I really like hefeweizen beers. For those of you who aren’t sure what I am referring to, a hefeweizen beer (a.k.a. hefe-beer) is a wheat beer that is in its traditional unfiltered form. Because they are unfiltered, they are typically cloudy looking and golden-yellow in colour. They are great summer beers! On a regular visit to the liquor store to see what is new and exciting, I stumbled across a case with a variety of hefe-beers and HAD to buy and…
Everyone likes a quick dinner idea. At least I know I do. Who wants to slave away in the kitchen after working a full 8 hours?! This recipe was inspired by not having a plan for dinner. I almost always have a weekly meal plan and most of the time I follow that plan. This week was a little different. We were on vacation for a week and every time we come back from vacation, our routine is a bit messed…
This post brought to you by Weber Grills Canada. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Chews and Brews. Celebrate Canada with Summer Grilling! Having a birthday in the summer is a blast. But it’s not my birthday; it’s Eric’s. And because his birthday occurs in the summer, he always gets to do his favourite summertime thing – grilling! Together we methodically planned out his birthday dinner around the grill. Steaks; shrimp; barbecue roasted potatoes and vegetables; and…
I have an abundance of sage. My husband bought me a huge herb planter this summer and it is about 50% sage, so I needed a recipe that would use a decent portion of it. I thought a sage simple syrup would be an interesting addition to summer cocktails. I have made plain simple syrup before and figured adding sage to the mix would make an infused syrup, perfect for creating unique cocktails. To start the sage simple syrup, I picked a…
I went to Costco and came across a HUGE pack of fresh, live mussels for $12.99. I have no idea if that is a good deal or not since I have never bought mussels before, but it seemed decent. Now I needed to find a way to cook these weird little mollusks. Searching among many recipes, it seemed that most either steam them in a rich red, tomato based sauce or a creamy white sauce. I decided that since the pack…
Now that I can officially say that I actually like gin, I thought I would try experimenting with a couple different brands. Bombay Sapphire is a gin that some call the “gateway” gin. I would have to agree; at least for me it has been! Now I need something to compare it to! While on vacation in British Columbia I grabbed one of the BC Liquor Store magazines, Taste, and found an ad for Ungava. Done. That’s my comparison! As soon as we…
Ah rhubarb. It grows like a weed. Maybe it is a weed; I am not sure!?? I have made an Alberta Rhubarb Cake previously that turned out amazing, so I figured I would work with the ingredient again to try out some rhubarb muffins. My mom’s rhubarb plant (bush?) supplies both hers and my rhubarb summer needs. I am always looking for new ideas to use it and was in the mood to bake (weird, I know). As I mentioned in…
Here I go, baking again! I don’t bake much, but my neighbour recently gave me a large Ziploc bag full of poppyseeds. We are talking about the large, freezer size bag. I basically have like two pounds of poppyseeds. What is one to do with that many poppy seeds? I clearly can’t eat them all in one sitting without testing positive for opiates, so I have given some away and have been hunting down poppyseed recipes like crazy. I ended…
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