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Photo of the Day: RAMPS!!!

I love ramps. Unreservedly. They are my favorite vegetable. And I say that about a lot of vegetables, but I really really mean it about ramps. Nothing says spring to me like ramps. Fried in butter, pickled, grilled, their sweet, oniony, grassy flavor is delicious in so many ways, and the season is just far too short. What better way to celebrate its start than with one of your own photos? Slice regular dhorst lost her ramp virginity this year and sent us this photo. [...]

French in a Flash: Seared Rare Niçoise Tuna Lettuce Cups

This fun deconstructed Niçoise salad features herb-seared rare tuna tossed with potatoes, haricots verts, tomatoes, olives, anchovies, capers, and lemon-thyme citronette, all spooned into handy lettuce cups. [...]

Mikkeller, Green Gold (7,0%)

Klar og fin med gyllen gulbrun farge. Fin hvit skumtopp. Humle dominerer i duften. Jeg finner gress, katt og tørkede blomster. Smaken er søtere enn forventet. Jeg finner mye honning, en del korrn i tillegg til tørket gress og tørkede … Fortsett å lese [...]

Waterloo, Burton Road

Waterloo, Burton Road, Withington, 1993. (c) Alan Winfield with kind permission. The Waterloo was a Wilsons house [1] on Burton Lane, just down from the Orion, off Palatine Road in Withington.  It had a bowling green out the back, like its neigh… [...]

Bubba Watson’s splendid shot leads to Masters playoff victory

AUGUSTA, Ga. – It takes a special shot to beat a double eagle. And somewhere in Bubba Watson’s bag of tricks, he found just the right one for an escape worthy of a green jacket. [...]

Form and function meet on the green at Laguna Gloria exhibit

‘This is crazy!” squealed a little girl as she ran across the lush green lawn at Laguna Gloria on a recent Saturday afternoon, a golf club in hand. [...]

White Birch: Hop Session Ale

Type: Session AleOrigin: Hooksett, NHPrice: $6/22ozABV: 5.3%NSP: 5.74 (unscaled)websiteDamn I think I bought all the White Birch I could find the last time I hit up Smiley’s. Which, did I mention, has unfortunately GONE OUT OF BUSINESS?! Sonofabitch,… [...]

Jack’s Hard Cider (Gluten Free) and a recap of Monday Night Trivia

So I realize its late in the week and I am trying to get as many of the reviews I did this week out before the end of the week. Monday night was a pretty decent night at trivia at Dorko’s. The freezer was back up and running so I got to have a vegan bu… [...]

Elderflower Sour Golden Ale

This elderflower infused sour ale is last of the four beers that Nathan and I made from the first pull from our solera wine barrel. This version was inspired by the aggressively flavored Cantillon Mamouche lambic. We recently did a tasting of this be… [...]

Serious Salads: Asparagus with Dijon Mustard Sauce and Chopped Hard Boiled Egg

This springy salad of bright green asparagus spears and chopped hard boiled eggs in a creamy Dijon mustard sauce is perfect for Easter brunch. You can serve it as a first course—a welcome change from leafy greens—or side to poached salmon or honey baked ham. [...]

Green coffee beans show potential for losing weight

In a limited trial, 16 overweight young adults taking various doses of green coffee bean extract lost an average of 17.5 pounds and 16% in body fat in 22 weeks. But questions remain, experts say.When roasted at 475 degrees, coffee beans are sometimes … [...]

It’s not gravy-like green, but Chile Billy turns out some worthy green chile

Green chile-heads, I’ve noticed, divide into a couple of camps when it comes to debating who makes this city’s best version of a food that graces just about every Mexican restaurant’s menu in to… [...]

The Big Picture of Green Remodeling

Tips for small, yet important, green choices bombard us daily: Eliminate bottled water, reduce incoming junk mail, etc. Yet, the principles and tools for applying green living on a larger scale receive less attention. When planning interior or exterior… [...]

Woodchuck Granny Smith Cider [Review]

Opening the Woodchuck Granny Smith hard cider, you can tell there is a certain lightness to it with the first little glimpse of smoke coming off with the cap. As it pours you get a frenzy of bubbles that somehow peter off by the time you pour the last … [...]

5th Element is Back!

Yup! One of our all-time favorite beers in the world is back, in all of it’s glorious funkiness.Pours a cloudy apricot/straw color with a fizzy white head that reduced to a thin froth. The nose has a bit a of barnyard funkiness to it with hints of lemo… [...]

Episode 34: Fantome Magic Ghost (Video)

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In this episode, we’re drinking green beer. But, this is no dyed beer, instead it’s the “naturally” green beer Magic Ghost from Brasserie Fantôme in Soy, Belgium. This Saison / Farmhouse Ale is made with green tea and other spices, although we’re not entirely sure the green tea alone causes the [...] [...]

Half Pints Black Galaxy

St. Patrick’s Day saw a lot of different stouts (and green beer, but really) but it also so the release of Black Galaxy from Half Pints in Winnipeg. Released primarily at the brewery in the peg, it sold out in moments. Sorry if you’re just catching w… [...]

Green Beer on St. Patrick’s Day

There are 3 colors on the Irish flag so why is St. Patrick’s Day all aboutthe Green? Some have speculated that the green on St. Patty’s Day is based onthe green clover that St. Patrick would use when teaching about the trinity.Others point out the … [...]

A Poem from Puddin for St. Patrick’s Day

Green Tasteless Beer (a poem for St. Patrick’s Day) I do not like green, tasteless beer Just do not pour that, Sam, my dear I do not want it in my house I will not drink it with a mouse I will not have some in the rain I only like it down the drain [...] [...]

Cucapa Green Card

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday! Tonight I’m a bachelor. The wife is going out with her sister and her cousin. Man, what to do, what to do? Hookers and blow? let’s not kid ourselves, I was never … Continue reading [...]