Hands Over Feet

Homey food tonight: Baked potatoes and roasted whole mini...

brianbarth — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:15:42 -0400

Homey food tonight: Baked potatoes and roasted whole mini onions, sour cream, pink peppercorns, lavender delicious!

Lovely salad with walnuts, goat cheese and flax seed!

brianbarth — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:27:50 -0400

Lovely salad with walnuts, goat cheese and flax seed!

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emmamallinen — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:51:19 -0500

Five Gold Rings - Homebrew Update We’re pleased to...

emmamallinen — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:53:57 -0500

Five Gold Rings - Homebrew Update

We’re pleased to announce that we have now successfully brewed, bottled, and labeled our signature Sellis White (a Belgian witbier). It’s been a wild ride, and over the course of our household brewing efforts (commanded and lead by Mr. Barth), we have now amassed a crew of dark bottles, bags of caps, and strange glass tubes and airtight contraptions. There’s almost always a bag of hops in the back of our fridge, too, which should not be confused for a pouch of salad greens.

So! Presenting Five Gold Rings brewed by Hands Over Feet in the heart of Boston, a seasonal dazzler, 5.5% A.B.V. - a golden unfiltered cup of coolness.

The beautiful label you see here is designed by my (Emma) fabulous, talented, sparkling sister Jenni who lives and designs in New York City - and hopefully will be working with us on more labels in the future! You can see the label she designed in our earlier post, here.

Five Gold Rings
Grains: Flaked Oats
Malt: Light and Dark Wheat
Hops: Styrian Goldings
Spices: Bitter Orange, Coriander Seed, Irish moss

And then Emma and Chris made oatmeal cookies. In like 5 minutes....

brianbarth — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:35:00 -0500

And then Emma and Chris made oatmeal cookies. In like 5 minutes. And now back to Downton Abbey…

Emma made cabbage gyoza tonight! Delicious fried greatness!

brianbarth — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:29:17 -0500

Emma made cabbage gyoza tonight! Delicious fried greatness!

Beets are the best!

brianbarth — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:05:33 -0500

Beets are the best!

Juicing some haymarket limes - gin and tonics ahoy!

brianbarth — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:57:34 -0500

Juicing some haymarket limes - gin and tonics ahoy!

Cooking up our newest brew over at Hands over Feet! Stay...

brianbarth — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:34:33 -0500

Cooking up our newest brew over at Hands over Feet! Stay tuned…it’s a tripel…!

Johan goes to Mexico and some tofu, brussels sprouts over our...

brianbarth — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:26:19 -0500

Johan goes to Mexico and some tofu, brussels sprouts over our butternut squash soup. Of course, served with Cape Cod potato chips (Chris’ brilliant idea).

Made some beautiful popovers this morning - happy Sunday...

brianbarth — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:22:18 -0500

Made some beautiful popovers this morning - happy Sunday everyone!

Sunday Cooking Win. Brian on the butternut squash, carrot,...

chrisrubeo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:42:08 -0500

Sunday Cooking Win.

Brian on the butternut squash, carrot, onion, curry with spice.

Chris on the brussels sprouts, goat cheese, pesto, pine nut, and sun dried tomato salad.

Things are moving beautifully out here in PHX! Many thanks to...

brianbarth — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:04:37 -0500

Things are moving beautifully out here in PHX! Many thanks to Noah, our awesome recording guru. We’re booked up over the next few days, but I’ll keep you posted.

Hope you all are well!

Finland and Gingerbread I’m watching the frost melt on the...

emmamallinen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:28:00 -0500

Finland and Gingerbread

I’m watching the frost melt on the grass from my second floor double-paned window. This is a very slow process: it’s midwinter in Finland and the sun rises at 9:30 AM and sets at 3:15 PM. It’s a wonderful thing to be able to see the dawn every day.

It has been one of those odd winters where we haven’t had any snow here - in Finland of all places. Instead the temperature hovers just above freezing point and it drizzles daily. The sky is foggy and gray and the clouds move at high speeds overhead. There is something beautiful about this weather though, it brings out saturated colors. Our neighbor’s lawn is this thick mossy green that glows in comparison to the leafless bushes and trees. The whites of yard lights and painted gutters and fences pop brightly. Even the dead bushes have a red, ruddy kind of weight to them. It must be some kind of trick of dim light that gives everything heavier, juicier colors.

My sister and I built this gingerbread house this year. We build one every year, and try to be as creative as possible. This year’s house was actually a birdhouse with candycane for a stand, a heart-shaped door hole, gingerbread leaves, and stained glass windows.

How to make stained glass windows for your gingerbread house:

Place gummy bears in the window holes before baking.

After baking, let fully cool before moving - the windows are finicky and sticky.

The windows will take a few days to set, so assemble the house but be careful not to let the windows make contact with anything.

- Emma

Another day, another duck. This one was hunted on Long Island,...

brianbarth — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:10:06 -0500

Another day, another duck. This one was hunted on Long Island, with a little oil, salt and pepper the earthy fatty flavors of the meat itself really shone through. We’ll probably use some thyme next time, though. Thyme is never a bad idea.

I’m starting to sense a theme here…

Had a lovely time with Dave and Charles out on the Cape for a...

brianbarth — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:05:05 -0500

Had a lovely time with Dave and Charles out on the Cape for a quick run on the beach and some roast duck! (More on the duck soon)

Beer Label So my sister is pretty much a baller and so talented...

emmamallinen — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:35:00 -0500

Beer Label

So my sister is pretty much a baller and so talented with design. We haven’t yet written a really comprehensive post about homebrewing, but I’m sure we will in the New Year.

We started brewing last fall and we’ve made about three or four batches so far. Brian has led the way with this craft - he goes to our favorite homebrew store The Homebrew Emporium to pick up ingredients every so often. So far it’s been well worth the price to brew our own - a bomber of beer usually will cost us under three dollars to make (not including start up costs - buying equipment). You’ll be hearing more details on it soon.

Our most successful batch has been a delicious Sellis White (a Belgian witbier), with a finish of orange and coriander. It’s refreshing, yeasty and delicious. We’re branding this latest batch for the winter season “Five Gold Rings” and we hope you’ll try some.

Design by my fantastic sister, Jenni (nothingestmoments)

- Emma

Travel Happy Things will be slowing down here for the next few...

brianbarth — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 08:47:00 -0500

Travel Happy

Things will be slowing down here for the next few weeks. Emma’s in Finland, Chris is in Kingston, and I’m flying out for the month this morning. Have a very Happy Christmas all and we wish you all the best.

Sustainable Love Saw this amazing house in Wellfleet, MA. Yes,...

brianbarth — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:16:00 -0500

Sustainable Love

Saw this amazing house in Wellfleet, MA. Yes, those are vertical axis turbines on the hill. Yes, they are completely silent. I’m in love.

- Brian

Hole-in-the-Wall Pizza It’s a lovely day for...

brianbarth — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:03:00 -0500

Hole-in-the-Wall Pizza

It’s a lovely day for Umberto’s! Now, if only they had Guinness on tap…then I guess it’d be just the loveliest day of all! Hope you’re all out and about in this warm, gray day.