More Smoke After making the w00tstout cupcakes last week, I realized that I needed more smoke in my life. Put smoke in all the things. Since I still had a little bit of w00tstout left in my life, why put it in my belly and turn it into pee when I can use the remaining…
Smoked Chocolate w00tstout Cupcakes
w00tstout Cupcakes over Bread w00tstout is one of my favorite annual bourbon barrel aged stouts. It is the summer friend that you see once a year and never talk to again, knowing that he will one day return and fill you with delight another year. This beer is bold but not overwhelming. The wheat is…
Blackberry Wench Jam
Where’s My Wench? Being up in Seattle leaves me wanting a plethora of Southern California offerings that I just can’t get as easily accessible up here. One of those being Ballast Point’s Sour Wench. The bottle alone screams out tart! I was at a point where I was ready to make a trip down to…
DKML Banana Cupcakes
DKML is Founders Brewing Co’s fourth barrel-aged release and since we missed out on KBS this year, I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to try this. This is malt-liquor. This is bourbon barrel-aged malt liquor. This is bourbon barrel-aged malt liquor with an ABV of over 14 percent. That is a lot of alcohol…
Elder Cake Loaf
The Decision to Bake with Pliny It has been a little over 3 years since I started baking with craft beer. It has been a fun experiment. However, you could imagine that the one request that I get ad nauseam is to make a recipe with Pliny the Elder. What took me so long to…
Pomona Queen Cherry Sorbet
A few weekends back, I was up in Ontario to do a little shooting for a convention. After, the convention, I could think of nothing better to do but visit the breweries in the areas. Seriously, people, tell me what to do in the area. Google can’t provide me with the culture I want to…
Curmudgeon Fajitas
Meal Prepping Lunches Every Sunday is typically spent on meal prep. Cooking takes a long time and even for someone who enjoys cooking, the time it takes is often ridiculous. Lunches and some dinners are prepped with a few meals reserved in the week for cooking. Fajitas are a southwestern anomaly to me. I refer to…
Will you Bean Mine Featuring Unfiltered Sculpin
The Saturated Sauna I love beans. What do I mean by that? I mean I love this dish that my mother used to make which is just beans simmering in a pool of water all day with some pig pieces. I guess it is a bean soup. I just called it beans. I still refer…
Dayslayer Candied Popcorn
Beer, Sugar, Fire Creating a candy glaze is relatively simple. Take some sugar, melt it down, and pour it on top of nuts, fruits, and bacon (yes bacon). This process is called maceration. Add liquid to fruit and add sugar on top to allow these flavors to make love in your fridge over night. However, we…
Gweilo French Toast
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