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Monday, October 31, 2011

Beer Review: Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale

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Shipyard Pumpkinhead An eerie familiarity and sense mystery seems to overtake this particular beer.   It is familiar yet different, swee...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Friday Afternoon Humor

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A bit of beer related humor to start the weekend.  Courtesy of theoatmeal.com http://theoatmeal.com/comics/beer

Beer Review: Tommyknocker Pumpkin

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In my previous brew review, I admit that I was categorically dismissive of pumpkin beers.   Please accept my apologies for this brief moment...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

New Food Wednesday: Oct. 19, 2011

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Ok...first let me stress that the subject of today's post is probably one of the most unusual dishes I have encountered on the Internet,...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Beer Review: Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale (say that name 3 times fast)

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Forget the oddly flavored pumpkin beers; throw out the Oktöberfests; and pitch the Märzens!   Here is a beer that fits nicely next to a slic...
Monday, October 17, 2011

Recipes: Stout Beer Pot Roast with Carrots and Gravy

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Author's Note: So last week was certainly interesting.  Gall stones and jaundice followed by a 24 hour cooking and baking marathon ...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

Beer Review: Traquair House Ale

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Like most beers this one has a story…  Except in this case the story didn’t start 3 weeks ago in a modern brewer’s immaculate, stainless ...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Recipes: (easy) Irish Car Bomb Cake

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(easy) Irish Car Bomb Cake BY: Samuel Parks (October 2011)  Irish Car Bomb Cake  Ok, I know it sounds crazy, but this cake actually ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Recipes: Civil War Cookies

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Author’s Note: This recipe was first written as an “office joke” for one of our holiday cookie swaps.   For the blog, I have posted this in ...
Friday, September 30, 2011

Beer Review: Ode to Mercy (Wild Heaven Brewery of Decatur, GA)

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Ode to Mercy from Wild Heaven Brewery Since Wild Heaven celebrated its 1 year anniversary Sept. 14, I thought it would appropriate to de...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

New Food Wednesday: Sept 28, 2011

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What beer would you pair with this cheese? Today's new food has actually been banned for health reasons... find out why after the j...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011

OGW- After 1,000 Pageviews We're Still Going Stong!

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I just want to say thank you to the site's loyal readers and all 6 of its devoted followers.  Today we hit the big 1,000!  As a spec...

Recipes: World's Best Snickerdoodle Cookies (IMHO)

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BY: Samuel Parks (August 2010) This recipe first appeared on my facebook wall in August 2010.  World's Best Sinckerdoodle Cookies (I...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

To be Avoided like the Plague…

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 I would like to provide the following statement regarding this review.   I am not in the habit of writing shockingly negative reviews sim...
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Bureaucrat by profession...Guest chef for family friends on the weekend by choice. I'm just a guy who has always enjoyed food (sometimes too much). I hope you have as much fun reading about my culinary exploits as I enjoy writing about them! "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" -Benjamin Franklin (attrib.)
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