This was downright inspired. The couscous was the “Israeli” couscous from Whole Foods, which is larger than most of the couscous you get in boxes at the store. I prepared it per the directions, with the addition of a few splashes of lemon juice and some fresh dill we had in the fridge from a [...]
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An odd pairing, you might think: barleywines are hugely complex beers, with powerful hops and massive malts. Supreme pizza is the kitchen sink pizza: it has a bit of everthing, olives, sausage meat, pepperoni, onions, etc.
With a big, assertive beer like this, paired with a pizza with so many different flavours going on, you would [...]
Been overdosing on pasta and pizza lately, and I needed a change of pace. I had no plans and no idea what to do, so I started rifling through the pantry and fridge to see what my options were.
Here are some green onions! A potato! Some coconut milk! I know we have some curry [...]
Started out accidental. I was sipping on a coffee oatmeal stout homebrew when the pizza man cometh. Life’s crazy right now, so not much cooking. We went with an old favorite, chicken, feta, sundried tomato, and garlic from Yankee Pizzeria.
My first instinct was to polish off the stout before digging into dinner. “Coffee stout won’t [...]
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At a somewhat quieter than usual Beer 101 tonight, I had the chance to talk with the chef and tweak the pairings as I went along. I was quite pleased with the results….
Seafood Gumbo with Olde Towne Amber
If you haven’t had gumbo, you haven’t lived. Get some now! This pairing just confirmed my already solidly [...]