Castle & Cairn

Yes it's a bit dark - that's the dark brown sugar! We always seem to somehow end up with overripe bananas, so I find myself constantly needing to find a use for them. Banana break is by far the easiest final destination, and I'm never mad to have a slightly sweet breakfast option around.  As a wise man once said, "Banana Bread at work? Hell yeah!" Banana Bread Recipe Prep Time: 15 minutes Bake Time: 60-70 minutes Total Time: ~1 hour 25 minutes Yield: 1 loaf (8-10 slices) Ingredients  3 ripe bananas (medium, about 1 ¼ cups mashed; very ripe with brown spots works best) 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 large eggs (room temperature) ⅓ cup unsalted butter (melted - substitute with vegetable oil for a moister texture) 1 tsp baking soda  Spices/Seasoning: ½ tsp salt - can skip if you use salted butter 1 tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground nutmeg ¾ cup brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract - who measures this anyway?  Optional Ingredients: ¼ cup sour cream or plain yogurt - HI...

It has been about six months cooking with the egg, but I have not done that much smoking/indirect cooking since transitioning from the Weber. For my first longer cook of the year, I selected pork loin as my meat of choice. Pork Loins are relatively inexpensive while being one of the leaner and more tender parts of the pig. Many will direct cook pork loins, but I find that they dry out very easily if overcooked while they blossom with smoke and mild pork flavor when cooked indirect. Smoked Pork Loin Recipe Total cook time is between 1.75 and 2.5 hours depending on how tightly you watch the temps and how thick your pork loin is. Serves around 10.  Ingredients ~5lb Pork Loin - We're targeting around a 2-2.5 hour cook time, more meat will take longer Olive Oil - Enough to coat the loin in a thin layer. Alternatively, you can use cheap yellow mustard (it helps hold the rub well and the mustard flavor largely disappears during the cook) Rub of Choice - I like to whip up a Brown Sugar ...

With yet another Call of Duty release on the horizon, we have assembled a collection of Perk-a-Cola themed cocktail recipes to help you get your zombies gaming session kicked off in just the right way. Be sure to check out our  Zombies Drinking Game Rules  as these recipes make for a great companion. Recipe Overview In general, these recipes attempt to mimic the color and feel of each perk-a-cola. Dark liquors can be swapped interchangeably to your liking and you can substitute vodka or light rum for gin if needed. To lower the calories, you can use sparkling water of a complementary flavor. Alternatively, you could use hard seltzer to up the alcohol content. Use ice aggressively to fill up to 12oz. To little ice and it will melt faster and provide too much dilution while cooling the drink. All of these can be scaled to make a pitcher, just stir extra where it says to shake. Always drink responsibly.  1. Jugger-Nog Boost your health pool with a bracing and creamy cocktail...

Do you like pizza? Do you like beans? Here's a simple recipe you should try (recipe up front because I hate it when blogs make you scroll for directions, my take at the end). Cook Time: 45 minutes Servings: Servings: 8-10 Ingredients 2 tablespoons (30 ml) olive oil - I eyeball this and typically go a bit heavier 1 large onion, chopped - Yellow Onions are best 2 celery stalks, diced 2 large carrots, diced 3 large garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup (60 ml) red wine vinegar 4 ounces (115 grams) curly kale leaves, chopped - remove large stems 25oz (550 grams) can crushed tomatoes 2 Cans (455 grams) great northern beans or other large white bean 1/2 pound (225 grams) mozzarella, coarsely grated - I use a standard size bag 1/3 cup (35 grams) grated Parmesan 2 tablespoons (5 grams) roughly chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley for aesthetics To Taste: Salt and Black Pepper, Optional: Red pepper Flakes As needed: Vegetable broth Directions Prepare the beans (open cans) and chop vegetable...