06/23/14

IPA Cajun Gravy

IPA Cajun Gravy over Mashed Potatoes

Happy Monday everyone. Did you have a great weekend? I wanted to drop in for a minute since I haven’t talk to you guys in a while. My parents were here last week. I plan to post a recap from their trip, as soon as I find the SD card with the pictures for our adventures.

Huck was in Fort Lauderdale this weekend for a bachelor party and most of our friends were out of town. I decided to spend the weekend relaxing and enjoy doing nothing since I’ve felt like we’ve been nonstop for the last 2 months. I watched movies and way to much True Blood, went shopping, slept in the middle of the bed, and detoxed. I literally ate nothing but veggies and fruit this weekend. No beer, coffee, oils, meat, etc. I cheated and had eggs a couple times, but for the most part, I did good.

The guys came up to Jupiter yesterday before their flights, and I did meet them at Square Grouper for a beer. I was going a little crazy being by myself.

As you can guess, it was kind of hard looking at food this weekend, so I avoid blogging.

Mashed Potatoes with IPA Cajun Gravy  (3)

I’m back now, and ready to eat/share some great recipes. Now that our two months of craziness are over, I’m ready to get back into a regular blogging schedule. I have a few more recipes I made weeks ago I’m dying to share with you guys.

This gravy was on the top of the list. I’m a huge fan of IPAs as anyone that reads my blog regularly, know. The Abita Spring IPA had a great bitterness and citrus flavor. IPAs pair well with spicy or strong flavor foods. That’s why it paired so well with my spicy Cajun gravy.

You can serve the Gravy with Mashed Potatoes or Mashed Cauliflower for a healthier version.

This recipe was inspired by our recent trip to NOLA. On a quick lunch break, we ate a Popeye’s. They serve their mashed potatoes with a yummy Cajun Gravy. We decided to try to recreate the gravy at home to serve with my Spicy Buttermilk and Beer Fried Chicken.

I have one more recipe to share from our NOLA inspired meals… Chicken and Cinnamon Roll Waffles. Let that sink in. I’ll be back later this week with the recipe!

Until next time, I hope everyone has a great week!!

IPA Cajun Gravy

Prep time 10 minutes
Cook time 15 minutes
Total time 25 minutes
Gravy with a kick.

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons Butter
  • 1/4 Small Onion (Finely Diced)
  • 1/4 Small Bell Pepper (Finely Diced)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cajun Seasoning
  • Salt and Pepper To Taste
  • 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Beer (IPA, Red Ale, Lager, American Wheat)
  • 1 1/2 cup Chicken or Beef Stock

Directions

Preheat oven to medium low heat. Added Butter and Veggies to pan. Saute until veggies start to soften. 1-2 minutes.
Combined Cajun Seasoning, Flour, Salt, and Pepper together. Mix Flour into Butter mixture.
Add liquids slowly, while whisking, to prevent lumps. Cook for 5-7 minutes to thicken mixture.
Serve over Mashed Potatoes or Mashed Cauliflower.
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05/19/14

St. Augustine and A1A Ale Works

Our weekend on the Georgia coast started with a trip to St. Augustine. We decided to stop in St. Augustine for lunch before heading to Jekyll Island. We decided to stop at A1A Ale Works. Surprisingly, we had no trouble finding a parking space. Last time Huck and I were in St. Augustine, we couldn’t find anywhere to park and ended up leaving the historic district without food.

{This will be the only time I talk about food in my weekend recaps. Nothing on this trip excited me and most of our meals just pissed me off. One of the worst meals/dinning experiences, I can remember, was on our first night in Savannah, if that tells you anything. It was a weekend of overpriced, shitty food or overpriced mediocre food! I can take some of the blame for that, though. We usually waited until we were really hungry and already a couple beer in before looking for dinner, but more on that later}

Once we were seated at A1A Ale Works, we ordered a couple of flights, and everyone ordered something different for the menu. I went with the Crab BLT and A1A Cheese Soup, Huck ordered the Fish Tacos, and Chris and Lisa split a Ahi Tuna Burger. My sandwich was overflowing with crabmeat. Huck’s tacos were great, but the Tuna was hands down the best! Yum!

A1A Ale Works St Augustine Florida (15)

On our way out, we noticed the store next to the restaurant sold flavored balsamic vinegar and olive oils. We sampled a few before I settled on the Honey Ginger Aged Balsamic. It was the first one I tried. The lady mixed it with a garlic olive oil for us to try and said it was perfect as a salad dressing or great drizzled on chicken or seafood. It was SO GOOD! I can’t wait to make something with it! Maybe a future blog post… maybe! With our Balsamic in hand, we walked around town for a little while before making our way to Jekyll.

Our plan was to arrive in Jekyll early, to explorer the area, but we got a late start from our house, had to drop off the yahoos, and spent more time in St. Augustine than originally planned. We didn’t arrive in Jekyll until later in the afternoon.

To Be Continued…

03/31/13

Easter Beach party

Happy Easter! I hope everyone had a great day.

We made it home Friday. It was nice to be in my own bed. Some of our friends in Florida, invited us to their annual Easter Beach Party.

I woke up early to finish my Cake Pops (I’ll get to them in a moment) and deviled eggs. Three house later, I finally finished. We left our house around 11AM. We had to stop by Winn Dixie for some meat to cook on the grill and some adult beverages.

If you ever want to feel trashy, go to the grocery store at 11:30AM on Easter Sunday, while everyone looks like they just left church, and buy a 4 pack of 16oz PBR.

I told my sister that story and she asked me why I was buying beer so early. Really Tabby? Don’t you read my blog? ;)

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