edibles

I have done a LOT of cooking during my winter break, and I'm very pleased.

Here's a list:
- beef stew with imperial stout
- pot roast with dill and sour cream sauce
- lentil stew with a ham hock
- lasagna
- casserole (hot dish)
- pizza crust dough, which produced a lovely pizza and three substantial calzones
- giant chipotle white beans (several batches)
- swiss cheese puffy biscuit things
- lemon ricotta cookies (the last three on the list were made with lovely Bethalicious, all in one night!)
- roasted mixed nut brittle
- pecan shortbread snowballs
- killer nachos (a couple times)
- roasted butternut squash soup
- chicken and dumplings
- many delicious breakfasts which, for me, usually involve fried eggs, toast and some kind of vegetable hash with bacon

This morning I fixed myself these tasty little potato/carrot/onion pancakes.

And here's some brewing in progress:

Jughead made a beautiful black ale last night, which will hopefully be ready in time to take to a home-brew tasting in Milwaukee at the end of February. Isn't it pretty?

Let me know if you're curious about any of my meals, if you want recipes, or if you want to share any of your culinary adventures!