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- Bourbon Barrel-Aged Beers Are Peak Winter Vibes
- 8 New Children’s Books That Celebrate Food Diversity
- 54 Sleep Teas Later, Here Are the Tastiest—& Sleepiest
- Excellent Gluten-Free Sourdough Bread Is Possible—in Just 5 Easy Steps
| Bourbon Barrel-Aged Beers Are Peak Winter Vibes Posted: 14 Jan 2022 03:04 PM PST Barrel-aged beers are popular right now: Fans stand outside of some breweries the day before a bottle release for the chance to snag the special, and often limited, liquid. Some collectors may try to buy them online in sales that sell out in seconds. Many breweries require patrons to enter a lottery for a chance to buy releases to make it a little fairer. A majority of these 12- to 25-ounce beers sell for $20 to $100 a bottle, and end up reselling for hundreds or even $1,000 on secondary markets. But it wasn't always like this. Back when Chicago's Goose Island entered one of its first batches of Bourbon County Brand Stout—the beer that kickstarted the barrel-aged stout style—into the Great American Beer Festival in 1995, the competition didn't even have a category the beer could enter. Since then, it's grown into a yearly release where everyone is excited to see just what Goose Island does next with its popular series. |
| 8 New Children’s Books That Celebrate Food Diversity Posted: 14 Jan 2022 12:15 PM PST Reading books about stone soup, and green eggs and ham were entertaining and fun when I was young, but as a Korean-American kid who grew up eating westernized suburban fare and kimchi jjigae from my birth country, they barely resembled my culture and definitely didn't reflect my family's dinner table. Still, I never questioned the lack of representation and the implications it had on my understanding of my own culture until I read Bee-bim-bop! last year as a full-grown adult. It's a beautiful peek inside the vibrant and sensory details that make up a typical Korean-American family dinner, and resembled all the scents, sights, and sounds of a regular night at the Lee household growing up. Though I hate to admit how long it took me to find this book, I'm grateful for authors like Linda Sue Park who make me feel seen and proud of my culture. |
| 54 Sleep Teas Later, Here Are the Tastiest—& Sleepiest Posted: 14 Jan 2022 11:19 AM PST After two weeks of drinking sleep-inducing herbal teas, I have never been so tired in my life. Flavor aside, these teas knocked me out. Like in the middle of the workday and during my pre-bed yoga practice (sorry, Adriene). Drinking tea before bed is said to have a calming effect, improve sleep quality, and overall give you a restful sleep. Here's the thing: I haven't had a bad night's sleep since 1995 when I was a nocturnal newborn. I've slept through phones ringing in the middle of the night and literal trees falling down (the norm during snowy Connecticut winters). I didn't think I had any sleep problems that needed fixing, especially from just an eight-ounce cup of bedtime tea, but I was wrong. As I worked my way through 54 different caffeine-free tea bags, I found myself dozing off at inconvenient times, which I'm sure was only encouraged by my pandemic habit of working in a nearly horizontal position on the couch in front of the television. |
| Excellent Gluten-Free Sourdough Bread Is Possible—in Just 5 Easy Steps Posted: 14 Jan 2022 08:00 AM PST Just as appetites are growing for ancient wheat flours like spelt, Kamut, and einkorn, so too is consumer demand for naturally gluten-free flours like buckwheat, sorghum, and teff—albeit a bit more slowly. Little by little, whether they have gluten intolerances or not, bakers are beginning to appreciate the unique flavors presented by gluten-free alternatives. The result? Tastier loaves of gluten-free bread. From Our Shop 1. Stock Up on "Short" & "Long" Flours"Gluten-free isn't a fad diet, and it isn't a diet that lacks," said Naomi Devlin, the U.K.-based author of River Cottage Gluten Free. "It potentially could be a diet that has a lot more flavor and diversity in it." Despite being seemingly everywhere, gluten is found only in three cereals: barley, wheat, and rye (plus hybrids like triticale). On the other hand, gluten-free grains and cereals are far more numerous: buckwheat, teff, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, lentil, chickpea, almond, quinoa, amaranth—the list goes on. |
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