My newest cooking obsession is congee! This one was cooked with mussels and salted seaweed, and dressed with green onion, pickled garlic cloves, daikon and pickled ginger, and swirled… instagram.com/p/B7NCS4EFQFR6…

Trade show swag! instagram.com/p/B7PIbOul4xT5…

You may be pleased to know it doesn't contain chicken. instagram.com/p/B7RMcD9FLyzV…

Two of the tastiest beers I have had! Bob's Courage, a 4% English-style stout recreated from a 1923 recipe, and BPX 1917, a 4% WW1 era Mild. Go Duncan! @ Grizzly Peak Brewing Company instagram.com/p/B7ylkz0FVac1…

Very nice beers here! instagram.com/p/B77SSRjFq3ti…

3.7% ABV. Light bodied and dry, graham crackery malt, and some Centennial character, though it's not 100% Centennial. Mike gets some sulfur/thiols, but me, not so much. It's good and… instagram.com/p/B8AcAP3FYcif…

My hubby being my hubby... instagram.com/p/B8NE08SFHBGr…

Nailed it. Rich, toasty, fruity, warming, good bitterness to not render it cloying....Wow. Definitely a sipper at 8.5%. Would love some blue cheese right now. instagram.com/p/B8SkrPTFdKUq…

Let's see what happens! instagram.com/p/B8XBCPUFZ6lG…

It's a curly hair thing. instagram.com/p/B8pbRpqlCUJm…

Paczki? Bah. It's dirty rice for us, loaded with chicken livers, marsala and cayenne. With phenomenal (homebrewed) porter. And Beausoleil! I miss NOLA! instagram.com/p/B9AzOHQlrWOs…

Field research! Sake and oysters! @ Mink instagram.com/p/B9XkGpZlhQqY…

Molé! About to start.... instagram.com/p/B9cTmmlFbRX6…

Can't believe it's that time of year already! Toasting the spices and preparing the brining solution (with Mike's smoked porter) for the corn-it-myself brisket. @ Allen Park, Michigan instagram.com/p/B9koAmTFQfX7…

Enjoying home-cured corned beef slow cooked in spices and Mike's smoked porter.....with pickle cake for dunking in the delicious spicy broth. Just wish we could have shared it all with… instagram.com/p/B920fIFFjt56…

Last one! instagram.com/p/B-VhDG-jHE3U…

Here's hoping these wee sprouted-from-seeds shoots will eventually turn into huge, juicy Caspian Pinks! instagram.com/p/B_Uw5wtjATqL…

Mike just made these "pepperoni rolls" with leftover sourdough pizza dough. Except I don't like pepperoni, so they are filled with fridge staples- Spanish chorizo, Manchego and confitted… instagram.com/p/B_0kJAPDaxCY…

Just reminding myself how much I love saké! instagram.com/p/CAdmIlrDs2ab…

Another winner from Paula Wolfert! Eggplants stuffed with a filling made from walnuts, pomegranates, red onion, garlic, and many herbs and spices. Amazing! instagram.com/p/CAl5hYpFa6zD…