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.

1. 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.
2. 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
3. Sweet Breakfast Bread: Mix with Mountain Dew, add 1 cup chocolate chips or cinnamon chips.  Bake as directed.
4. Irish Soda Bread: Mix with 12 oz. Club soda, and ½ cur orange flavored dried cranberries.  Bake as directed.
5. 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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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

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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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