Before there was nerdery, there was a whole collection of comfort food and craft beer recipes. Explore and enjoy.
Wings are wings. They are relatively easy to make and you can get them at any bar or pizza joint. Not these wings. These wings are fall-off-the-bone juicy, jam packed with flavor, then have MORE flavor shoved on top. You think what makes them special is that they are coated in BBQ potato chips, right?…
I don’t think it’s any secret that I’m partial to Great Lakes Brewing Company. Not just because it’s in Cleveland (though that doesn’t hurt) but because it’s awesome. I’m big into porters and stouts and I can’t say enough about the Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and the Blackout Stout. So this week on DrinkingCraft.com, I whip…
I’m from Ohio. When I moved to Philly seven years ago, the words “What the hell is scrapple!?” fell out of my mouth, quickly followed by an “ew, are you kidding me!?” I fancy myself pretty open-minded about food, but a pork leftover mash-up loaf just didn’t sound appealing to me. Over the years, I…
I don’t think it’s any secret that I’m a fan of beer. So I don’t think it should come to a big surprise to any of you that I’m going to be doing a lot more cooking with beer. What IS a fun surprise is that I’m going to be writing recipes for DrinkingCraft.com! It’s…
I type this as I look out the window on snow covered trees and big beautiful flakes falling to the ground. Faintly, outside, I hear my neighbor spinning his tires trying to get out of the driveway. It’s beautiful. No, seriously. I fucking love winter. Here it is, February and people are complaining that the…
I love baseball. I can get behind basketball. But I don’t love football. What I DO love about football is the excitement, friendly rivalries and massive amounts of beer and junk food that surround football fandom. So I can get behind the football culture, regardless of whether or not I give a shit about the…
I’ve been a little less present on Bacon and Legs and HoboTrashcan as of lately. Over the holidays, my father-in-law became very ill. He passed last week. I’ve been with my family in Ohio, helping to take care of things. My father-in-law was a remarkable man with a super interesting life. I always knew of…
My mom was a working, single parent with feisty children. But the house was always clean, food was always on the table, we got our vitamins and went to bed on time every night. Thinking back on it, the poor thing probably didn’t have any time for herself at all. But I will remember my…
One thing that was always a huge hit in my home growing up was “puppy chow”… also known as Muddy Buddies. Basically, Chex cereal covered in peanut butter, chocolate and powdered sugar. A super simple recipe that’s always a hit. In order to advance it a little, I decided it needed a little salty flavor,…
If you’re from Ohio, I don’t have to explain this recipe to you. If you aren’t, I may need to. Buckeyes are a poisonous nut that grow on Ohio’s famed state tree. Also, weirdly, and probably better known, they are the mascot of Ohio State University. Regardless, it’s a huge deal in Ohio. A very…