For Brunch: A Breakfast Bowl & Mushroom Pancakes

Restaurant menus mostly offer brunch favorites: a bagel platter, corned beef hash, Eggs Benedict, eggs and omelets with your choice of bacon-ham-sausage, French toast, pancakes and waffles, steak and eggs (and if it’s a trendy place, avocado toast). At home, you can get more creative, from chilaquiles (here’s a gourmet version) and shakshouka to riffs…
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RECIPES: Frozen Chocolate Cheesecake & Stout Pops, Chocolate Stout Float & The History Of Stout

Here are two fun, warm-day dessert recipes for the beer crowd, using stout. The history of stout is below, but let’s hop right to the recipes. Any stout pairs deliciously with anything chocolate. And chocolate stout (photo #1) pairs even better. RECIPE #1: FROZEN CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE STOUT POPS We are the Will Rogers of cheesecake:…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Beer Crust Pizza

You can make the pizza in any shape you like. [1] Oblong, flatbread-style from King Arthur Flour. [2] A traditional round pizza with Greek salad toppings, from Cooking Classy.   Make Dad a pizza with beer or hard cider. It’s subtle flavor, and a fun idea. The type and quality of beer you use is…
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RECIPES: Chocolate Bacon Potato Chips, Wasabi Potato Chips

For Father’s Day, for celebrations year-round or for general gifting, here’s something few others will be making: Chocolate Bacon Potato Chips. The bacon is optional: chocolate-only is just as delicious. These sweet-and-salty chips are a favorite at parties, and disappear quickly. We recommend dipping the chips most of the way, instead of completely enrobing them,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use “Everything” Bagel Topping On Everything Else

[1] At in OB Surf Lodge in San Diego, the “Everything” salmon entrée, has the spice topping with a variety of sides (*below) (photo © OB Surf Lodge). [2] Homemade burger buns from King Arthur Baking, which sells the topping (photos #2 and #3 © King Arthur Baking). [3] You can purchase ready-made Everything Bagel…
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