Things are a bit slow around my house at the moment. My husband is doing a great job helping me out in the kitchen, and I have even mustered up the energy to do a few (small) things myself. Baby steps! While I have managed to put a few dishes in the dishwasher, chop some…
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Tags: bacon, baked beans, beer, blue cheese, braise, buttermilk, chocolate, cupcake, grill, ice cream, mint, olive oil, onions, potato salad, roast, romaine, salad, vinaigrette, whipped cream, white beans
Even though it’s only a few days shorter than other months, February always seems to just fly by. I can’t believe it’s already time to talk about this month’s Kitchen Bootcamp posts! I’m glad that so many people enjoyed braising and stewing this month… It was a chapter that I often skip over (it often seemed…
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Tags: #KitchenBootcamp, beef, beer, braise, carnitas, chicken, chile, coq au vin, kale, Kitchen Bootcamp, port, pot roast, stew, The Professional Chef, tomato
The hubs and I are Ravens fans. Last Saturday night wasn’t really a good night for us Ravens fans. Though the outcome of the game wasn’t what I had hoped for, the night wasn’t a total loss. You see, since we were staying home to watch the game, I decided to whip up a big…
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Tags: beer, bell pepper, black beans, chili, chili powder, corn, football, smoked paprika, soup, southwest, steak, Super Bowl
Last week was one of those busy weeks where we had to be somewhere every night of the week. Some people enjoy being busy like that, but I am not one of those people. This week, I was happy to have a bit of down time to get some things done around the house, in the…
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Tags: bacon, beer, caramel, cheddar, french dip, graham cracker, pizza, pound cake, pretzel, slaw, steak
My husband and I really aren’t beer drinkers. It’s not that we haven’t tried, because we have. We just prefer wine (and I haven’t met a mojito I didn’t like). The thing is, we go through stages where we pick up a six-pack from a local brewery thinking that maybe we will discover the one…
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