Eat The Love - Recipes, Photographs and Stories about Desserts, Baked Goods and Food in general, with a healthy dose of humor and happiness for the food obsessed

Beer Cheese Dip

This beer cheese dip recipe, has warm hint of mustard and a complex mix of spices that compliments pretzels and dipping veggies perfectly.

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Soft Pretzel being dipped into Beer Cheese Dip

Though I’ve talked about my obsession with pretzels here on my blog, I don’t think I’ve mentioned how I also have an equal amount of love for thick cheese dip. Especially when it’s in combination with soft pretzels or smeared on a soft pretzel bun. If I’m at a pub (which is fairly rare nowadays, but it still happens) and there is an option for soft pretzels with cheese dip, I will order it. It doesn’t matter what else is available. We’re getting the pretzels with cheese dip.

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Apple Brown Betty with IPA Beer [Sponsored Post]

This classic American rustic dessert, the Apple Brown Betty is given an updated adult twist with the addition of IPA beer in the filling!

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A scoop of Apple Brown Betty dessert in a bowl next to casserole dish full of the American rustic dessert.

This post was sponsored by Safeway. I was compensated for this post and for developing the recipe. However, all opinions below are completely my own. You can get all the products featured in this recipe at your local Safeway!

Last month, when I went up to Sonoma for Safeway to tour the Alvarado Street Bakery and Lagunitas Brewing Company I came away with a newfound respect for both of them, along with Tillamook, who was also there scooping up some of their extra creamy ice cream. After a trip to my local Safeway, I saw that apples were exploding in the produce section. And though I love making fried apple pies, apple blackberry pandowdy and apple pie bars, I was absolutely inspired by my Sonoma trip to make an Apple Brown Betty with IPA beer.

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Homemade Soft Rye Pretzels

These homemade soft rye pretzels are super easy to make with common ingredients, and are better than any soft pretzel you’ll get at a mall!

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My partner AJ and I have been obsessed with pretzels of all sorts, pretty much our entire lives. From the boxes of large hard pretzels, to regular pretzel twists, to pretzel crisps, to those soft pretzels you can get at the ball game and the mall, we eat them all! I’ve made soft pretzel buns constantly for burgers here on my blog, and I use pretzels in my salty snack brookie bars, as well as a coating for my easy caramel apples. But I’ve been wanting to share my go-to Rye Soft Pretzel recipe with everyone for awhile, and here it is!

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Peach and Prosecco Cobbler with Strawberry Biscuits (aka the Bellini Cobbler)

The classic combo of peach and prosecco bellini is turned into summertime cobbler, with strawberry biscuits to bring it up a notch!

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Peach and Prosecco Bellini Cobbler with Strawberry Biscuits

Despite being gay, I’m not a huge brunch person. Don’t get me wrong. I love BRUNCH FOOD. Waffles (like my chocolate waffles with vanilla swirl), pancakes (like my bacon and chives pancakes), and fried grits are all some of my favorite brunch dishes to make. But the act of gather a large group of guys together on a Sunday mid-morning to gossip and gab isn’t really my scene.

But one of the fabulous things about brunch IS the food, and the drinks specifically. Though folks often gravitate toward mimosas, my favorite cocktail for mid-morning is the bellini, a peach puree and prosecco combo. It’s a classic Italian drink that inspired this cobbler, which I fancified even more by topping with strawberry biscuits.

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How to Peel a Peach

Looking for an easy and quick way to peel peaches? Here’s a simple tutorial with step-by-step instructions and photos on how to peel peaches.

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I’m a fairly lazy baker. But I realize there are some fruit that you just need to peel or prep to make the best baked good. Though the skin of a peach is totally edible, the fuzzy skin is tough and don’t taste that great in a baked dishes like my Peach and Blueberry Coffee cake, Sugar Roasted Peach and Blueberry Bacon Buckle, or Peach and Blackberry Pie.

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Pimiento Deviled Eggs

These Pimiento Deviled Eggs are the perfect make-ahead deviled egg dish for any gathering, made with homemade pimiento cheese.

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I joke a lot about growing up in city that I call “southern-adjacent.” St. Louis, my old hometown, has always firmly identified itself as midwestern, but it’s pretty impossible to ignore the southern influence. From gooey butter cake to deep fried ravioli to their obsession with BBQ and ribs, southern food and culture is pervasive in the city.

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