I was a bachelor this weekend -- and still will be through Tuesday -- so I wasn't in the mood for trick-or-treaters last night. As the kids started to emerge, I drove to Wegmans to look for dinner ingredients. As I walked past the cheese counter, I had a sudden craving for oozy brie.

I got some french bread, a really ripe brie, some kind of nice nutty Italian cheese (that I forget the name of), a dry salami, and baby carrots. When I got home I made myself a platter with some of everything, and a bowl of honey for spreading, too.



The beer is a great IPA called Heavy Seas Loose Cannon Hop3 IPA. Who needs wine?

Stop it! I'm on a diet.

You're welcome over any time, Peter. That looks absolutely delicious!

Looks great Peter!

We're having grilled shrimp with a simple lemon garlic marinade over rice pilaf and I'm soaking it down with my favorite rum (12 year Zaya) over the rocks ... maybe a movie afterwards.

Well, I'm not eating it, but I really admire the sandwich-building energy of these Canadian lads

Personally, I'd have done without the hotdogs and hotdog buns but added some Canadian bacon. Or maybe some other kinds of sausage. Other than that, I'm in.

Why isn't Poutine on every menu? Seriously.

I was going to post that yesterday. I was so craving poutine after I saw that.

I'm cooking breakfast for dinner today. Have some great pork sausages from a local farm. You think an IPA, a brown ale, of a Sierra Wet Hop ale will go best with that?

Sheesh, and I thought having a 10oz New York strip with grilled potato wedges was pushing the limit.

"ALL CLEAR!!??"


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"AGAIN!!!"


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"He's starting to respond....he's....he's trying to say something....SSHHHHH!!"......


weak voice....." needs......more..... BA-CON!!

I kind of like German styles with sausages rather than the hoppier stuff, so I'd go with the Brown Ale.

Wha? Beer in the food thread? Sorry.

Actually, not. Beer has food value but food has no beer value.

For some reason the Wheat Thins I had last night were the best ones I've ever had. They must have made this batch just right... or I narrowly escaped certain death.