Caramel Corn made with Beer Jelly courtesy of guest blogger and Twin. She proclaims to love beer (we both do!) and as I recall her love affair with beer began with rich and full flavored beers like stouts. I have a love of popcorn. I have a love of beer. It was only a matter …
Green Mountain Ale – It’s a Vermont thing!
It’s a Vermont thing. Really. Did you know the Green Mountain Club was founded to establish and maintain the Long Trail hiking trail that runs from the Massachusetts state line to the Canadian Border? The more you know, right?! As it happens Long Trail Brewery is just around the corner from Potlicker HQ. The brew crew …
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Counting down 6 flavors that we made over and over and over again in 2013
The end of January 2014 closes out our official 2nd year as a specialty food producer. This past year has been nothing but up for us. Tall Dark and Handsome (aka Walter) and I spent the latter half of the year cranking out the jams to the tune of +1000 hand poured jars per week. …
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Baked Salmon with Hefeweizen
Dear winter, It just isn’t working for me any more. Even the dog seems tired of the chewy water. Let’s break it off. –K, thanks. While all of you down South are seeing signs of spring, we are still running the woodstove and trying to keep warm. Here is one more recipe/technique that heats up …
No-Knead Pizza Crust
Here is the pizza crust that we have been eating all week! I was so happy with the results that I made it two days in a row. This crust has served as a vehicle for cheese, tomato sauce, sausage, shrimp, cilantro pesto, onions, kale, even fig jam! My new favorite pie is topped with …
Beer Glazed Cheesecake on a Pretzel Cookie Crust
Warning! You can make cheesecake, cooking to clean up in 1 hour, with 5 minutes of actual work. I should also tell you that clean up really only involves cleaning up one food processor. This recipe is easy enough that you, like me, will find yourself making a few rounds of cheesecake because the …
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Porter Glazed Beets
The colors of fall are beginning to fade here in VT. It is past time that I begin to put my garden to bed but I still have veggies to harvest. It has been a big month for little jelly and finding the time to spend more than 20 minutes in the garden can be …
Beer Cupcakes with Beer Jelly Filling
My Tall Dark & Handsome has a sweet tooth, and don’t you know that one of my greatest pleasures in life is making that man smile. When I found this cupcake idea on Pinterest I thought they would be perfect for his sweet tooth, my beer tooth and our beer jelly. As expected the beer …
The Story of Beer Jelly
Today I would like to put aside my planned post about sprouting lentils to say a word about my beer jelly. I know, I know! Please quell the outcry! The lentils will come soon. Farmer’s market season has begun and a whole new crowd is being exposed to beer jelly and I get a number …
Potlicker Glazed Ham
ThePotlicker’s Easter Ham Here is one more yummy use for Potlicker Beer Jelly. I used the Hefeweizen with Orange Zest flavor because I was sure that the citrus notes would pair well with clove. If you live outside of Vermont and my beer jelly is sadly not yet available, substitute apple jelly. The jelly makes …
