Tag: beer bread
Bacon! Certainly this isn’t the first time you’ve heard this. I, for one, can’t think of anything better than waking up to the smell of bacon frying in the pan (besides eating it of course). While watching one of my favorite foodie shows the other night, I heard something rather interesting — bacon is often referred to as the gateway to meat for vegetarians. Curious, I shared this statement with a couple of my vegetarian friends. Their response? That bacon would be #1 on the list if they ever went back to eating meat. And who could blame them? That smoky aroma and taste lends its flavor to everything from sandwiches to ice cream (yes there is bacon ice cream). Besides eating bacon in its simplest form, I really enjoy BLT sandwiches. A common lunch treat from my childhood, they were especially delicious in the summer with our garden fresh tomatoes. Want to make your BLT extra special? Serve it on toasted TSG Beer Bread – the best BLT you’ll ever have!
Favorite Bacon Recipes
I have friends who are true fans of bacon. I asked them to share their favorite bacon recipes.
TSG Island Ponzu Bacon-Wrapped Chestnuts
Drain 2 cans (8oz ea) water chestnuts and place in a small mixing bowl or zippered plastic bag. Pour 1 cup TSG Island Ponzu Grilling and Dipping Sauce over chestnuts, adding a bit of water if needed to cover them. Cover bowl or seal bag and refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight. Preheat oven to 350. Drain chestnuts again and cut 1 pound of bacon slices in half or thirds to create 3-inch strips. Wrap a strip of bacon around each chestnut, using toothpicks to secure. Place wrapped chestnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake chestnuts until bacon is evenly browned and crisp; about 14 minutes. If desired baste bacon with additional Island Ponzu sauce during last 5 minutes of baking time.
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August 11, 2011
Have you heard? TSG Beer Bread Mix was rated as one of the top three PartyLite customer favorites! Besides being incredibly easy to make (stir mix and 12oz beer together in bowl ~ pour into prepared pan ~ bake), this beer bread mix is also extremely versatile. Club soda, juice or your favorite carbonated beverage can be used as alternatives to beer. In addition to baking in a loaf pan, muffins, focaccia or even a beer bread bowl can be made from this one mix. One of my favorite TSG recipes for summer entertaining is the TSG Panzanella Beer Bread Salad. Crisp cucumbers, sun ripened tomatoes, and bell peppers mix with fresh mozzarella and TSG Garlic Parmesan Vinaigrette. Toasted cubes of beer bread are added to give this salad another layer of flavor and texture. It was the hit of our Father’s Day celebration this past Sunday.
Savory or Sweet – You Choose!
In addition to the delicious beer bread recipes found in our recipe box, try the below variations — perfect for your summer celebrations.
Watermelon Bread
Combine 1 box TSG Beer Bread, 12-ounce can of Mountain Dew Code Red and 1 cup mini chocolate chips, put into loaf pan. Pour 3 tablespoons melted butter over batter and bake according to package directions.
Beer Bread Focaccia
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Add 12-ounce beer (1 1⁄2 cups) to 1 box (19-ounce) of TSG Beer Bread in large bowl and stir just until combined; dough should be lumpy. Spread dough on greased baking sheet in 11 by 8-inch rectangle. Brush with 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinaigrette. Add 1⁄2 teaspoon of TSG Over-the-Edge Herbed Spinach. If desired sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of seasoned salt. Bake in 450 degrees F oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove to wire rack; cool.
TSG Panzanella Beer Bread Salad
What’s your favorite use for TSG Beer Bread Mix?
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June 23, 2011
St. Patrick’s Day is an Irish holiday that even the non-Irish love to celebrate. From parades to Irish pubs, there are plenty of local festivities to enjoy. A tradition for my group of friends is to attend the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade (festively dressed in green of course). From there we walk to the local Irish pub for some of our favorite Irish foods — Sheppard’s pie and Irish stew. Add a Guinness and a little Irish dancing and we are transported to the Emerald Isle!
St. Patrick’s Day Irish Recipes
Another way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day is to make Irish foods at home. Try delicious fare such as Beer Braised Irish Stew and Colcannon. Hearty beef stew is served over a mixture of mashed potatoes, bacon, and cabbage. Or for a quick and easy recipe, try Skillet Sheppard’s pie. For a fun and festive ending to your Irish meal bake Blarney Stone cookies. Don’t forget to decorate your table with festive green accents, candles, and cut out shamrocks.
TSG Irish Soda Bread
St. Patrick’s Day just isn’t complete without Irish Soda bread. Bake a loaf of this quick and easy bread for your celebration.
- Prepare TSG Beer Bread using 12-ounce club soda. Add ½ cup of orange flavored dried cranberries. Bake at 375 degrees F for 50-55 minutes or bake at 350 degrees F if using glass, ceramic or non-stick bread pan.
- Perfect for a hostess gift – wrap the loaf in a decorative tea towel and tie with a green ribbon.
An Old Irish Blessing
May love and laughter light your days, and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours, wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons bring the best to you and yours!
Have a safe and delicious St. Patrick’s Day!
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March 10, 2011
Over the holidays an easy way to entertain at home is hosting a brunch. This is also a great way to feed your overnight house guests. Below are three easy brunch menus that are real holiday guest pleasers.
After Sunday Service Brunch
Spinach and Feta Scramble
Broiled Tomatoes
Cranberry Coffee Crumble Cake
Coffee, Tea, Mimosas
Late Sleepers Brunch
Puff the Magic Dragon Black Bean and Salsa Omelet
Cheddar Cheese Hash Browns
Pina Colada Parfaits
Espresso, Chai Tea, Sparkling Water
Make Ahead Brunch
Banana Bread French Toast Casserole
Holiday Brunch Casserole
Frozen Fruit Cups
Coffee/Hot Chocolate Bar – offer brewed plain and decaf with flavored creamers, whipped cream, chocolate shavings, marshmallows, crushed peppermints
No matter which brunch you choose, have fun with it! Use Two Sisters Gourmet to complement the start of your day.
Have a blessed happy and healthy Holiday enjoyed with your friends and loved ones.
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December 23, 2010
With the economy still in its current sluggish state, many of us are looking for ways to cut down on our holiday gift giving expenses. This is normally already a stressful time of year and cutting back on our spending is making it more so. Lucky for us, Two Sisters Gourmet can help with homemade gifts of love.
Here are some easy favorites to give.
Spiced nuts: Use TSG Outrageously Garlic for the garlic powder in the recipe. Wrap in a holiday tin or box.
Citrus Marinated Olives: Wrap in a jar with festive ribbon.
Bread: TSG Perfect Pumpkin Gingerbread Bread or TSG Beer Bread – one loaf for now, one for the freezer. Wrap in plastic and a lovely kitchen tea towel.
Or, for those of you who prefer the dining table to the kitchen stove, we can still help you with these creative ideas:
For the Flavored Coffee Drinker – why wait at the drive through when you can make an instant latte mix
For the New Homeowners – Taste of Italy gift basket – dried pasta noodles, TSG Outrageously Garlic, TSG Onion and Chive Seasoning Blend, jarred pasta sauce, TSG Garlic Parmesan Vinaigrette, TSG Italian Herb cheese Mix
For the Cookie Lover – try cowboy cookie mix in a jar
For the Novice Cook – assorted TSG spices with recipes so they can start creating their own signature dishes
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December 2, 2010
It’s no surprise to anyone who has tasted it – beer bread is the number one item! The family will devour it before it’s cool and it only took five minutes to make. Beer bread is probably the most versatile of all of our products. We like to say that everything should be used in at least three different ways –but we have 21 ways to make beer bread!
Beer Bread Top Five Recipes
Beer bread is great! It can take on any flavor that you like. Making it with beer is traditional, but if you don’t have it on hand – any carbonated beverage will do. Personally, I prefer it with club soda (not being a beer fan). But here are 5 of the top ways to change it up.
- Corn Beer Bread: Add one can of creamed corn to beer bread mix. (Add 1 TBSP Over the Edge Herbed Spinach if you like) Bake in a 9×9 pan at 350 degrees for 35-45 mins.
- Garlic Cheese Bread: Mix as directed and add ½ cup each grated parmesan and grated cheddar cheese. Mix in 1 TBSP Outrageously Garlic. Sprinkle Outrageously Garlic on top. Cook as directed
- Sweet Breakfast Bread: Mix with Mountain Dew, add 1 cup chocolate chips or cinnamon chips. Bake as directed.
- Irish Soda Bread: Mix with 12 oz. Club soda, and ½ cur orange flavored dried cranberries. Bake as directed.
- Pizza Muffins: Mix with light beer, add 1 cup parmesan or mozzarella cheese, ½ cup chopped pepperoni, 1 TBSP Outrageously Garlic. Bake for 20-25 minutes in muffin tin at 350 degrees.
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March 30, 2010
Anyone Can Cook – if they want
Ok, well that’s not really me, but it was my Mom when she was first married. I honestly think that between us, we would have made one great housewife – I cook and she cleans. My father-in-law would have shriveled up without a microwave, and some surprisingly astute business women I know claim kitchen disability as well. But I think the truth is that they don’t want to cook – not that they can’t.
Now I confess that learning to cook can have it’s ups and downs. (We will not talk about the inedible disasters that have graced my garbage can.) I know for a fact that my son learned how to cook before he left home, but the first time he prepared dinner in his college room, he turned the burner on high, threw in the chicken breast, and set off the fire alarm – then he didn’t try again for a year.
Dinner Disaster
Worst case, anyone can boil some water in the microwave, add instant rice and slice pre-cooked chicken on top, open a jar of apple sauce for a side – and voila!. Just don’t try to get me to eat it. That might count as instant dorm food, but not dinner.
How to Bake Like a Pro
Right out of the starting gate you can impress everyone by baking – dare I say with a little TSG beer bread (just add beverage). You can even go to the website and download one sheet with over 15 variations, and you’ll be a master chef right away. Branch out –steam some fresh vegetables and spring with Tearless Onion and Chives – then you can add the precooked chicken breast – and you’ve come a long way in one day.
Learn How to Cook
To learn to cook, I recommend you find a friend who knows you well and start simple – like spaghetti
1. For entertainment as well as ideas you can go to You tube and watch “how to co
ok for men” videos on a step by step to make ramen spaghetti
2. A drier series from Howcookingworks.com - competent but not entertainment
3. You can also bone up on you skills from online sites so you look like like a pro when your mother-in-law arrives.
4. There are lots of food shows on TV that can help, like Semi Home Made with Sandra Lee. This is sort of an updated Campbell’s soup approach mixing some cooking with already prepared foods for a polished look that will help you gain confidence .
Personally, I’d go buy a book, – but sooner or later you just have to take the plunge and start !
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October 26, 2009
Bacon! Certainly this isn’t the first time you’ve heard this. I, for one, can’t think of anything better than waking up to the smell of bacon frying in the pan (besides eating it of course). While watching one of my favorite foodie shows the other night, I heard something rather interesting — bacon is often referred to as the gateway to meat for vegetarians. Curious, I shared this statement with a couple of my vegetarian friends. Their response? That bacon would be #1 on the list if they ever went back to eating meat. And who could blame them? That smoky aroma and taste lends its flavor to everything from sandwiches to ice cream (yes there is bacon ice cream). Besides eating bacon in its simplest form, I really enjoy BLT sandwiches. A common lunch treat from my childhood, they were especially delicious in the summer with our garden fresh tomatoes. Want to make your BLT extra special? Serve it on toasted TSG Beer Bread – the best BLT you’ll ever have!
