How About Some Food With That Beer?
Greetings,
It is time to feature some food, beer and food, food and beer eh?
As a blog newbie, and someone who can say that they wrote on a typewriter, I am still not as adept at using this medium as others. This is very obvious as I surf the blog net using the key word "beer." The "food" web was so massive I quickly took shelter in the less crowded corners of the www.
One of the most interesting sites I stumbled across is
Check it out...
Chef Frank has quite an interesting archive that I have just begun to explore.
Stay in touch for more gems gleaned from more surfing adventures.
Found on a Wine site...
It was a pleasant surprise to find a number of beer entries on the
http://www.avenuevine.com/movabletype/archives/002175.html site.
Of special interest is the Easy Guinness Cracked Wheat Beer Bread. It is not a made from scratch recipe but I plan to try it.
The CAMRA organization is taking their cause to the Holiday Table.
"The Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) is calling on anyone serving up a Christmas dinner to consider offering one of the 800 bottled real ales available with their food."
For more on a festive beer (real beer) and food menu see the flowing:
http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news_detail.aspx?articleid=25123
Belly up to the bar?
Finally I would like to draw your attention to a topic that is sure to push some "buttons" among the more conservative folks; the topic of the effect of beer and wine on the expecting mother and her unborn.
The following, as published in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel should be read and discussed:
Belly up to the bar?
To drink or not to drink when pregnant is a complicated question.
By Julia Moskin
the New York Times
December 14, 2006
Look who just caught up!
I found the following news, first published almost a week ago, this morning - Anheuser Rolls out Festive Seasonal Ale...
First at the site of the folks at Avenue Vine - http://www.avenuevine.com/
Who led me to: http://www.just-drinks.com/article.aspx?ID=88673&lk=dm
To say I am surprised would be a lie. Many years ago, on an A-B sponsored trip to Idaho, I had the chance to taste what their brewers could do and left the event impressed. However, I will hold judgment on their latest efforts until I taste them. Watch for the results in the next few postings.
Until tomorrow...
Cheers,
Peter LaFrance
(Author of Cooking & Eating with Beer - http://www.beerbasics.com/The_Books.htm )
