Cooking with Beer by Mark Dredge
I love the smell of my husband’s cooking. He’s usually whipping up something delicious and he loves trying new recipes, which is why I jumped at the chance to check out a new cookbook called Cooking with Beer by Mark Dredge. This cookbook features recipes that contain lagers, IPAs, wheat beer, stouts and more to create over 65 wonderful recipes. This book is sure to keep my husband busy in the kitchen for months! This, however, is not good for my diet, but I’ll manage.
Mark Dredge is a self-confessed beer geek that decided to combine two of his passions – great brews and delicious food – to come up with this book’s recipes using beer as a key ingredient.
The book features a great and informative introduction about using beer in the kitchen, how to pair beer and food to create a harmonious meal, top tips for cooking with beer and if you aren’t up to speed on your beer styles, there’s a section that will help you understand the different categories. Cooking with Beer contains 6 chapters of recipes that include everything from breakfast, snacks and starters to heavier main courses and even desserts and sweets. One of my favorite parts of the book is a section called the Ultimate Meal section, which contains a recipe for The Ultimate Beer Burger. This burger looks insanely delicious with its beer onions and beer-carmelized bacon. Bacon, beer, burger…heaven. We’re trying it out this weekend!
As a baker, I’m looking forward to trying my skill at the Double IPA Carrot Cake recipe that is including in the Sweet Things chapter. It’ made with a Double IPA beer and if you are a rebel and don’t want milk with your cake, the book even gives suggestions on which type of beer to pair with it.
Some of the other recipes featured in this cookbook include:
• Hefeweizen French Toast
• Mexican Lager and Corn Soup
• Belgian Beef Brisket
• Beer Chicken Parma
• IPA and Cheddar Cheese Barley Risotto
• Beer Soda Bread
In addition to all of these tasty recipes, the Cooking with Beer cookbook also features beautiful photos that will have your mouthwatering in no time. This would be a great gift for anyone that likes to cook. You can purchase Cooking with Beer: Use lagers, IPAs, wheat beers, stouts, and more to create over 65 delicious recipes
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