. That way you don’t end up with a dinner of desserts – although that might be a fun theme.(http://kitchenchat.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Roasted-Watermelon-Pork-Ribs-page141-242x300.jpeg) Here are Ali’s three tips for the home chef:* Bake with lard. (Ali’s grandmother passed this cooking tip down to her)* Make food ahead* Microplane garlicWhat are your favorite dishes to bring to a potluck?