My mom is from Northern England, so i have grown up with English beers and family trips to Northern England, including Yorkshire. Samuel Smith is a favorite brewery of mine, and this is my first time trying something other than the oatmeal stout. It's absolutely delicious, and the box i bought came with the pint glass in the picture.

This was supposed to be a jellied cherry topping, but it didn't solidify properly, so i dapted and called it a glaze instead. It was absolutely delicious and i took it to my coworkers working the bar tonight.

One of my favorite albums of all time. My CDs of this and The Wall got me through high school and introduced me to the wider world of prog rock. I will argue that 2112 was Rush's greatest album, and that the singles on the B-side deserve way more love. Passage to Bangcock and Something For Nothing are masterpieces in their own right which would have shined had they not been bulldozed by the epic greatness of the title track. This is the album that saved Rush and paved the way for Canadian and American prog.

I dont make pies much because cooked fruits always triggered my gag reflex as a kid. It's thanksgiving time here in the US, so i have beene trying to bake pies to give out to friends and family.

This is a modified cobbler recipe that i had. I have been having loads of issues getting pie crusts to cooperate with me this month, and this was no exception. They keep coming out dry and flavorless no matter what i do. I've tried store bought, I've tried handmade, and nothing does what i expect it to do. I'm about to get a notebook and go full chemist on my pies to figure out what i am doing wrong. Obviously my weave was doomed from the start as i realized i needed to weave it before putting it on the pie.

On a personal note, i finally got a stable job this week. No more weeknight bartending hoping to make $20 a night. i got a job at a print shop that works with quite literally every organization in the surrounding area. That, coupled with my kittens getting their final round of vaccines this week means i can hopefully end the year on stable footing.

I've always loved ∆J since An Awesome Wave came out. I've always felt that This is All Yours was faithful to their first album while really cranking up the themes to 11.

As for the pressing itself, i have the color shuffled dual pressing with blue and yellow. The quality is fine compared to most other colored pressings, although my rig isn't really sophisticated enough to notice minor flaws.

I've been doing a lot of cookies recently. I always love to add walnuts to my chocolate chip cookies. I also went ahead and added a little bit of cloves to give them an extra little flavor. I should have swapped the baking sheets halfway through the bake, as the bottom rack cookies were a little under done.

I don't know why i struggle with yeast breads so much. I can never get them to proof properly so my loaves always come out so deflated and tough.

I used this recipe from my grans old cookbook

Unfortunately i messed up rolling the pancake, so it all came apart on me when i tried to transfer the little rolls. It all tastes great, basically an English manicotti, i just wish it didn't all fall apart so that you had something pretty to look at.

I got to Record Riot every time they are in Cleveland. It's a good time to hang out with friends and browse some cool collections. Mr. Spock's Music From Outer Space was everything i hoped it would be, and Dreamboat Annie is an absolute banger of an album. I've also been dying to get my Fog On The Tyne to wrap up my Lyndisfarne collection, since my mom was growing up in Newcastle when they were big.

Did you know that cranberries are full of pectin? I sure didn't until this week. But it's cranberry season here in the US, so i made a cranberry sauce with lime juice and maple syrup, and threw some corn starch in there to really seal the deal! O absolutely love lime and cranberry sauce, and the maple syrup really brings out a fall flavor to the pie. Thats on top of a condensed milk and cream cheese filling. On top we have a flour, brown sugar,and walnut crumb. I will admit that i cheated and used a frozen pie crust for it, but the challenge was for gelling agents, so hopefully you'll all be kind on me for that.

I made these with some more pureed pumpkin for Sunday dinner with my old neighbors. These were super simple to make and made a great addition to a lovely dinner of butternut squash bisque and a chuck roast.

It's pumpkin season here in Ohio, so i bought a couple pie pumpkins from a farm market and wemt to town. Unfortunately i had a lot of trouble with my pastry dough, which was ledt over from the danishes i made for the laminated challenge. You can see uncooked puff pastry on the pie, and the crust also came off the pie pan and was a hot mess. But the pumpkin filling was excellent and a big!

I think i need bigger pipe tips. These were supposed to be churros, but the dough came out so narrow even on my largest pipe tip, and the ridges got lost when i fried the churros. So i called them churro fries instead and am gonna pretend that was my plan all along!

Finally got everyone to the vet today. Both girls were perfect and everyone there loved them. Absolutely no fussing, even when they got theor FVRCP vaccines. Now everyone is sleeping off the excitement. This is the first time i think i have ever seen them sleep in the condo at the same time

I do weekly baking challenges and decided to do Cincinnati chili since it's not a true regional delicacy unkess people argue about it anytime it is brought up. My friends have lived here in NW Ohio for 3 years and mever tried Skyline, so i brought it over to them. I forgot the oyster crackers, and they were hesitant to put the full mountain of cheese, but over all they enjoyed it.