Gochujang Stout BBQ Burger with Fried Shallots and Blistered Shishitos This is basically an amalgamation of my neurosis, it’s true. First came my full-blown obsession with Shishito peppers that turned in me making them for a dinner party, then for myself, eating all alone over the sink, THEN I had to make something for you… Read More
Michelada Marinated Steak Tacos with Chipotle Avocado Sauce and Beer Pickled Onions If anyone tells you they don’t like tacos they are incorrect. Yes, I know, liking something is technically an opinion, and those can’t be correct or incorrect, except about tacos. I’ll even let those “I don’t really like ice cream” people have their… Read More
Stout S’mores & Pretzel Fudge (no gelatin, vegetarian safe!) I know, I KNOW! This was supposed to get to you a week ago, but that’s what sort of month I’m having. I was all set to edit the photos and get this up and then this happened so I’ve been having a hard time adulting… Read More
Beer and Brown Sugar Glazed Bacon Wrapped Dates It turns out, you’re not alone. This week, according to the internet and science, is the most stressful week of the year. I feel it, it’s been an asshole of a week, do you feel it? I didn’t shower yesterday and I’m still in my pajamas. At… Read More
Beer Bread Cinnamon Roll Muffins, just twenty minutes to get these in your oven! Do you get really uncomfortable when you have to open gifts in front of the gifter or is it just me? Should I smile more? Am I appropriately excited or should I be louder? Was “wow” enough or should it have… Read More
Balsamic Stout Short Ribs, so rich and delicious! This is one of those unimpressive-very-impressive dishes. Sounds impressive, tastes impressive, but requires a very unimpressive amount of skill. Some things take skill, lots of it, years of it. Some things just take a long bath in the oven and they come out just right. Every time.… Read More
Chocolate Stout Cookies with Salted Dulce De Leche Filling (pressure cooker or stovetop) the filling is TOO easy to make it’s almost not fair! Don’t make these. Seriously, turn back now while you still can!! Because once you make them and realize how easy it is to make SALTED Dulce de Leche sandwiched between two… Read More
Overnight Maple Beer Pecan Croissant Bread Pudding Muffins Let’s talk unpopular opinions again, shall we? It’s fun when we pretend to fight. I’ll start off this holiday edition of UO with these little gems: Love Actual is a terrible movie. It’s about people who hardly know each other and aren’t really in LOVE but just… Read More
Beer Bacon Cranberry And Cream Cheese Bites, the perfect Thanksgiving appetizer! You guys, you have to give me a break. I just got back from here and now I’m having a hard time functioning in the rain with my residual mild sunburn. I know, I know, you don’t feel bad for me AT ALL. I… Read More
Stout Chocolate and Vanilla Beer Cream Pie with Rum Whipped Cream Friends, you need to make a decision. Let’s say you’re on a deserted (dessert-ed?) island and you can only have one pie, what would it be? Don’t get too caught up with that fact that you’re on an island you don’t NEED pie, you… Read More
Stout Creole Gumbo over Smokey Cheddar Grits This is something you need to be warned about. At least I did and I think we are alike, you and I. When I first started to dive into trying to figure out this food and cooking thing I didn’t know how important some things were, because not… Read More
Let’s talk about sweet potatoes, shall we? Of course we shall. It’s been a while since we’ve had any root vegetable related banter. I didn’t have sweet potatoes until I was a grown-up. A literal grown-ass human. This is a true fact. I did not grow up in a house where any orange vegetables, roots… Read More
Broiled Salmon with IPA Thai Chili Sauce This is one of those ways that I hide. I pretend like I have it all together (I super don’t), but I can crank out a meal in less than 15 minutes so that makes me feel like I’m an actual grown-up. We all have our things. I… Read More
I’m glad chai is making a comeback, aren’t you? I didn’t know chai was making a comeback, you think to yourself. Maybe it isn’t “making a comeback” in the traditional sense as much as I want to chai-ify all the things right now. It’s like pumpkin spice, but without the societal eye roll. Which is… Read More
Spinach Artichoke Dip Stuffed Beer Steamed Mushrooms (perfect appetizer for thanksgiving or vegetarian main!) You guys, it’s here. IT. IS. HERE!! After two years of working and waiting I finally have an actual, real-life, physical copy of my book LUSH in my grubby little paws. It’s gorgeous and by far my favorite book I’ve ever… Read More
Chocolate Porter Pecan Bars with Beer Candied Bacon I know, I KNOW! Don’t look at me like that. I know that even though I’m in the midst of promoting my Lush, I give to you a bacon dessert recipe. Is that because I want to make all the people happy, you ask? No, is more… Read More
After over two years in the making my book, Lush: A Season-by-Season Celebration of Craft Beer and Produce, is finally coming out in just a few short weeks! It is by far, without hesitation, the best thing I’ve ever done professionally. I’m immensely proud of it and I can’t wait for you to see it. To… Read More
Beer Battered Fried Green Tomato BLT Sliders with Chipotle Crema It’s that time of year again when I stop pretending. Stop pretending that the summer isn’t almost over, that football season is back and, most importantly, that the over abundance of green tomatoes in my garden will actually ripen. This is fine, all of this.… Read More