Miniature Dutch Baby Oven Beer Pancakes with Nutella Whipped Cream I’m not sure what I miss more, travel, or alone time. Both of these have been scarce this year, and I miss both fiercely. This is what I miss: airplanes. Being on a plane, headphones in, looking out the window from somewhere in the middle… Read More
Chewy Gingerbread Cookies with Maple Stout Cream Cheese Filling When you were a kid, was there a thing you loved in a way that was almost embarrassing? Not pizza, or ice cream, or cake, because there is nothing embarrassing about loving the classics. I’m talking about something that you were pretty sure you’d get side-eyed… Read More
Beer Caramelized Apple Tarte Tatin I wish I could tell you what apples I used for this, but I can’t. And by CAN’T I don’t mean WON’T, because I’d tell you anything, especially after a few beers. But these apples came from my backyard apple tree of unknown origin. The Apple Tree of Resentment, as… Read More
Beer and Berry Cobbler Bars Cobbler doesn’t make sense to me. It’s delicious, obviously, but it looks like a mistake. Like an upside-down pie that fell into a pan someone just pretended it was supposed to be that way and we all just went along with it because we still wanted to eat it. Which… Read More
Lemon Ginger Éclairs with Beer Caramel Topping. Easier than they look, and no frying makes these a simple and gorgeous way to make dessert. You need to prepare yourself for what I’m going to say, take a seat. These are not that hard. I’m serious. I’m grab-you-by-the-face-and-look-into-your-eyes serious. I know, you don’t believe me, and that’s… Read More
Pineapple Beer Jalapeño Ice Cream So, I did the thing. That thing where I tell you about a recipe but don’t actually give it to you. Because apparently quarantine has made me into an asshole. Or at the very least, unaware of life outside my little bubble of beer and making all the things. As… Read More
Mexican Hot Chocolate Beer Brownies with Churro Crust I made your brownies spicy and I don’t even feel bad about it. But it’s so you don’t have to share with anyone who doesn’t like spicy things. You can even over-exaggerate just HOW spicy they are in order to keep them all for yourself, I won’t… Read More
Blueberry Beer Cream Cheese Cake with Basil Whipped Cream This might be a giant blueberry muffin with an almost creamy texture, and it might be a cake that doesn’t actually need frosting. Maybe it’s a hybrid, the nexus of two similar foods, a “Cuffin”, or a “Make.” But don’t overthink it, it’s an easy one-bowl… Read More
Chocolate Murder Beer Cheesecake Bars Ok, I know, MURDER is a little aggressive. But it’s like “death by chocolate” just more intense. These aren’t a “passed away peacefully in their sleep” type of bars, these are much more in your face. Literally and figuratively. And if I’m going to be taken out by a baked… Read More
Sourdough Old Fashioned Beer Doughnuts, no bakers yeast makes these easy to make! This is the exception to the rule. As a rule, yeasted doughnuts are superior to all other doughnuts and cake doughnuts are just fried muffins. BUT we can all make an exception for Old Fashioned doughnuts because they are the best and… Read More
I know what you’re thinking. You’re looking at this thinking, “Why you say crostata when this is clearly a galette?” No? You weren’t thinking that because you’re normal and not a huge nerd like me? Sorry. But now I have to address this issue. This is what happens when I create a problem that didn’t… Read More
Mixed Berry Beer-For-Breakfast Pastries I am here to normalize beer for breakfast. Although I’m fairly certain the pandemic has already done that. The hours, days, weeks just sort of run together like a watercolor painting. The upside is beer for breakfast so let us focus on that for now. You’re probably thinking “why did you… Read More
Brioche French Toast with Beer Caramelized Peaches Breakfast is my favorite meal. Mostly because I get to make and eat it in my pajamas without judgment, but also because most of it is basically dessert we eat as an entree. We should do this with more meals, dinner cake should be a thing. Lunch brownies,… Read More
Dulce de Leche Beer Cheesecake Bars with Brown Sugar Pretzel Crust I am currently in the “way too excited about small things” phase of this quarantine. Let’s talk examples, it’ll be fun. Finding a can of sweetened condensed milk in my pantry that I didn’t know I had is equal to the levels of excitement… Read More
Pineapple Pilsner Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Coconut Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting We have officially reached the “dozen cupcakes for dinner” portion of this pandemic. It’s good news, it means we are close to the end. Isn’t that how this works? I’m certain it is, but you should probably listen to actual health professionals about this… Read More
Puff Pastry Churro Curls with Chocolate Stout Dipping Sauce I’ve been taking stock quite a bit lately, haven’t you? What’s in the pantry (how did I get pickled raisins and why do I still have them?), what’s in my life (so many good people), what I’m grateful for (lots and lots). This helps, I promise.… Read More
Matcha Beer Pound Cake with Strawberries, Mint Whipped Cream I know what you’re thinking. “Oh, so THIS is a cake but that chocolate thing you posted last week was bread? What are the rules?!” There are no rules! Not right now. Not in this pants-optional-all-day-drinking-keep-your-COVID-cooties-away-from-me world we currently live in. Rules do not exist! Ok,… Read More
Beer Apple Fritters with Vanilla Maple Glaze Is it just me or are we all hypochondriacs right now? Was that sneeze allergies or a deadly virus? Is the house too hot or do I have a deadly virus? Did I eat something weird or do I have a deadly virus? It’s nonstop. But on the… Read More