Tag Archives: Food and Drink

Steampunk Homebrewery

Thanks to a DIY home-brewing engineer known as Sizz building a pretty cool electric all-grain brewing system and then deciding he wanted to play golf instead, our garage is now stuffed with a recirculating infusion mash system (RIMS)-based all-grain brew … Continue reading

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Chili shepherd’s pie

Over the holidays I had the opportunity to see some daytime television shows. Rachel Ray’s show is engaging, and both Andrea and I saw her make a Chili Shepherd’s Pie, but my Web Search Fu apparently isn’t as strong as … Continue reading

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Spicy brownies

Spicy brownies sound pretty good to me. I’ve tried spicy chocolate concoctions before, so I’ve added these ingredients to our Trader Joe’s shopping list.

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Sharkey’s

Imagine walking in to Sharkey’s in the early 1990′s and ordering a hamburger made with 6 ounces of certified-organic, locally-raised, grass-fed, free-range beef. I can’t, either, but it’s on the menu now, right above the bison burger.

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Martini

I have a few extra minutes this evening since Andrea is working on another of Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. My favorite cocktail is pretty simple – gin and tonic. I’ll try other things and certainly enjoy many of them, … Continue reading

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