Beer, yes, but you don't have to be a drinker to enjoy one of my
favorite cookies of March. As many of you realize The Denver Bread
Company is known for having a certain amount of fun on St. Patrick's
day and I was starting to feel left out so I created a beer brownie for
VLC. It starts with a LION STOUT from Sri Lanka which, according to
the Beeradvocate.com, contains hints of vanilla, brown sugar, and
coffee. In other words, perfect flavors for a delicious BROWNIE. I
reduce the liquid down until I've got some pretty concentrated stuff
and then combine that with the best chocolate in the world and there
you have it: the brownie to end all brownies. But since everyone
isn't a chocolate freak, I needed to take one more step to complete my
St. Patrick's Day offerings: GREEN TEA PISTACHIO SHORTBREAD. This
cookie is Shrek kind of green. No preservatives, just Japanese Green
Tea powder and olive oil and you've got some serious green on your
hands. The only trick is that they are light sensitive. Sounds crazy
but if you leave these cookies in the sunshine of the bakery they turn
a kind of dull greenish white. So, we'll be keeping them in the dark -
ask for them. You'll be tickled green.