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LHS Open Source Challenge
Maintain your sanity while the world goes to shit around you.
This Weekend in Hedonism (Segment 3)
Cheryl's Recipe Corner!
Shepherd's Pie
Description
On Pi Day, we had our annual St. Pats/Pi Day party. SO, we had all Irish/Pie related items (Pasties, Shepherds Pie, mini caramel apple pies, mini apple pies, mini Irish Cream pies, etc). Because we serve food all night, buffet style, I had to modify the Shepherd's pie to work in a slow cooker. Russ, and several others, gave it 2 thumbs up!
Ingredients
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, diced
1 12-16oz package of frozen pea/carrots
1 can sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon Worchestershire Sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
Sprinkle of dried thyme
Sprinkle of dried Rosemary
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Mashed potatoes to cover top
Shredded cheddar (optional)
Directions
Brown ground beef, adding onion to soften; drain. Place all ingredients in slow cooker, stir well. Cook on low for 3-4 hours. In the last hour, add the mashed potatoes to the top (as a crust), and place cheese on top of the potatoes (if you like).
Russ's Drink Corner
Aberlour 12 Speyside Single Malt
Description
All our single malts are made with the best local ingredients of barley and soft water from nearby mountain, Ben Rinnes. Our expertly crafted new spirit is usually matured for a minimum of 12 years both in the finest hand-picked Oloroso Sherry butts and American Oak barrels. It’s this double cask maturation which subtly brings together the characteristics of each cask to create a truly rich and rewardingly complex range of single malts. The 12 year-old expression is a fine example of how the distinctively crisp, citrus character of Aberlour's new distillate is deftly softened by double cask maturation, as the mellowed spirits within are combined to deliver a subtly balanced flavour.
Details
Mashbill: 100% malted barley
ABV: 40% (80 Proof)
Region: Aberlour, Strathspey, Scotland
Color: Golden amber with a hint of mahogany
Nose: Walnut, red apple, butter, raisin, toasted oak
Finish: Warm and slightly bitter with a hint of raisins, sherry, honey, chocolate and clove
Price: $45 (750ml)
Rating: 86
Bill's Whatever Corner
Bulleit Bourbon
Details
Medium amber in color, with gentle spiciness and sweet oak aromas. Mid-palate is smooth, with tones of maple, oak, and nutmeg. Finish is long, dry and satiny with a light toffee flavor. 90 proof (45% ABV). Mashbill: 68% corn, 28% rye, 4% malted barley.
A few weeks ago I pulled a recipe out of my "gotta make this" file and tried it out. Russ loved it. Last night, it was requested again. A little time consuming, but worth it!
Ingredients
2 avocados
8 oz crab meat (imitation works just fine)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp Sriracha
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
2 cups flour
4 eggs + 1/2 cup water (egg wash)
4 cups vegetable oil
Panko
Directions
Cut avocados in half, lengthwise. Discard seed and remove skin. Keep avocado intact and place in freezer while prepping. Combine crab, mayo, Sriracha, lemon juice and salt and mix well to incorporate. Place 2 oz of crab mix into hollowed-out half avocado. Mix should be formed as the other half of the avocado. Repeat with other 3 halves of avocado and place in freezer. Set up a breading station using the flour, egg wash, and panko. In that order, bread each bomb. Completely cover bomb with flour, but knock off excess. Then do the same with the egg wash and finally the panko. You may hold these for up to 3 days. In a 2-quart pot, heat oil to 350 degrees. Fry bombs for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Drain on paper towel and cut in half. Plate and enjoy drizzled with sauces. We drizzled Eel sauce, spicy mayo, Wasabi mayo and a lemon-pepper mayo sauce.
Russ's Drink Corner
Wild Turkey 101 Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Description
Wild Turkey is distilled at a low proof in order to help embody all of the barrel flavors during aging. It comes out of the barrel at around 109 proof, needing only slight dilution before being bottled at 101 proof. Wild Turkey is aged in #4 char barrels which helps create the company’s flavor profile and deep color. Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell is the longest-tenured active master distiller in the world with a career spanning 60 years.
Details
Mashbill: 75% corn, 13% rye, 12% malted barley
ABV: 50.5% (101 Proof)
Region: Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, United States
Color: Medium amber
Nose: Toffee with a strong alcohol nose, vanilla, butterscotch, rye spice and toasted oak
Taste: Vanilla, oak, spice, cinnamon, hint of maple and an underlying char
Finish: Medium in length, fairly dry with heavy rye spice, pepper and oak
Price: $22 (750ml)
Rating: 89
Bill's Whatever Corner
Harvest IPA
Red Lodge Ales
6.4 % 60 IBU
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