Recipes

BANANA PUDDING WITH CARDAMOM

Sometimes simple is best, and it doesn’t get more nostalgically simple than banana pudding. The truth is, you could make this with instant pudding and store bought whipped cream, but COME ON…make it from scratch once, and revel in the perfection of it. Cardamom, the key spice in Chai, is beautiful with banana, and mixed with simple eggy custard, crisp […]
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BEER BRAISED SHORT RIB BANH MI

Banh mi is an entirely Vietnamese creation, stemming from the French Colonial period.  The name refers to the type of bread, a single serving French roll shaped like a torpedo.  It’s lighter and fluffier than a crusty baguette, so it makes for a perfect sandwich. This version is crunchy, spicy, salty, rich, refreshing, and sweet all in one bite. INGREDIENTS […]
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BEER BROWNIES WITH MILK!

I think one of the most effective Got Milk? Ads I’ve ever seen, was the one where a group of kids are working in a brownie factory, and the little foreman has to give a taste.  He takes a big bite and reaches for the glass. Empty.  He walks over to a water-cooler looking thing with a milk sign on […]
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BEER STEAMED MUSSELS

Steaming shellfish is one of the easiest, quickest meals you can put together. With a little prep, you can have it ready to eat in under fifteen minutes. And the combinations are practically endless: combine white wine/dry vermouth/beer/broth with onion/leek/shallots and clams/mussels/ shellfish, and then finish with basil/cilantro/parsley.  A little bit of lemon, garlic, and butter are always a good […]
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BERRY CITRUS PAVLOVA

It’s Pav time!  Pav, for the uninitiated/un-Antipodean, means pavlova, created to honor Anna Pavlova’s famous tutu on her trip down under.  Kiwis and Aussies alike will have crocodile dundee level knife fights over who actually created it (just kidding, it’s actually a koala thunderdome), but in the end it doesn’t matter much, because we’re all too busy eating it to […]
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BEVERLY HILLS S’MORES

Summertime immediately conjures up images of the camp fire, jamborees, kumbaya echoing off the trail, and of course, scary stories being told over toasted marshmallows, sandwiched into s’mores. One of the creepiest campfire stories I’ve heard goes like this… It was a cold and rainy day in March. I went to Kristoff’s where I usually get my hair done but […]
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