beer

It’s time for another Yum of the Month round up! This month it was my turn to choose our theme. Let’s see, the first week of October, what could I possibly choose? Of course I chose pumpkin spice. I’m not the world’s biggest pumpkin spice fiend, but I definitely get into seasonal baking. There are some people who get really into seasonal decorations and keep their houses looking beautiful inside and out (like my neighbors.) Meanwhile my house always seems…

Fancy a shandy? I’ll be honest, it seems to be more of a European drink. When I mention shandy to my friends I get one of two reactions; a confused look or a turned up nose.  I’m not really sure why the bad rap. Maybe because the version Americans have been exposed to the most are the mass manufactured, pre-bottled, come in a 6-pack variety.  I’ve had some of that and let me tell you it almost ruined shandy for…