Jacquelyn Dodd, the recipe developer and beer enthusiast behind award-winning website The Beeroness, has a new cookbook all about cooking with—not just drinking—craft beers. The 80 recipes in “Lush” match seasonal brews with seasonal produce. In this excerpt, Dodd provides a primer on cooking with beer, plus three comforting cold-weather dishes to get you started.
Why would you cook with beer? Why not just drink it like a normal person? Great question—I’m glad you asked!