Thanksgiving meals, like Christmas, have a number of challenges when it comes to pairings. The turkey is sweet but can be rather flavourless. Sweet potato casserole can be extremely sweet indeed. There tends to be a lot of butter floating around, as well as cranberry sauce, gravy, and (at least in my household!) mustard sauce, [...]
The meal was another kit dealie. Passable. It really needed mushrooms, and we didn’t have any on hand (and the box didn’t suggest adding them, gasp). And the flavor needed a little more punch. It was extremely mild. But decent.
So. Chicken Marsala. That’s made with wine (yes, there’s actually a packet of marsala cooking wine [...]
Another rather impromptu meal selection. Chicken souvlaki with tzatziki sauce. All ingredients fresh, except of course the frozen chicken we always keep in the freezer, bought in bulk. And another first for me in the kitchen.
Recipe was great. Of course no raw onions for me. I carmelized them, actually. Also, it’s twentysomething degrees outside, and [...]
Leftovers. The food, not the beer.
Beerwise, I pulled out something I was sure would work, but didn’t: Victory Brewing’s Saison
I have encountered two very different takes on the saison style: those brewed by Brasserie Fantôme, and everything else. Fantôme saisons are all crazy earthy and funky, sometimes tart, and incredibly complex. Sometimes using fruit in [...]
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