Beer - mmmn - Liquid Bread

Last night I put together a shepard's pie from all the leftovers from this weekend. So tonight there's probably not very much left for dinner.

Afraid of starving myself, I have supplemented my nutrition with beer and potato chips.

Being a monday, my hubby fulfilled his weekly obligation of filling the growler that comes with his mug club membership at the local brewpub, Half Moon Brewery (http://www.halfmoonbrewery.com/) . They do a decent job brewing and even for dinner, but the part I love best about this place is that they will double fry your french fries so 1) they stay crisp throughout the meal, and 2) they are golden and fluffy, not pale and mealy. It is unfortunate that kids these days are brought up thinking that french fries (or pommes frites) should have the taste and texture of tater tots. Wrong wrong wrong! Having traveled near and far for the best french fries, I have determined that the very best I ever had was in an alley in Bruges, Belgium in 1994 - paired with a mighty heady beer as well.

Other than that shameless plug, I paired monday's brown ale with Zapps Crawtators. They are slightly spicy, not too much and lack the artificial sweetened flavor that is often associated with BBQ flavored chips. There's no smoke, just the fresh taste of a cajun kitchen. http://www.zapps.com/ We sometimes put the small individual bags in the freezer for a change of pace.