Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

I didn’t win the Bacon Fest recipe contest, but the cookies came out pretty damn good!  For anyone who is interested, here is how you can make them yourself:   Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies Makes approx. 32 cookies   Ingredients 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 1/2 cup plain vegetable shortening 1 cup white sugar 1/2… Continue reading Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Allagash Black Beef Stew With Kale

  Adapted from Trisha Yearwood’s Slow-Cooker Stout Beef Stew This hearty beef and stout stew is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day… Or any other day that the temperature is below 65 degrees.  Some might consider cooking with Allagash a waste of fancy beer.  Not so!  My Grandma Fran always said never to cook with wine… Continue reading Allagash Black Beef Stew With Kale

SomruS and Thali: Delicious Food and Drinks

  Earlier this week, Alternative Control was invited to Thali in New Haven to try SomruS, a recently launched Indian liqueur.  SomruS is truly an international product — dreamed up by a Chicago-based company, made with Caribbean rum, and bottled in Wisconsin, SomruS is the first cream liqueur to represent the flavors of India. And… Continue reading SomruS and Thali: Delicious Food and Drinks

Do Cinco de Mayo the Right Way with the Margarita Schaffer

by Jesse Styles The Margarita Schaffer This recipe makes one large margarita or two small ones. What you will need: – 3 3/4 oz.  Silver Tequila of Your Choice (The cheap stuff works best for mixing)* – 2 ½ oz Lime Juice – 1 oz Agave Nectar – Cocktail Shaker – Double Sided Jigger (My… Continue reading Do Cinco de Mayo the Right Way with the Margarita Schaffer

Here It Comes… The Last Week of Summer

Aside from the summers off, er, the joy of molding young minds, the best thing about working in education is the opportunity for a fresh start every year.  I feel lucky to have a defined time in my professional life to trash what doesn’t work and build on what does.  But summer ain’t over for… Continue reading Here It Comes… The Last Week of Summer

Smokehouse Sausage Goes Italian

The best thing about Alternative Control?  One minute we’re writing about local metal and the next minute we’re writing about sausages! Broccoli rabe and sausage is one of my all-time favorite meals — so when my husband and I picked up some rabbit and elk sausages (yes, you read that right) on a visit to… Continue reading Smokehouse Sausage Goes Italian