Danner on March 5th, 2009

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 [...]

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Danner on February 15th, 2009

I had previously done a successful pairing with Sweetwater IPA and an Italian dish, but the food was kinda crudely thrown together, and it featured a cream sauce.  I wanted to give it another go with a more properly-prepared Italian dish, and one featuring a tomato-based sauce.  If I keep this blog going long enough [...]

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Danner on January 29th, 2009

Fantastic.  I’m going to have jump on the “IPAs with spicy food” bandwagon.
The wings were frozen (and thawed) and deep fried in canola oil till lightly browned.  Then I poured on some Ken’s Steakhouse wing sauce.  Intense stuff.
And really, it’s hard to imagine anything other than an IPA working here.  The ultra-spicy wing sauce is [...]

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Danner on January 11th, 2009

So Doug is brimming with doubts and fears about pairing IPAs.  Obviously, it must now be my mission in life to find good IPA pairings.
Tonight featured a little something I shot from the hip.  I essentially just scoured my fridge and freezer for ingredients that needed to be used up and which would go together.  [...]

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