Alright, it has been awhile since I posted a hombrew recipe. I have been consistently brewing a lot in the last year nothing that has really taken me out of the box but some solid brews. Throughout this summer I found myself focusing on new brewing projects, not just delicious blonde ales and IPAs but some really challenging and interesting beers. This beer while interesting and delicious was not really one of them until I made a trip to Montana. At the end of the October we took some time …

 
I have been planning to build a Clay Oven in my backyard since I moved into the house. The first summer we were working on hard landscaping the backyard and getting the garden started so there was not enough time to dedicate to digging the clay, and starting the oven. This summer I had more intention to build the oven, but as it often happens it gets pushed to the back burner. I finally freed up some time at the end of autumn to build my oven. It was …

It has been awhile since my last post, I have been working on other projects and unfortunately this blog has fallen a bit to the back burner. I am hoping that in the coming weeks I will be able to post on a more frequent basis for everyone out there. In the meantime I have been busy baking something that is pretty awesome. Yeah, you read the title properly its crack pie from Momofuku Milk Bar. The recipe I am using comes from Bon Appetit, its pretty straightforward though while …

My first beer dinner went down a success, here are some pictures (sorry there are not more, I was busy cooking, and drinking) and the menu. The Small Plates were left out for Judges and stewards to dig into during the day.
Small Plates

Pickled Brie with a Red Wine Onion Jam
Polish Ham, Kabanosy, and Blood & Tongue Sausage
Czech Pickles, Black Currant Pickled Beets
Main Course
Czech Gulas with Knedliky (bread dumplings)
Cherrywood Smoked Pork Loin with Bacon Apple braised Cabbage and Roasted Garlic IPA mashed Potatoes
Dessert
Black IPA Shortbread Cookies dipped in chocolate (cut into …

Rohliky are one of the ubiquitous aspects of Czech Cuisine. Everyone, I mean everyone eats Rohliky in the Czech Republic, it a staple bakery item. Rohliky breech the divide of Rich and Poor, you can see low income hard working familys leaving the local store with a large clear plastic bag filled with these white rolls. Equally on the soap operas on TV Prima (amoung other stations) the well off families have Rohilky at their breakfast, lunch or dinner table. Since M. and I do not live in Prague anymore …