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Beer Nutrition
Cooking With Beer

By Shereen Jegtvig, About.com

Updated February 05, 2008

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Try using beer in your soup and stew recipes.

Photo © Karen Winton

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Cooking with beer is a fun way to add flavor to many dishes. Try replacing some of the liquid in a stew with beer or replace some of the water in a bread recipe with beer. Here are some tips and recipes for cooking with beer:

For more information on beer, take a look at About Beer

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