Good afternoon to you all and TGIF so, so much.
It’s been a long week, a full one, and a busy one! In fact, yesterday I was so busy that I had no time to write even a single post. I’m sure you were all very disappointed, so here’s what you missed!
23 years (and one day) ago, this little man was born:
It only made sense to start celebrating the day of his birth with a treat specially requested by the beau himself.
While these were easy enough to mix, I realized moments after pouring that I was missing two key ingredients for the process:
- Powdered sugar
- A rolling pin
Neither of these could be substituted (well, I just really needed a rolling pin anyway) so at 7:40 am, I rolled up to Harris Teeter, looking classy as all get out in a dapper oversized t-shirt and boxers, unshowered and wiping sleep from my eyes. I’m sure everyone wanted to be my friend. A quick purchase later, and a REALLY difficult amount of rolling the dough out, followed by a minor grease burn, with Ry’s help, we had…. BEIGNETS!
They may not have been exactly like the ones we ate in NOLA, they were darn tasty.
During my lunch hour, instead of coming home for some No Pants time , I went to the gym, knowing full well I’d have no time to go after work. A sweaty three miles on the elliptical were chased with a quick shower and then a delicious, yet slightly unfilling, meal.
However, when I did what I normally do with tikka masala and rice (jam it all together for a mixed up tasty mash), it looked more like this:
This frozen meal felt more like an appetizer. And I’m DESPERATELY craving real Indian food now (hear that, Ryan? are you reading?)
After work, I was FINALLY able to participate in one of my (new) all-time favorite holidays!
We had a great night planned at Rockfish, and it was packed! Great company, a great brand rep from Peak Organic Brewing Company, and, let’s not forget, a great beer!!
From the brewer:
Hop Noir is a delectable Black IPA, dripping with piney, aromatic Centennial hops. The malt base is dark and rich, anchored by organic black malt. This provides a strong foundation for the extravagant kettle hopping and dry-hopping that this beer experiences. Enjoy with a night-light.
My thoughts?
This beer was a WELCOME change of pace from the other super floral hoppy IPAs I’ve enjoyed all week (like Monday’s double IPA lineup!) The words I’d use to describe the beer would be malty, smokey, and dark! It was sort of like a campfire burn taste, but there were enough hops in there that you could absolutely tell it was an IPA. Black IPAs are pretty new to me, so I was stoked on this one. We even had a few ladies from Girls Pint Out come to join in the fun!!
Oh yeah, then we came home and split an ENTIRE pepperoni pizza.
I’d say it was a bangup birthday, all around. This weekend will be more exciting celebrations, one of the highlights being Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ tonight in Cary.
What are you doing this weekend? Any fun plans?
Sounds like a great bday!!
We are heading to our county fair this weekend and probably hitting up our fav brewery in town! 🙂 Happy Friday!
awhhh little ry is such a cutie! i had that same mix in my parents pantry, but i think it recently got tossed due to the presence of flour moths….gag. where did you find it? i want to make some!!
We found it at A Southern Season, some ritzy specialty food/gourmet/wine store in Chapel Hill. You can def order it online though. It is 2x as dank as my pictures portray it.
OH MY GOSH I LOVE THAT BEIGNET MIX!!! Kyle + his college friends went to Mardi Gras this year and he brought me back a box…. we made them in Tahoe and they were delicious!! We didn’t have measuring spoons so I eyeballed the amount of water and flour… it got a little gloupy but we figured it out in the end. DELICOUS DELICIOUS!!
Happy birthday to Ryan 🙂
Aw, sounds like a good birthday for Ryan! That breakfast looks tasty! I don’t think I’ve ever had beignets…I should change that asap :).