Alcohol in food is a topic that comes up a lot on this board, and people can be pretty passionate. Oddly enough, when I first got sober, I still used wine to cook with, and now the thought makes me nauseous. When I first got sober I tried a non-alcoholic wine (and found it gross), and I have always lived with drinkers.
Now I am pretty terrified of hanging out in bars, smelling booze, letting my guard down. I think it may have to do with the gnarly relapse stories both on this forum and in AA meetings I hear. I just don't want to do ANYTHING (or not do something) that would challenge my sobriety. I will go to any lengths to protect what I have now, I don't want to go back.