image

Chocolate Stout Layer Cake

Friday October 30th 2009

Be still my little mouse heart: This is the best chocolate cake I’ve ever made.

Continue reading...

image

3 Warm & Toasty Fall Cocktails

Friday October 23rd 2009

With fall well underway, Cocktail Season is in full effect here at The Mouse House. Here are three of our favorite fall drinks—guaranteed to knock that seasonal chill right off.

Continue reading...

image

Guinness Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day

Tuesday March 17th 2009

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Boston! Now, cans of Guinness stout will never replace a properly pulled pint in a cozy Irish pub, but we home-bound revelers make do with what we have. We go through a fair amount of Guinness here at The Mouse House—both for drinking and cooking. Here’s a handful of my [...]

Continue reading...

image

Mussels in Ginger Stout Broth

Wednesday March 4th 2009

Mussels are very forgiving to cook. They come with a built in timer. When they open, they’re done. It’s really that easy. These mussels cook up in no time flat and are bathed in a fragrant, gingery broth made with shallots, butter, and stout. Serve with a crusty loaf of garlic bread to sop up [...]

Continue reading...

image

Chocolate & Vanilla Guinness Floats with Creme Chantilly

Friday December 5th 2008

Vanilla Guinness Float Guinness is the favored beer here at The Mouse House, hands down. While we usually enjoy it at home straight out of the can, we do occasionally cook with it, too. (Mmmm, Guinness Stew with Sage and Ginger.) One my all-time favorite things to do with this creamy, rich stout, however, is [...]

Continue reading...

image

Guinness Stew with Sage and Ginger

Sunday November 2nd 2008

I love slow cooking because your food almost cooks itself. You do a little work, then the stove or oven coaxes complex flavor out of simple ingredients. Guinness stew is traditional cold-weather fare and a staple at most good Irish pubs. There are a million versions of the recipe. This is mine, with a few [...]

Continue reading...