Brrrr!

Gosh! It's cold outside today in Saint Louis, with overcast skies and depressing sleet. So I figured what better beer to sip on than one of my favorite summertime brews? Hey, a gal can dream :) I cracked a can of Wheach to pair with my very early dinner!

This easy-to-drink fruit beer is one of my favorite summertime brews, and with its 5.1% ABV status and availability in cans, it makes an excellent float trip beer! At least, I would think so. Shockingly, after nearly 24 years of living in Missouri and a solid 3 years of living in Rolla, I've still never actually gone floating... :/ Still, I recommend it to anyone who likes fruit beers, those who are new to the craft beer scene, or anyone needing a tasty brunch beer! Wheach gets an A from me :D

As you might notice, I had some bacon and eggs with my beer, as well as the first of my weekly Pinterest projects for the year!

This week, I chose to tackle the Sriracha Maple Oyster Crackers dreamed up by Becky (whome I just learned is a fellow Saint Louisan!) at The Cookie Rookie. I happened to have most of the ingredients on hand, and just needed to pick up the oyster crackers! 

After carefully mixing the glaze ingredients and tossing the crackers, I transferred the crackers to a foil-lined sheet and baked them for an hour, leaving me time to tackle other Sunday chores and to think about the history of Sriracha.
It seems like over the past 5 years, Sriracha has become a nationwide cultural phenomenon- mainstream restaurants such as Noodles and Co. carry it in their dining rooms, Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal is obsessed with the stuff, and interested parties can buy socks, hats, chapstick, hoodies, and even Sriracha underpants if they know where to look. What you might not know is that the producer of our beloved Rooster Sauce, Huy Fong Foods, is based in Los Angeles and has been in business for over 30 years. Sriracha has become a staple in many American kitchens as families use it in macaroni and cheese, in eggs (although I will always prefer Cholula as my breakfast-time hot sauce!), on pizza, and to make easy spicy mayo for use in sushi or to accent grilled salmon. In 2013, Huy Fong faced a lawsuit from the City of Irwindale, which claimed the strong chili odors coming from their factory were a public nuisance, but the lawsuit was dropped in mid-2014!

As for the crackers... they were delicious. Potentially addictive. And so easy to make! They are certainly going to become a staple of any sports parties or informal potlucks I attend this year.