Instead, here are some cookies. I've been stringing Dan along with the promise of more of these maple pecan buttons, after I had made some for an office cookie exchange in December. Thursday I finally made good on that promise, and here they are:
The recipe is delicious, simple, and yet somewhat tedious, which is probably why I delayed making them. However, if you have the time, to make the dough, chill it, roll it into balls, bake those, cool them a little bit, roll the balls around in icing sugar, cool them completely, and then roll those suckers around in icing sugar again; well, you can find the recipe in Regan Daley's In the Sweet Kitchen. I had typed up a condensed version yesterday, but then Blogger ate my post, and I'm too bitter to try again. The book isn't out of print, like I once thought; Amazon has some paperback copies available, so you should really buy one now.
This week's beer is actually from last Tuesday. I had no commitments that night (except to the cat), so I decided to stop by Thirsty and Miserable on my way home. There's a short list of bars I keep that are free from pretension, without falling over the line into crusty. Thirsty and Miserable is on that list; so are Hole in the Wall, Wise Bar, and Dave's. These are the sort of places where you can read a book at the bar, as I did with a pint of Kensington Brewing Company's Hops & The Grain Merchant. I really liked this beer, and if it's still on draught somewhere near you, give it a try. It has a hoppy profile, but the rye and dark malts keep it complex and quite drinkable. There's a danger in that though. I'm not sure what the ABV is, but I do know I was feeling pretty good when I left the bar, and this was just after one pint.
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