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Murray’s Beer Cheese

Appetizer, Snack March 2, 2020 Leave a comment
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Hey wait why’s there cheese in my beer?

  • Prep Time : 2 min.
  • Cook Time : 5 min.
  • Total Time : 60 min.
  • Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Murray’s High Plains Cheddar, grated
  • 8 oz Black Hog Granola Brown Ale, room temperature
  • 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 clove garlic, micro-planed
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 1 tbsp whole grain mustard
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 2 pretzel rolls

Directions

  1. Put all of the ingredients in a food processor, except for the beer, and blend until finely chopped.
  2. Pour in 1/2 cup of the beer and continue to blend. Slowly add the rest of the beer a bit at a time, blending in between each pour.
  3. Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
  4. Before serving, toast the pretzel rolls in the oven until warmed through. Serve with pretzel rolls and veggies, or spread the beer cheese on sandwiches.

Mom’s Black Olive Salsa

In the Kitchen, Side Dish, Snack October 27, 2012 Leave a comment

It’s the Saturday before the Halloween, we have made some party plans for the evening, but there’s nothing going on in the afternoon. We thought it’d be perfect if we keep it low-key and just invite a couple of neighbors over and watch some college football. We bought some delicious seasonal pumpkin beer the day before, all we needed is a little snack for people to munch on during the game. Chris’s mom has this amazing recipe for black olive salsa, it looks simple, but it has the perfect amount of crunch and saltiness to go with the chips; it’s packed with flavors, and it’s pretty on the eyes, too! This is the perfect occasion for us to recreate this salsa to impress our neighbors!

Mom’s Black Olive Salsa

Serves: 8 / Prep & Cook Time: about 15 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 6 to 8 Roma tomatoes
  • 1 red onion
  • 3 tb of cilantro
  • ½ head of garlic (5 or 6 garlic cloves)
  • 1 can (6 or 7 ounces) of black olives
  • ¼ cup of olives oil
  • 1 small jar of (hot, medium or mild based on your preference) Picante sauce
  • pinch of garlic powder
  • salt (coarse if available) and pepper

Directions:

Dice the tomatoes, removing seeds where possible (it’s not necessary to remove all of the seeds), and place in a large bowl.  Next, finely dice the red onion and cilantro, then add to the tomatoes. Chop the garlic into small chucks and add to the bowl. At this point, pour the olive oil over the mix and lightly salt with ground coarse salt and add a pinch of garlic powder.

While this bowl of deliciousness marries, drain the black olives, chop and add. Pour in the Picante sauce and mix everything together, salt and pepper to taste.

We prefer to cover and cool in the refrigerator for maybe 20 minutes or so before serving.  Serve with tortilla chips of choice.

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