Mini beer review

Brewing Co: Bridgeport Brewing Co. (Portland, OR)
Beer: 12oz Kingpin Double Red Ale
ABV: 7.5%
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars.
Words: This beer grows on you. It's easy to not notice the 7.5% ABV until you're Mr. or Ms. Tipsy.

Brewing Co: Bridgeport Brewing Co. (Portland, OR)
Beer: 12oz IPA
ABV: 5.5%
Rating: An enthusiastic 4 out of 5 stars.
Words: This wonderful beer is what I consider a quintessential IPA. It has a lovely hop presence but not overdone. Better yet it doesn't sit in your stomach. An excellent session beer.

I'm so bad at this. I post nearly everyday on Mr. Finicky's Facebook page but never here. That's not cool. So I'm going to try harder to get this space going too.

-Mr. Finicky

This was my thanksgiving dinner,


Appetizers- deviled eggs, chips and fresh green tomatillo salsa, Gorgonzola stuffed mushrooms

Dinner-
- green bean/carrot salad with crispy shallots
- spinach and apple salad with Gorgonzola with boysenberry vinaigrette
- oven roasted butternut squash and sage
- Cranberry relish
- turkey
- gravy
- cheerio apple bacon stuffing
- traditional Mema stuffing
- bacon brussle sprouts
- Mashed potatoes
- sweet Hawaiian dinner rolls

Dessert
-Apple pie
- Pumpkin pie

Beer-
- Pyramid Snow Cap
- Lagunitas Hop Stupid
- Bridgeport Ebeneezer Ale

What was yours?

Pro tip.

Pro tip: Do you want the "I just took hours to cook this" smell but be super lazy? Put an onion in the oven then go buy one of those rotisserie chickens.

Kitchen Tip

Kitchen Tip: Get your cookware at IKEA. Seriously. Buy the midgrade stuff like the IKEA 365 line. It's solid and cheap enough to be rough with. A nice 9 inch frying an will run you about $15. And in my opinion that pan is way better than the twice as expensive kind you get at other places.

Food tip:

Next time you buy paprika get the Sweet Hungarian Paprika variety. Way tastier. More aromatic.

Cooking fact:: Broth vs. Stock

Cooking fact: What's the difference between "stock" and "broth"? Well, the difference is that stock is made with bones. That means there's collagen in the liquid which will give a more satin texture. And turns kinda gelatinous when it gets cold. Oh and one more thing, broth usually has little floaties and chunkies swirling around in the liquid. Stock on the other hand is just a nice thin liquid.