Tag: brewing

From the Kitchen – The Hungry Cat Tavern Cookbook

I thought I might put all of my husband's and mines recipes together in one document.  We've fantasized for years about having a restaurant of our own so that's where the title comes from.  Please no stealing it and trying to pass it off as your own.  There may be mistakes in it, though I've tried … Continue reading From the Kitchen – The Hungry Cat Tavern Cookbook →

What The Boss Likes – Central PA wineries and a brewery

I finally got a Saturday off, so we went traveling for the day. Here in central PA, there are some wineries that we had never visited and a brewery that I read about for years but never visited. I don’t know if we were simply lucky or if all the wineries are good, but the … Continue reading What The Boss Likes – Central PA wineries and a brewery →

From the Bar and From the Back Room – Ginger Beer and Kvasir

Recently, I indulged myself in a quick bit of fermenting. One of my favorite magazines, Imbibe, had a recipe for homemade ginger beer. Currently, that recipe isn’t up on their website (they have one that is a bit of a cheat since it uses a CO2 cartridge). I’ll reproduce it here with my changes though … Continue reading From the Bar and From the Back Room – Ginger Beer and Kvasir →

From the Back Room – John Palmer’s Elevenses, aka hobbit beer aka boggie slobber

Finally, we have a new beer brewed by us. This is Northern Brewer’s Elevenses, a recipe that they co-created with John Palmer, evidently a well-known homebrewer, but you couldn’t prove it by me.  In that both my husband and I spend inordinate amounts of time imagining what our sword and sorcery characters eat and drink, … Continue reading From the Back Room – John Palmer’s Elevenses, aka hobbit beer aka boggie slobber →

From the Bar and From the Kitchen – various beers and roast beast

Samuel Smith Strawberry Ale – Samuel Smith, a brewer out of Great Britain, has a line up of fruit beers.  This is our last one to try and I’ll have to say all of them are excellent.  This one has the intense taste of dried strawberries.  There is a lambic tartness and a slight bitter … Continue reading From the Bar and From the Kitchen – various beers and roast beast →

From the Kitchen and Back Room – Did she really make fresh bao? (and beer and wine?)

Being a foodie, I love to try new things. Husband and I have been talking about going on vacation to a city with a good selection of dim sum restaurants.  Being a Firefly fan, I like to try things I see on that dearly departed show.  Now, I’ve a lot of experience with fresh strawberries … Continue reading From the Kitchen and Back Room – Did she really make fresh bao? (and beer and wine?) →

From the Back Room – Surly Cynic Pro Series Partial Mash Kit

The ale today is a kit from Northern Brewer, the Surly Cynic Pro Series Partial Mash Kit.  Surly Brewing Company is a microbrewery in Minnesota.   And OF COURSE, it was the name of the beer that got us to try the kit.  As you can see, the ale is a nice orange color, and though it looks … Continue reading From the Back Room – Surly Cynic Pro Series Partial Mash Kit →