FEED THE RESISTANCE: CHOCOLATE MOUSSE!

Feed The Resistance: February 12, 2021

Chocolate Mousse is paired with Samuel Smith's Organic Strawberry Fruit Ale

The story behind this dish goes back a few years and a private cooking class that my wife and I took in Lyon, France, when we were there for the Tour de France.  We spent an afternoon in the kitchen cooking and drinking with a French chef.  We prepared a 3-course meal, and this was the final course.  Chocolate Mousse!!!

A few days back, I found the recipe, hand-written on a scrap of paper...in FRENCH!  Over the weekend we did our best to translate the notes, and messed it up bad.  Last night, we gave it another shot...and it turned out perfectly!!!

Here's the notes - if you can read French, have at it...

The mousse recipe is on the right side of the sheet - on the left is a dish that the chef called "Brains of the Fisherman" - if you can figure that one out, please let me know!!!

Dee paired the mousse with an organic Strawberry Fruit Ale from Samuel Smith - and they worked together PERFECTLY!  The other beer pictured here is an organic Chocolate Stout, also from Samuel Smith.  Dee suggests mixing the two of them together for the perfect Valentine's Day drink!

by Pat Gallagher

FEED THE RESISTANCE: BRAT CASSEROLE

Feed The Resistance: February 5, 2021
Bratwurst Casserole is paired with Lakefront Brewery's "River West Stein Amber Lager"

A couple of weeks ago, when I was thinking about this dish, I thought Green Bay would be playing this weekend...and we would need a really good "Wisconsin Dish" to serve at the party.

Oh well, maybe next year!

The food and beer is still pretty damned good!  I discovered this recipe a couple years ago when I was living in Virginia and my wife and I got together with a group of friends every month for a big dinner.  The dinners always had a theme, and the theme for this one was "reminds me of home" - so I made brats, of course!  The original recipe calls for a variety of sausages, including brats and chorizo.  I used only bratwurst, to stick with that Wisconsin theme.

by Pat Gallagher

FEED THE RESISTANCE: BUFFALO WING POPCORN

Feed The Resistance: January 29, 2021

Buffalo Wing Popcorn is paired with Anti-Hero IPA

With the BIG GAME just over a week away, I thought some party food would be appropriate.  I found this recipe in the February 2015 issue of bon appetit. This is basically a spicy caramel corn that pairs very nicely with the IPA that Dee brought in.  As an extra-special bonus, I used locally produced "Rural Route 1" popcorn!

by Pat Gallagher

Feed The Resistance: Chicken Salad

Feed The Resistance: January 22, 2021

Chicken Salad is paired with a Hefeweizen from the world's oldest brewery!

This is a kinda "wing-it" recipe.  After I cook up the chicken and let it cool, I tear it up and then add in some mayo until it's the right consistency.  I also put in a tablespoon or so of Creme Fraiche and maybe some fresh herbs (whatever I have that sounds good - parsley, oregano, etc.).  To serve, I slice a tomato (not all the way through) into several wedges and open it up like a flower - put a scoop of chicken salad in the middle and garnish with grapes and walnuts.

by Pat Gallagher