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A Foodster Christmas [2015] – Craft Beer Edition
Christmas is fast approaching. Tis the season for a click-bait craft beer gift guide last minute gift shopping and finding any excuse not to leave our sweatpants and warm blankets to wade through the mass of humanity that is the pre-Christmas local mall scene. Have a craft beer lover that still needs a few more packages under the tree come December […]
A Foodster Christmas [2015]
The holidays are here and in full swing. Although, it almost felt like Thanksgiving didn’t even happen. I ate several plates of food and then woke up from an afternoon nap to find that it is already December! With that, Christmas shopping is here! Over the year, though, I have been given a lot of amazing […]
Honey Beer – Using Honey in Your Homebrew
You can make beer with (almost) anything. While some additions, such as coffee and dried fruit, are fairly common, other ingredients like habanero peppers, live lobsters, and even beard hair sound like they shouldn’t belong anywhere near a brew kettle. Even so, strange brews and experimentation are part all of what makes brewing beer at home so fun. So naturally when I […]
Black Friday 2015 – Goose Hunting in Des Moines
I never thought it would happen to me. Yet here I was, still groggy from the previous day’s overindulgence, leaving my driveway in the predawn hours (still dark to hide my shame!) to join in the lunacy of Black Friday shopping. However, my destination wasn’t Walmart, or Best Buy, or even Target. I was heading to […]
6 Ways to Eat Local in Des Moines This Winter
The Downtown Des Moines Farmer’s Market is officially over. For those of us who relish walking through the market on Saturday morning and browsing the tables of fresh produce, local meats and cheeses this marks the true end of summer. Luckily, there are still many wonderful options for eating locally grown and produced food year-round […]
15 Great Photos From #Harvest15
Farm to Table is a trend something that we all enjoy. The plates at restaurants are beautiful, the food is fresh and our stomachs are happy. In fact, according to the USDA, 14,093 certified and exempt organic farms in the United States sold a total of $5.5 billion in organic products in 2014, up 72 […]
Cooking Classes In Des Moines
Maybe you’re lacking skill in the kitchen or instead of visiting the same restaurant again you’re looking for a unique night out. As you know Des Moines has a lot of options but have you ever considered visiting one of the several cooking classes that are offered in the Des Moines metro area? Whether […]
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