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Big Rock
My Big Post of Big Rock Beer

My Big Post of Big Rock Beer

Big Rock Brewery, located in Calgary, Alberta, just celebrated their 30th anniversary. In 1985 the brewery, founded by Ed McNally, started with it’s first three beers: Porter, Bitter and Traditional. Traditional is still popular today and can be found in liquor stores across Alberta as well as on tap at local pubs. As part of the 30th anniversary, Big Rock re-released the Porter and Bitter, along with the Traditional in a 6 pack variety pack. Naturally, I had to pick…

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IPA Cheesecake
Beer Tasting and Pairing: IPA and Cheesecake

Beer Tasting and Pairing: IPA and Cheesecake

When you read the title of this post, you probably think you are going to get a recipe for cheesecake and a review on IPA beer. Well you would be correct! But why IPA and cheesecake in the same post?? These two items actually pair extremely nicely together!! I found a very simple and tasty Cheesecake recipe to go with this blog post; since I wanted to really focus on the beer and how the cheesecake worked well with it, I…

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tomato salsa
How to Make Homemade Tomato Salsa

How to Make Homemade Tomato Salsa

Almost every fall my mom, aunt and I get together and make homemade tomato salsa. This was my 6th year of making salsa with my mom and aunt and this year my cousin joined in on the fun! The four of us worked for a good eight hours, chopping, mixing, pouring and canning and came away with 92 – 500 mL jars of fresh, homemade tomato salsa. This recipe is one that has been in my family for a while and…

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Cherry Chipotle
Cherry Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

Cherry Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

My husband and I like making our own barbecue sauces and when we found this cherry chipotle barbecue sauce recipe in the Champion BBQ Secrets for Real Smoked Food cookbook we thought it sounded amazing! We made it a couple times and were going to see what we could change to make it our own, but it is so good, we left it almost as is; the only thing we changed is we increased the amount of cherry juice. We also processed…

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Banff Ave Brewing
Banff Ave. Brewing Company

Banff Ave. Brewing Company

I just had a mini-holiday in my back-yard! Not literally….I grew up and still live a few hours east of the Rocky Mountains and the mountain National Parks and it is always fun to go back and explore! This time on our trip we hiked Parker Ridge, Bow Glacier Falls, Tunnel Mountain and played tourist on a few other small walks and drives through the park. And because this week is Alberta Beer Week, I had to visit Banff Townsite…

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NOLA ~ Part Two – Day 3 and 4!

NOLA ~ Part Two – Day 3 and 4!

I am now in love with NOLA … the smell of beignets in the air… the sound of beads hitting the pavement from balconies above… the incredible live music in almost every place you enter…. and the food… the incredible food. If you missed day 1 and 2 of my trip, check it out here!  Day 3 in NOLA is a day where Eric was in his IMSA sessions for the most part. We started out with breakfast together where…

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NOLA
New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) ~ Part One

New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) ~ Part One

Hey ya’ll! I am down in New Orleans, Louisiana! It is quite incredible down here; especially the food and craft beer scene! The heat is intense – something I am not used to at all. When you go from a dry area of 24 degrees, feeling like 24 degree to NOLA of 32 degrees, feels like 45 (what!? I know!), it’s a shock to the system… and hair… I have been here for two days so far and I have…

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