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Which is the Best Wine or Craft Beer Pairing With Persian Kabob? I was pretty stoked when I read A Famished Foodie’s pairing challenge for January – Persian Kabob. Any excuse to fire up the grill in the middle of January is a good time to me. And, as Famished wrote, this winter has been unseasonably warm. I’ve never cooked Persian Kabob before, but what the heck! Grilled meat can never be…
Read moreBeer with Basil Pesto? Who would have thunk? I wouldn’t have, but Beer in my Belly sure thought it was a winning combination with this month’s first suggestion of Saison Renaud from Mystic Brewery. So did KC Hop Talk with their nomination of Boulevard’s Tank 7, a farmhouse ale. I was stymied. I couldn’t believe the first two suggestions were beer! I guess this further exemplifies the purpose of this challenge – to…
Read moreCongratulations to June’s Beer Versus Wine Challenge winner –HL from Wander and Wine! Part of the honor includes coming up with July’s challenge. Below is HL’s post and challenge food. Participants have until next Tuesday, July 15 to turn in their suggestion before we take it to a vote. Winner gets to present August’s challenge. For more on the rules, click here. When I studied abroad in Rome, I fell in love with…
Read moreI don’t think Bryan from This is Why I am Drunk realized what a reaction he would get from two ladies when he picked enchiladas for June’s Beer Versus Wine Challenge. The first is Megs from If It Falls on the Floor. Anyone who has checked out her blog knows how New Mexico proud she is. In fact, in her novel suggestion below she is outright giddy. The second lady is Mrs….
Read moreCongratulations to last month’s Beer Versus Wine Challenge winner –Bryan from This is Why I’m Drunk! Part of the honor includes coming up with the next month’s challenge. Below is Bryan’s post and challenge food. Participants have until next Tuesday, June 10 to turn in their suggestion before we take it to a vote. Winner gets to present July’s challenge. For more on the rules, click here. For the longest time as a…
Read moreFilet Mignon? Really? Let’s just say that at first glance I was a little disappointed with this month’s pairing challenge from If It Falls on the Floor. While many consider filet mignon to be a delicacy because it’s oh so tender and expensive, I think it’s bland. Where’s the flavor? Where’s the fat? Now a ribeye? That’s a real steak. All that marbling, all that fat, all that flavor. My mouth is…
Read moreTuesday morning panic set it. It was less than 24 hours until suggestions were due for May’s Beer Versus Wine Pairing Challenge. There were only three suggestions and one was mine. I started to question this little experiment. Should I have opened this column up to a challenge? Was this idea a failure? The first challenge (Battered Fish) opened up with a bang – 7 unique suggestions. This was more than expected….
Read moreCongratulations to last month’s Beer Versus Wine Challenge winner –Megs from If It Falls on the Floor! Part of the honor includes coming up with the next month’s challenge. Below is If It Falls on the Floors post and challenge food. Participants have until next Tuesday, May 13 to turn in their suggestion before we take it to a vote. Winner gets to present June’s challenge, a winners badge, and to sweeten the…
Read moreThe first time we cooked shrimp and grits was disastrous. Until we moved to the South 7 years ago, I had never eaten grits for breakfast let alone at dinner paired with shrimp. The Southern staple was foreign to me outside of a humorous scene from My Cousin Vinny. But after sampling shrimp and grits at a few different restaurants, I was hooked and had to try it at home. How hard…
Read moreCongratulations to last months Beer Versus Wine Challenge winner –The Wandering Sheppard! Part of the honor includes coming up with the next month’s challenge. Below is The Wandering Sheppard’s post and challenge food. Like last month, participants have until next Tuesday, April 1 (no joke) to turn in their suggestion before we take it to a vote. For more on the rules, click here. I’m a married man. So as I signed…
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