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If you love Peanut Butter Cups, you’ll love this cake! Tastes like “Peanut Butter Tasty Cakes” sold in Philadelphia. Can’t get them here in Cincinnati so we bake this cake instead.

If you haven’t been to TAP and you live in the Atlanta metro area, you need to make plans to go there now. A great time to try it out will be at their Flying Dog Beer Dinner on May 7 at 6:30pm The menu looks great:

Tire Bite Golden Ale
Crayfish, Asparagus, Pickled Ramps and Mache Salad

Classic Pale Ale
Bruschetta of Rosa Bianca Eggplant, Tomatoes and Crispy Prosciutto

Road Dog
Black Sea Bass, Stuffed Morels, Gnocchi and Arrow Tip Spinach

In Heat Wheat
Roasted Duck Breast, Spring Turnips, Logan Mills Grits and Orange Coriander Jus

Old Scratch Amber Lager
Tres Leche, Caramel, Vanilla Ice Cream

After the meal
World Beer Cup Gold Award winner, Gonzo Imperial Porter for meditation purposes

$55 per person. Space is limited, so call TAP at 404.347.2220 to make a reservation.

This recipe fools even gourmet tastebuds. We have it every holiday and It’s a great side dish with ham. Most people think it’s a dessert and a nice stray from baked apples.

A family favorite, this quick and easy recipe combines canned salmon with diced bell pepper, saltines, onion, a bit of Worcestershire, and hot pepper sauce.

I have had others and this is the BEST! It has a chocolate crumb crust and is speckled with miniature chocolate chips.

An easy soup to whip up when dining alone. Pamper yourself with a zesty blend of fresh tomato, onion and black pepper. Top with your favorite grated cheese.

Aunt Rosie bakes her famous Gob Cake and brings it to every family function. It uses a basic box cake with a few more ingredients and some homemade icing. Start your own family tradition!

This German Apple Cake is a moist dense cake that keeps well. It has been a family favorite for twenty years.

This is a recipe handed down from my Grandmother. My kids request it each year at the holidays. It is a rich, delicious holiday stuffing. Because this recipe uses saltine crackers, you will not want to add salt.

Cheesecake lovers will applaud this addition to the Thanksgiving dessert selection. Cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg spice the pumpkin-cream cheese batter baked in a graham cracker crust. Serve topped with whipped cream.

Chicago Sun-Times freelance writer Allecia Vermillion penned a nice article about pairing beer and cheese. The article talks about why beer and cheese pair so well:

Because beer shares a certain commonality of origin with cheese, it’s difficult to make a truly terrible beer and cheese match. Ales and lagers partner willingly with most cheeses while wine’s inherent acidity makes a good cheese pairing more of a challenge.

You will enjoy this Christmas beverage because you can change the flavor of ice cream to what ever you like or leave out the peppermint candies without any adverse results. Peppermint ice cream can be substituted for vanilla.

This a rich, moist cake that is easy to make. It is a recipe that you can easily adjust, to take on the flavors you want to experiment with. I like it without the brandy but some want more of an apricot flavor. Give it a try!

This springerle cookie recipe is made with anise oil.

A yeasted German-style coffee cake with a cinnamon sugar topping.

I don’t know about Chinese potsticker dipping sauce, but this is how we do it in Japan.

We at Flying Dog Brewery are starting to have more and more beer dinners on the East coast, and here’s another great-sounding beer dinner on May 27th at Duffy’s on Potomac in Hagerstown, Maryland. It’s only $29 plus tax and tip - a very affordable beer dinner. If you’re looking to see what the hell a beer dinner is all about and have just a little extra cash, this might be right up your alley.

The menu looks tasty, they even have an Exploding Crabcake paired with Old Scratch Amber Lager. How could that possibly be bad?

May 27, 2008
Duffy’s on Potomac
28 S Potomac, Hagerstown, MD

Smoked Duck Martini
Paired with Woody Creek White
with Mixed Greens, Oriental garden vegetables &
a Pancetta vinaigrette

Exploding Crabcake
Paired with Old Scratch Amber Lager
wrapped in phyllo dough lightly fried
with a hazelnut green curry sauce

Thai Beef Skewers
Paired with Snake Dog India Pale Ale
Marinated in a citrus dressing
served with spicy green beans & roasted red potato wedges

Tempura Fried Bananas
Paired with Tire Bite Golden Ale
with a cinnamon nutmeg green tea sauce

$29.00 per person + tax + 20% tip

This penuche has white and brown sugar, half-and-half, milk — and of course pecans.

There’s a cool beer dinner coming up in Atlanta, with Flying Dog’s Lead Dog Eric Warner being in attendance.

Welcome to Lumière. It is the site of our students’ capstone class (Restaurant Rotation) and, as such, is managed by students under the direct supervision of our acclaimed Instructors.

May 1 is very special night for all of us. We are honored to have Eric Warner, Lead Dog of Flying Dog Brewery, on hand at Lumière’s first Beer Dinner. Eric is a graduate from the Technical University of Munich at Weihenstephan and today is still one of only a handful of Americans to complete the program.

Eric has worked with many brewpubs and microbreweries and helped produce the Great American Beer Festival and authored a book on German-style wheat beer that was published in 1992. In 1993, he co-founded Tabernash Brewing Company in Denver, known for its award-winning German-style beers. In 1997, the brewery was sold to Lefthand Brewing, and Eric left to join the Flying Dog team. He started as the VP of Operations and was quickly promoted to Lead Dog (CEO) in 1999.

In addition, our menu tonight has been developed and executed by our students. Most of who took part in a recent recipe contest sponsored by Flying Dog Brewery. We are very proud of each and every one of them and we hope that you enjoy our creations!

We welcome the opportunity to serve you again soon. We are open for lunch: Tuesday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:00pm and dinner: Tuesday - Friday: 7:00pm - 10:00pm. You can make a reservation by calling (770) 723-3507 or on line at www.lumiereatlanta.com.

Menu

Passed hor d’ oeuvres
Profiteroles with duxelle filling
Beef Tartar on toast points
Crab Parmesan phyllo triangles
Paired with Flying Dog Snake Dog India Pale Ale and Tire Bite Golden Ale

First Course
Grilled fennel and radico salad with fried brie and apple vinaigrette with grain mustard
Paired with Flying Dog Woody Creek White

Second Course
Petite Filet of Beef Tenderloin, mashed potatoes with caramelized shallots and celeriac with ramps and fava beans
Paired with Flying Dog Old Scratch Amber Lager
Silver Medal Winner at the 2006, 2008 World Beer Cup

Third Course
Orange kissed flourless chocolate cake with Chantilly cream, berry coulis and fresh berries
Paired with Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter
Gold Medal Winner at the 2008 World Beer Cup

Use this dry rub on your favorite meat before grilling. It stores well in an airtight container, and I’ve had a lot of positive feedback no matter what I cook it on.

This recipe is very moist and rich. I have also made it in loaf pans, and given it away for holidays.

A great cooked fudge frosting that’s fantastic on brownies.

These burgers use veal for tender, non-greasy burgers that taste like they’re from a bistro! You will be amazed at how easy and tasty they are; perfect for a special cookout.

This tasty spin on egg salad features a lot of avocado accented with red onion and paprika.

Also known as Killer Cake or Punch Bowl Dessert. Definitely one of the best!