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Fireworks Pizza in Leesburg, Virginia is hosting their first Beer dinner on Jan. 28th at 7pm. It is a well known craft beer restaurant and has Flying Dog’s Old Scratch on Tap and Double Dog and Gonzo Imperial Porter in bottles. THe beer dinner is a 6 course meal consisting of their specialty…Wood Fired Pizzas and other wood-oven creations. For more information, call Fireworks Pizza at 703.779.8400

Hood River, Oregon - Full Sail’s Brewmaster, Jamie Emmerson and Chef, Ron
Penrose have teamed up to create a hearty winter menu as a part of Full
Sail’s continuing weekly Brewmaster Dinner series. The new winter
Brewmaster Dinner menu will be available every Thursday, beginning January
10th, at Full Sail’s Tasting Room and Pub. The four course menu features
savory and sweet seasonal fare paired with four of the brewery’s award
winning brews.

Appetizer
Porcini Stuffed Crimini Mushroom - drizzled with a sage crème fraiche.
Paired with Amber Ale

Salad
Mixed Greens Salad - with chevre cheese tossed with raspberry vinaigrette.
Paired with Session Premium Lager

Main Dish
Dry Rubbed Prime Rib - Mt. Shadows Natural Meats 6 oz. prime rib topped with
horseradish compound butter. Served with stone ground mustard mashed
potatoes and grilled vegetables. Paired with Slipknot Imperial IPA

Dessert
Ganache Filled Chocolate Brownie & Vanilla Tillamook Ice Cream - drizzled
with Session Reduction caramel sauce. Paired with Full Sail LTD 01.

Just order the Brewmaster’s menu and Full Sail’s pub staff will serve their
current celebration of food and beer while you sit back, take in the view
and enjoy. Each menu will feature comments by the Brewmaster and Chef on
why the pairings were chosen. The cost of the dinner including beer is only
$25 per person. The menu will be served every Thursday, from 4:00PM to
8:00PM in a self-guided format. No reservations are needed. The regular
menu will also be available. Quantities are limited. The Full Sail Tasting
Room and Pub is open daily @ 11:30AM serving lunch and dinner. Brewery
tours are available daily, free of charge at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 PM.
For more information about the dinners call the Full Sail Tasting Room and
Pub at 541-386-2247. To view the current menu visit
www.fullsailbrewing.com.

The independent and employee-owned Full Sail brewery is perched on a bluff
in Hood River, Oregon, overlooking the most epic wind and kite surfing spot
in the world. At this very moment 47 specialists in the liquid refreshment
arts are crafting barley and hops into your next beer. The Full Sail crew
has been fermenting godlike nectar since 1987. Their award winning brews
are now available in nineteen states. The Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub is
open seven days a week. Swing by for a pint, grab a bite, tour the brewery,
or just soak up the view.

Use your food processor for the nuts and cranberries and save loads of time.

My family loves this cake. Frost with a cream cheese frosting with one ripe banana added and confectioners’ sugar sprinkled over the top.

Moist and buttery cake made from readily available ingredients with a luscious butter sauce.

These tasty open faced Spam burgers are simple to make. Few ingredients, quick cooking time and great taste make them a winner.

The main ingredients for this old fashioned candy are mashed potato and confectioners’ sugar. Salted peanuts can be substituted for shredded coconut for a different taste.

Butternut, acorn and spaghetti squashes are roasted and then simmered with apples and sherry and a host of herbs and spices.

My grandmother lived with us until her death in 1966. This is one of her favorite recipes (and mine too!). It’s oooohhh so good right out of the oven.

Inspired by Mexican tortillas, American burgers, and delicious breadcrumb coatings, I created this recipe. The whole family loves it, and whoever gets this recipe in hand passes it on. So I thought it was time to share it with you.

A traditional New England Bread Stuffing that makes enough stuffing for an 18 pound turkey. Originally submitted to ThanksgivingRecipe.com.

A delicious, high fiber snack, these roasted chickpeas are a crispy, crunchy alternative to bland, mushy chickpeas.

This fruit cocktail is different than other recipes in that it has butter added. It does make a difference!

These tasty tuna burgers are so delicious. My husband is a very fussy eater, and he loves these tasty tuna burgers. Enjoy!

This is a favorite for children’s birthday parties. Serve with fruit or decorate with Butter Cream Frosting.

Probably not the most objective title, but I had a great time at the Big Beers, Belgians and Barley Wines Festival Brewmaster’s Dinner this evening. The food was spectacular, and the featured breweries were Odell and The Lost Abbey. The pairings were wonderful and the beers were unbelievable. My favorite brew was the Lost Abbey Veritas 002, a blend of Old Viscosity, Avant Garde, and Redstone Meadery’s Raspberry Mead, all barrel-aged together. Tomme Arthur said there were only about 20-25 cases of this made (600 bottles!). I took some photos and made a few tasting notes, I’ll aim to have something online in the coming days.

A spicy holiday treat! Crisp and good with a cup of tea.

This is a wonderful side dish to serve with your Asian-themed meal. So quick and easy to prepare.

A wonderful cake given to me by a Mohawk Indian after a bake off at the Fryeburg Fair here in Maine. It is heavy in weight but light in taste.

This is a delicious, yet not too filling pie. It does remind you of a blanket of snow on Christmas morning.

Serve this tasty dip with fresh vegetables of your choice.

A convenient substitute for commercial mixes. Quick, easy, and yummy. Best of all, YOU control the ingredients!

This is a recipe from my Polish grandmother. It is a semi-sweet bread that tastes wonderful with a little butter. I grew up on this stuff and it has always been one of my favorites.

You ‘ll love biting into a sandwich made with this chicken salad, it has such a subtle taste difference. That ’s because the chicken is smoked and there are lovely slivers of basil tucked inside. Almonds and grapes too. No fancy dressing, just mayonnaise, but it all works.

This cake is the best cinnamon cake I have ever made. Every time I serve it, the compliments never end. Serve it warm, about 45 minutes out of the oven, for an even greater pleasure.