What do you get when you put together a highly regarded sommelier and a craft brewer? You get a very entertaining evening of good food and beverages as well as good-natured banter about the attributes of the wine and beer and how well each pairs with particular foods. Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Craft […]
Category Archive for 'Beverages'
Comfort Foods for the Tax-Stressed Soul
Posted in Beverages, Dessert, Potatoes, Beans, & Rice on Apr 10th, 2008
The tax man cometh. It’s been a stressful few weeks trying to figure everything out for taxes, there are piles of paperwork laying around our office, and of course it just couldn’t be easy this year due to moving around and selling and buying homes. I need some serious relaxation time after this is all […]
Lavender Mint Tea
Posted in Beverages, Gluten-free, Grow Your Own, Low-Fat, Vegetarian on Nov 28th, 2007
Yesterday was one of those days when trying to fix myself anything to eat or drink was an exercise in futility. I set out lavender buds to make myself some lavender mint tea, only it didn’t get made until this morning. I put bulgur wheat in a bowl to soak and planned to chop […]
Grow Your Own #3 Round-up
Posted in Beef, Beverages, Grow Your Own, Pasta, Pies & Tarts, Sauces & Marinades, Seafood, Soups & Stews, Vegetables, Vegetarian on Nov 1st, 2007
Summer is finally over here in Northern Virginia. We had a few free extra weeks in October with temperatures in the 90s F/30s C, but we got more peppers and tomatoes as a bonus! Fortunately we also got three days of rain last week, which was a welcome change from the drought, though we’re still […]
Coffee Concentrate for Iced Coffee
Posted in Beverages, Gluten-free, Low-Fat on Jul 24th, 2007
This is a late addition to my July Summer Beverages round-up, but when I saw the post on the Food Network food blog Feeding Frenzy, I had to give it a shot (or two, or three…). Unfortunately their article didn’t give any specific instructions or measurements, so off I went on Google searching for anything […]












