Smuttynose Robust Porter

Today’s beer is one of my favorite locally-available porters, the Robust Porter from Smuttynose Brewing in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The brewery has been available in the city for over a decade, and is one of the more consistently good breweries in the Northeast. I’ve rarely had a clunker among the wide range of ales, and a couple of lagers, that they churn out regularly.
Smuttynose started brewing in Portsmouth in 1994, releasing their pale ale and brown ale that year. Robust Porter came along in 2001. The brewery is linked to the Portsmouth Brewery in town, and I’ve found quite a [...]

Recipe Fridays: Super Supper Sunday #1

I mentioned a special project I’ve been working on, well, here it is: SUPER SUNDAY SUPPERS!!!  (Credit: TC for coming up with the name unwittingly)  Cook a huge blowout meal on Sunday, then eat the leftovers the rest of the week as I can.  I’ve been planning menus like crazy, trying to make them the perfect combination, and so far… so good.  First up: pulled pork, cole slaw, salad to be healthy, dinner rolls, and roasted brussels sprouts with bacon.  Nommm?Nommm.  Better shot for the brussels sprouts glory – because they were glorious.  Complete with dessert!  I’ve made this for [...]

Project 365: Day 75

Today’s lunch: pulled pork, mac&cheese, and roasted broccoli.  Soon to be posted about a BBQ place in Queens   Giant mound of broccoli to make up for all the ‘bad’ food I’m eating…   It was absolutely gorgeous outside today.  I was very happy with the weather… wandering around the rolling hills of my school campus, sitting on a bench, just enjoying what promises to be a gorgeous spring.  Class was kind of crappy, and the night didn’t get better when I got to my car and found a f*cking ticket on my windshield.  I should [...]

Project 365: Day 74

After yesterday’s post on Press 195, I really wanted to go back for frites.  And today, an interesting item on the menu caught my eye… MEATLOAF+MASHED POTATOES+GRAVY+CHEDDAR panino.  I don’t see any cheddar but HOT DAMN that was one DAMN GOOD sammy!  Super crisp exterior (which stayed super hot while I ate – ouch!), deliciously well-seasoned meatloaf, creamy mashed potatoes, and this ridiculously good tomato-ketchup-gravy… omg, so, so, so good.  I don’t even like meatloaf all that much, but damn… this was BANGIN’!!!  I headed over to Press after class.  More schoolwork, but I managed to squeeze in [...]

Project 365: Day 73

If you’ve ever wondered what I eat on Mondays/Wednesdays when I have class basically from 3pm to 8pm (with about an hour break between classes)… this is generally it, on average.  A sandwich, a small bag of chips of some sort, some fruit, a stick of cheese, and a diet soda.  Today’s lunch is a bit larger because I went a little nuts (plus I planned on sharing my cuties with my study group, so I brough extra)… but my lord, was it delicious.  Diet Pepsi; Cheez Doodles with jalapeno flavor; sliced up Fuji apple; half of a [...]

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