| GROCERY LIST: See what's cooking next week | | Posted Tuesday, January 09, 2007 1:25:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | Yellow onion, red bell pepper, jalapeno, ribs celery, 3 cloves garlic, dried oregano, chicken broth, chili powder, ground cumin, pure ancho chili powder, turkey thighs (about 3), 1 (15-ounce) can golden or white hominy, rinsed and drained, 2 (15-ounce) cans chopped tomatoes and salt to taste. For serving, if desired: shredded Monterey Jack cheese, sliced black olives, red onion and chopped cilantro. Thursday: Thai pork with peanut sauce 1 (2-pound) boneless pork loin, trimmed of fat and cut into 4 pieces, 2 large red bell peppers, teriyaki sauce, rice vinegar, red pepper flakes, 2 cloves garlic and creamy peanut butter. For serving: chopped green onions and chopped dry-roasted peanuts. Friday: Mocha Meringues Vanilla extract, instant espresso powder (instant coffee can be substituted), 4 egg whites, at room temperature, cream of tartar, salt, sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder.... | |
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| | | Colonel Sanders sports a new look | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:12:48 AM by Blog57 Team | | KFC or Kentucky Fried Chicken, the famous chicken restaurant chain, has changed its logo. The logo now shows Colonel Sanders, the founder of KFC, in a chef's red apron instead of his old white suit jacket. The new logo is an attempt to bring out the real persona of Colonel Sanders. He was a real person who was an excellent cook and innovative entrepreneur. The new logo goes with the times with bright colors. .... | |
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| | | Kentucky flavors collected for book | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:40:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | Sharon Thompson, food writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader, has collected some of the commonwealth's favorite recipes, old and new, in a new cookbook from McClanahan Publishing House. Thompson will be signing the new "Flavors of Kentucky" cookbooks, $24.95 for each hardcover book of 160 pages, including many color photographs, from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 at Kentucky Haus Artisan Center, 411 East 10th St., Newport. Kentucky chefs and families were sources for both creative or traditional recipes. The newer inventions usually include a favored Kentucky ingredient, such as bourbon, grits or pecans. Thompson's own family and in-laws were obviously generous enough to open their recipe boxes. Church potlucks, horse farms and Kentucky B&Bs also contributed treasured recipes.... | |
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| | | Giovanni's Italian Restaurant | | Posted Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:38:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | Italians are known for their rich and unique family recipes handed down through countless generations. At Giovanni's Italian Restaurant, owner Gabriel Hernandez Madrigali says his food follows that tradition -- with a twist. "We've had these recipes in our family forever," he says, "but we're the new generation doing them." And by "we" he means his restaurant, which is also his family. Family works in the kitchen and he waits the tables and is the face of what he calls a "neighborhood restaurant." .... | |
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| | | Bangalore Comes to Fairfield | | Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:24:47 AM by Blog57 Team | | A cornucopia of spices blended into each of the dishes offers tastes galore at Bangalore, the new restaurant featuring authentic Indian cuisine. The successful opening of Bangalore, which also is the name of the town in the south of India, is credited to Prakash Nath and his co-owner / chef, Ramesh Masilamani. They brought their skills in the culinary arts and restaurant management to new heights in dining out. Bangalore is located at 1342 King's Highway Cutoff, in the site formerly occupied by Europa. Bangalore offers a main dining room that seats 65, a spacious bar with seating for 14 and a private dining room that accommodates 40 guests. A special feature is the dining alcove between the main room and the kitchen where Masilamani sets up the buffet table that serves luncheon patrons seven days a week.... | |
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| | | Places where cooks go to surf | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 1:20:45 PM by Blog57 Team | | My goal last week was to discover a few more useful cooking Web sites to supplement the two I already use -- epicurious.com and allrecipes.com. Thanks to WichiTalk's responsive readers, I made that goal. And in the process, I also found a bunch of new recipes I have to try very soon, including Baby Ruth brownies, Olive Garden salad dressing and spicy chicken curry. Per my request last week, several readers wrote in to share their favorite recipe Web sites. I've investigated them all and found each to have its own valuable attributes. I compiled the best ones into the following useful list. Now let's get cooking: • Recipezaar.com: Julia Williams was one of many readers to recommend this comprehensive site. "I've tried a lot of them, have lots bookmarked on my computer, but this is absolutely the best ever," she said.... | |
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| | | Otman House remodels | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:07:23 AM by Blog57 Team | | The owners of the historic Oatman House Restaurant, 501 E. Main St., Collinsville, ask that you excuse the commotion while their 130-year-old Victorian confines undergo a face-lift. Workers are busy putting on a new roof and painting this old house. However, daily service remains from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The restaurant is also serving up its homemade chicken and dumplings and brought back its white chicken chili, which will be entered in this year's Annual Chili Cook-Out in Collinsville. Hot caramel apple dumplings are on the dessert menu. You can call the restaurant at 346-2326 or visit online at www.oatmanhousetearoom.com.... From the ashes: Owners of Big Mama's BBQ will reopen their location at Clinton Hill Golf Course, 3700 Old Collinsville Road, Swansea, sometime this week.... | |
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| | | The mix | | Posted Thursday, October 19, 2006 7:09:46 AM by Blog57 Team | | We've all enjoyed some pumpkin pie, but when was the last time you savored some pumpkin crme brulee or a plate of pumpkin pancakes? Recipes for all three are included in the top 30 pumpkin recipe searches on Yahoo, along with pumpkin fudge, jam, cheesecake and ravioli. Visit http://search.yahoo.com/ and search one of these or another pumpkin treat that catches your fancy. .... | |
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| | | Cozy Italian restaurant delivers pizza, charm to Okemos | | Posted Saturday, October 14, 2006 7:09:31 AM by Blog57 Team | | Just before noon, Spagnuolos Italian Restaurant is filled with its Friday regulars. In a corner booth a couple engages in an intimate conversation while sharing a pizza. The aroma of freshly baked cheeses and herbs floats through the entire restaurant. The scent drifts over to where another regular sips a glass of red wine. .... | |
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| | | Tri-State Neighbor | | Posted Sunday, October 08, 2006 11:11:09 PM by Blog57 Team | | After 43 years of owning and operating a popular restaurant in northwest Iowa, Betty Mataloni, 78, can rattle off numerous recipes without even taking a breath."But I love to make cookies and bars the best," said Mataloni, who still works three afternoons a week at a local Okoboji, Iowa, boutique. .... | |
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