Baked Goods Only Go So Far I love my fair share of breads, cupcakes, and various sweets that come with the job of learning to bake. However, sometimes I need a break from pure carbohydrates and could use a little protein. That is why I decided to start a section to this website dedicated to…
Lightning Brewery Opens New Tasting Room
San Diego is notoriously known for being one of the biggest craft brew cities in the world, there is no doubt about that. Stone and Lost Abbey guard the valleys of north county while breweries like Ballast Point and Karl Strauss dwell in the city proper. But between north county and San Diego, in the city…
Double Stout Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies With a little bit of Wells and Young’s left over from the chocolate cake, I wanted to make some chocolate chip cookies. These cookies were an experiment as I tend not to do well with cookies. Also, the yeast in the beer may effect the outcome of the cookies. Lets find out. Conclusion The…
Tangerine Wheat Beer Bread
In Need of a Sandwich Sometimes you want a sandwich. Sometimes, after you prep all your necessary ingredients for said sandwich, you realize that you have no more bread. Luckily, this website has taught us a thing or two about baking breads. The beer that I am working with this week is Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat,…
Double Mountain Chocolate Cake
Birthday Celebration Last weekend was my birthday and, while I spent most of that time with my lips pursed around a bottle, I thought that this would make a great opportunity to bake myself a beer cake. I am a big fan of chocolate cake with White Mountain Frosting, a Betty Crocker recipe that I originally…
Golden Rolls
I have been holding onto a little bit of Golden Road’s 329 Days of Sun lager since I have last made citrus cupcakes. I had a yearning to make cinnamon rolls from scratch, so it’s time to experiment with some old beer and see if I can make some Golden Rolls! Conclusion These cinnamon rolls are amazing,…
Beerology and Ancient Craft Brewing
It was hunter gatherers who created the first craft brew. During that time of foraging for berries and going out for a hunt, hoping that one of your tribesmen actually catches something edible, humans decided that they need more beer. Thus agriculture and what we consider modern civilization is born. This isn’t true exactly, but I…
Levitation Not So Soda Bread
Before starting the Smoked Porter Cheesy Jalapeño bread, I received this tweet: @kylevalenzuela Stone Levitaton Ale works well in bread. Or Stone Smoked Porter if you’re looking for something a little different! — Stone Brewing Co. (@StoneBrewingCo) June 6, 2014 I have had this beer in my presence many times since that tweet, however, I…
329 Days of Citrus Cupcakes
The Golden Road I love Los Angeles. It has just the right amount of crazy that I am looking for in humanity. If it weren’t for the traffic, I might still live there. But most importantly is the sun. I have been spoiled with southern California weather my whole life and love every minute of…
Cali Creamin’ Butterscotch Beer Bread
More Cali I still had some Cali Creamin’ left over after making the Cali Creamin’ Cupcakes, so I thought I would make some beer bread. There was also some butterscotch chips in my reach, so why not make a Cali Creamin’ butterscotch chips beer bread. Conclusion I really wanted to do this with white chocolate chips…