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A spicy bean salad with a kick of lime that is great as a side dish, nacho topping, or all on it’s own!

You will need a springerle rolling pin (imprinted with different designs) for these cookies.

A sweet yeasted dough with a gooey butter topping.

A sweet, coconutty rice cereal crust surrounds ice cream in this frozen dessert.

Nutritional yeast gives baked macaroni a cheese-like flavor. Cashews and roasted red peppers round out this satisfying baked side dish.

Celebrate summer with homemade buttermilk shortcakes topped with sweetened whipped cream and a fruity mix of blueberries, apricots, and cherries.

“Enoteca - Fine Wine & Beer” posted a nice-looking recipe that uses bock beers as an ingredient. And the recipe is called Bock Bock Bock Chicken, which pretty much can’t be beat in terms of the name. One nice thing about this recipe is that you don’t have to break the bank finding obscure and exotic ingredients. The blog entry that we’ve linked to is pretty long, and the recipe is under the #4 heading. Also see that they’ve recommended a few beers to use.

Corkjoy.com seems to be a great place to find out about great beer and food pairings. Here’s more about them.

Spiced nuts are a classic holiday snack. In this simple recipe, pecans are coated with an egg white and dusted with sugar, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.

A sweet and fruity delight, this enchanting layered coffee cake is a snap to make.

This fudge is easy to make and very delicious. Enjoy this with your loved ones. For best results be sure to use a candy thermometer.

I invented this recipe and entered it into a contest held at my college. The texture is light as a cloud, though it is quite rich. It is prepared with the convenience of a microwave!

I could never find the right oyster stuffing recipe, so I made my own with bacon, onion, mushrooms, and oysters. It is great with grilled turkey.

A quick chocolate cake with a subtle cherry flavor.

Great for Christmas. Rich and buttery.

Pumpkin pudding made with evaporated milk is baked with a topping made from dry yellow cake mix, margarine and chopped walnuts in this easy-to-prepare alternative to pumpkin pie.

This is a fast, simple recipe for hamburgers that have a special flavor.

Bite-sized bits of sauteed chicken meld with the fresh flavors of tomatoes and broccoli. Onion, garlic and oregano add earthy tones to the sauce. Toss with penne and a zesty handful of chopped fresh basil.

Fruity, creamy cake that keeps them coming back for “just one more little piece”!

BJ’s Brewery in Corona, California is having a “Beer Appreciation Dinner” next Tuesday, February 26th at 7:00. It is $30.00 per guest and they pair the food that BJ’s offers. The theme is Winter Warmers, and features beers from Allagash, Sierra Nevada, Bj’s Brewery, North Coast Brewing and more. There are a few BJ’s Breweries in the Denver area, and I spent some time with some of their crew at the Vail Big Beers and Barleywines festival (don’t worry, there’s still a post coming about that, I promise). They seem like great people, so get out and support craft beer and food pairings!

BJ’s Corona
2520 Tuscany Rd. Corona, Ca. 92882
Restaurant(951) 271-3610

(click on image for larger view of beer dinner menu)

This is a traditional Norwegian goodie made with a Krumkake iron on top of the stove, then rolled around a cylinder (broomstick in the old days) until cool.

I read a lot of beer blogs, everything from blogs that are basically tasting notes to blogs that are basically self-published magazines. One of the blogs I’ve been enjoying recently is Tom Cizauskas’ Yours For Good Fermentables. Tom works for Clipper City Brewing and writes about craft beer from a unique perspective. He’s a brewer and a beer salesman. One of the things he writes about is beer and food, and today he posted the full recipe for Captain Thom’s Peg Leg Beer Cheese Soup, which uses Clipper City’s Peg Leg Imperial Stout. Beer cheese soup is one of the classic foods prepared with beer, and is a great winter meal.

This is one of our favorite hamburger recipes. You can substitute bleu, gorgonzola, or feta for the Roquefort cheese.

This recipe is Great! to have with or after Christmas dinner. It’s one of our Christmas traditions.

Peach schnapps and orange juice make this cake-mix-cake as fruity and delicious as the popular cocktail.

Crispy and flavorful, these are a wonderful alternative to standard veggie burgers - but can also be enjoyed by meat eaters!