Posted in reviews, ruminations on Mar 8th, 2009
Last night, Lipby and I went to the Philly Craft Beer Festival. This was the first time for us, and we enjoyed it. We sipped several beers over the course of the night, and although the place was packed with folks, everyone was fairly congenial and not too obnoxious.
Although I have my favorite styles of [...]
Posted in baked goods, recipes on Jan 26th, 2009
We had lots of bottles of beer leftover from our last get-together. Since I can’t really drink beer anymore (more on this later), I figured I’d try to cook with some of it.
I’ve made beer bread in the past. I don’t recommend using a dark beer like a stout or a porter, as the beer [...]
Posted in Southern, baked goods, recipes, regional on Oct 8th, 2008
These biscuits are the intended accompaniment for Special K’s Garlic Cheese Sausage Grits.
3 cups biscuit mix (K says Pioneer brand is best, but Bisquick will do)
1 cup domestic beer (at room temperature, but not flat)
2 tablespoons sugar
Preheat oven to 450.
Stir ingredients until soft dough forms. (Do NOT over-mix dough.) Turn onto surface sprinkled with biscuit [...]
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