The First of Many

It is great when food ideas stem from the contents within your own cupboard :) To kick off the new year my first attempt at cooking with beer was a success! I experimented with a Tomato Chicken Chili Beer Soup. Billy's Chilies by Twisted Pine Brewing (Boulder, CO) has sparked so many new ideas … [Read more...]

Kiss, Kiss

The LAST post of the year...2012 has been a great year full of many new opportunities. As one door opens another closes. I ended a chapter of my life as I graduated in May and began a new chapter starting my Master's in August. Though it may not seem like much of a switch a lot changed. My research … [Read more...]

So Many Goodies! :D

Lilly Sue's Bites and Brews has been alive for about 8 months. When I first started the blog I was finishing up my Bachelor's and then I am now working on my Master's so I haven't quite been able to spend a lot of time on it yet but I enjoy doing it when I can. It is a great outlet for me and I … [Read more...]

Coffee and Cake, an Afternoon Break

When visiting Germany a few years ago I came across a wonderful tradition...at the time I didn't know it to be a tradition but I was happy to be able to partake in it :) We were hanging out at my German friend's house when her parents came home and called us down for Kaffee and Kuchen (Coffee and … [Read more...]

Pumpkin Mac & Cheese + Beer Pairing

Some of you are probably starting to think I am a "little" obsessed with pumpkin...pumpkin cookies, pumpkin beer, pumpkin bread...OK, I might be a little obsessed ;) Fall time is all about pumpkin and then after Thanksgiving and ALL the leftovers, then I might be pumpkin'd out :) … [Read more...]

Gift of Memories & Coconut-Pumpkin Bread

Moving into a new place two months ago, I am only now getting things together. I unpacked the "last" box to only have my mother bring me more "goodies" to go through... My last place was very tiny and I "learned" how to pack all my stuff into a room the size of a closet (OK, exaggerating a … [Read more...]