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
Chocolate Stout Brownie Bread, one bowl and just a few minutes! I’ve been inundation you with posts lately, please give me a pass. You’re my therapy, truly. Cooking you things, and baking you a loaf cake that I call “bread” because it doesn’t sound as bad calling it a cake, is the way I’m coping… Read More
Key Lime Pilsner Loaf Cake with Mezcal Icing We all need cake right now, we do. It helps. Apparently so does social distancing and hand washing. And don’t forget that alcohol kills all germs. Where does that leave us? Washing our hands and drinking alone. There are worse things, I suppose, especially when you have… Read More
Dive Bars: Beer, Chocolate, Pretzel, and Potato Chip Cookie Bars We need this right now, the self-care of treats. The idea that although we are home, and a little sick with worry, we still need to live. We need to be present, more now that ever. Before I started this adventure of cooking with… Read More
There are two ways to look at the fact that I took one of the healthiest drink trends and beered it up. First, some of you might eye-roll this and wonder why I’d add sugar and delicious beer to Golden Milk when most people drink it for all the health benefits. Others of… Read More
White Chocolate Cake with Blood Orange Filling and Russian Imperial Buttercream The most frustrated I have even gotten while cooking, came at the hands of a cake. Not just a little frustrated, but throwing an actual tantrum in the kitchen all by myself. This is the ugly truth, people, if you can’t handle it, please… 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
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