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Phillip also has some great lifestyle tips on food and gardening that he’s picked up along the way.
Chef Adrianne’s Recipe for Roasted Vegetable Beef Stew
If you are feeling a little chilly on the outside or on the inside, this beef stew will melt even the coldest of hearts. Beef stew is a tried and true classic, yet this one has a few twists that add some unexpected tastes to a staple of seasonal dishes. Miami’s Chef Adrianne’s Maximum Flavor version throws in another dimension by roasting the vegetables before adding them to the stew for braising. This includes two different kinds of squash, ensuring that your taste buds will go for a warm and delicious flavor ride.
RECIPE: Roasted Vegetable Beef Stew
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients:
- 3 lbs boneless beef chuck cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 yellow onions, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 10 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups dry red wine
- 2 cups low sodium beef broth
- 2 cups water
- 3 bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1 pound Yukon potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1/2 cup celery, chopped
- 1 cup butternut squash, cubed
- 1 cup acorn squash, cubed
- 1/2 cup green peas
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, toss carrots, potatoes, celery, and squashes with a bit of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Place in a roasting pan and bake for 15-18 minutes. Meanwhile, season beef with salt and pepper then toss in flour. Shake off excess. In a large Dutch oven or large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat, brown the meat in 3 batches being careful not to overcrowd.
Transfer the meat to a large plate and set aside. Add the onions, garlic and balsamic vinegar; cook, stirring with a wooden spoon and scraping the brown bits from bottom of the pan, for about 5 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes more. Add the beef with its juices back to the pan. Add the wine, beef broth, water, bay leaf, thyme, and sugar. Stir with a wooden spoon to loosen any brown bits from the bottom of the pan and bring to a boil. Cover the pot with a lid, transfer to the preheated oven, and braise for 2 hours.
Remove the pot from the oven and add the roasted vegetables and peas. Cover and place back in oven for about an hour more. Serve the stew hot, or let it come to room temperature and then store in the refrigerator overnight or until ready to serve. This stew improves in flavor if made at least one day ahead.
ABOUT CHEF ADRIANNE CALVO:
Adrianne Calvo is the Executive Chef and owner of Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar, Host of Maximum Flavor Live on NBC’s 6 in the Mix, author of four cookbooks: Maximum Flavor (2005); Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor Fueled by Fire (2008); #MaximumFlavorSocial (2014); and Play with Fire (2015), and founder of the Make it Count Foundation. Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar opened in 2007 and offers a varied and rotating menu with something for everyone. Monthly, the restaurant holds its signature event, Dark Dining, where guests are blindfolded for a sensual experience eliminating one sense to enhance another, providing maximum flavor.
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Two Great Recipes from the Grilled Cheese & Beer Cookbook
Grilled Cheese is near the top of the all time list of North America COMFORT FOODS. It is easy to make, quick, versatile, tasty, and inexpensive. A 7 year old could make one, as well as a money challenged college student, or a cutting edge gastropub chef.
The Grilled Cheese & Beer Cookbook arrives just in time for the renaissance of appreciation for the grilled cheese. The book has a passion for all things grilled cheese and beer, with easy-to-follow instructions that make it perfect for any skill level. It contains over 50 one-of-a-kind grilled cheese sandwich recipes, perfectly paired with craft beers designed to draw out the full flavor of each ingredient.
Some of the recipes in the cookbook include Bacon Me Crazy, Muenster Mash, Dragon Ball Cheese, Revenge of the Swiss, and Not Your Dad’s Fried Bologna.
Here are two two cheesy recipes straight from the cookbook.
Recipe #1: Johnny Apple Cheese
Ingredients:
2 slices whole grain bread
4 slices Adirondack cheddar cheese
1 granny smith apple
3 strips of bacon
Directions: Grease one side of each slice of bread and place in a pan on medium heat, greased side down. Place the cheddar on the bread so that all of the bread is covered. Thinly slice the granny smith apple and place it on one slice of bread so the cheese and bread are completely covered. Add bacon strips to the other slice of bread and cheese. Once the cheese is melted, put the sandwich together and tada! You are all set.
Beer Pairing: This one has a lot to work with for something so simple. A good European-style lager will do well to complement the sharpness of the cheddar and the smoky flavor from the bacon. Heineken and Grolsch would both do fine, but for those looking to accentuate the apple, why not try it with a cider? Although not beer, anyone trying this on a warm sunny day shouldn’t shy away from a nice Angry Orchard or Naked Flock to hit the notes a beer wouldn’t.
Recipe #2: Ménage à Cinq
Ingredients:
3 slices of sourdough bread
2 slices of cheddar cheese
1 slice mozzarella cheese
1 slice of Muenster cheese
1 slice pepper jack cheese
1 slice provolone cheese
1/4 avocado
Directions: Grease one side of each slice of bread and place in a pan on medium heat, greased side down. Cover all three slices with cheese (in no particular order). Once the cheese is melted, put avocado on two slices. Slap it together and enjoy!
Beer Pairing: This is our ode to one of our favorite show, The League. Except, instead of it being Andre’s swanky wine bar, it’s a delicious sandwich paired with a light refreshing lager—one with some punch behind it. Otter Creek’s Citra Mantra is a pretty good bet if you can find it. If not, the guys on the show always prefer Stella Artois or Bud Light. Old post office boxes are a pretty sweet idea for a bar, though. Right?
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Kevin VanBlarcum is a brewer at Keegan Ales in Kingston, NY. After graduating from the University at Albany, he began pursuing a career in the brewing industry. Born and raised in the Catskill Mountains, Kevin currently resides in Pine Hill, New York. James Edward “Eddie” Davis has honed his skills as a chef from Brooklyn, NY to the Catskills. Eddie fell in love with the culinary arts and began to hone his skills at a local favorite, The Caboose.
GRILLED CHEESE & BEER
Written by Kevin VanBlarcum & James Edward Davis
978-1-57826-653-1, $16.95 paperback
978-1-57826-654-8, $12.99 eBook
Find it on Amazon here.
Published by Hatherleigh Press.
Distributed through Penguin Random House.
Available wherever books are sold.
www.hatherleighpress.com
4 of the Best Chocolate Gifts for Romance
TasteTV and the International Chocolate Salon have selected and award 4 of the Best Chocolates for Valentine’s Day, or for anytime when Romance is on the Menu.
9th Annual TASTE Awards Finalists Nominees Announced
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The 9th Annual TASTE AWARDS are proud to announce
The General Finalist Nominees, and Viewers Choice Finalist Nominees.
Award Winners of selected categories will be announced in February 2018, and along with the remaining award winners including Viewers Choice categories receive their honors in late March 2018 at a Red Carpet Awards celebration in Los Angeles.
The Red Carpet awards event featured a star-studded lineup of food and fashion TV celebrities, including winners, nominees and presenters.
More details at www.TheTasteAwards.com
celebrities, including winners, nominees and presenters.
SEE BELOW THE GENERAL AWARD CATEGORY FINALISTS, and VIEWERS CHOICE FINALISTS.
Finalists and Honorees are selected primarily from work and content broadcast between October 2016 and October 2017, including public and media screenings.
GENERAL CATEGORY AWARD NOMINEES
BEST DRINK OR BEVERAGE PROGRAM ONLINE
Broadway Bartender
Papermeal Series Two
Wine for Normal People
Wine Oh TV
BEST DRINK OR BEVERAGE PROGRAM ON TELEVISION
Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party
The 3 Julias on 30A Television
Wine Oh TV
BEST FOOD PROGRAM: TELEVISION
Ellie’s Real Good Food
Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen Cooking Show & Lifestyle Series
Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking
P. Allen Smith’s – Garden Style
Simply Ming
The Urban Vegetarian
Top Chef Season 14
BEST REALITY SERIES
Cheryls Home Cooking
Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party
SCRAPS
The Wiseguy Kitchen Show
Top Chef Canada
BEST CHEF IN A SERIES
A Queen In The Kitchen
Andrew Zimmern Cooks
Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen Cooking Show & Lifestyle Series
Kitchen 90210
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking
Simply Ming
BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES TELEVISION
Food Markets – Palermo / Ballarò
I Hart Food
Lucky Chow
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking
SCRAPS
The Zimmern List
Twice As Good
BEST FASHION FILM
Herod’s Daughter
Little Stories
Proclamation Punctuation
Teatime Ponderer
The Flower Of Life
FERRARA FLAME AWARD FOR BEST BRANDED CONTENT
Caroline Artiss – Simply Beautiful Food
Gather Here
Growing a Greener World
Killian Wells – Blue Dream (Presented by Xyrena)
Model Diaries
Ms. Candy Blog
P. Allen Smith’s – Homegrown Seed Collection
The Navigator’s Table, Series 2
FERRARA FLAME AWARD FOR BEST CITY OR REGIONAL PROGRAM
Living with Phyllis “THE MO’ JAZZ FEST”
Louisiana Eats: Stories From The Back Of The House
The Oyster Farmers
Top Chef Season 14
Twice As Good
BEST GREEN OR ORGANIC PROGRAM, SERIES OR FILM
Food Markets – Palermo / Ballarò
Growing a Greener World
Healthy Voyager TV
Jazzy Vegetarian
SCRAPS
The Oyster Farmers
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
BEST NEW SERIES
Baking with Toddlers
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Gown and Out in Beverly Hills
hot for food
I Hart Food
Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen Cooking Show & Lifestyle Series
The Feast Podcast
The Latin Kitchen
The Urban Vegetarian
Weekends with Yankee
BEST SINGLE TOPIC SERIES
A Queen In The Kitchen
Baking with Toddlers
California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon
Entertaining with Beth
Food Markets – Palermo / Ballarò
Kitchen 90210
P. Allen Smith’s – Garden Style
Recipes for a Sweet Life/ Julia M Usher’s YouTube Channel
Wine Oh TV
BEST TRAVEL PROGRAM
Curious Traveler
Eat Like a Local with Kelley Ferro
Food Markets – Palermo / Ballarò
Healthy Voyager TV
Lucky Chow
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking
SCRAPS
Strictly Dumpling
The Navigator’s Table, Series 2
Twice As Good
Weekends with Yankee
BEST PODCAST
All in the Industry (Heritage Radio Network)
California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Connoisseur’s Corner with Jordan Rich
Earth Eats
Kitchen Chat – The Chew’s Carla Hall
The Feast Podcast
Wine for Normal People
Wine Road Podcast — The Wine, When, and Where of Northern Sonoma County
BEST KIDS PROGRAMS, FILMS OR DOCUMENTARIES
Baking with Toddlers
Kitchen Little
Masha Time!
Smartee Plate: Teddy Finds Her Balance
Twice As Good
BEST INSTRUCTIONAL WEB SERIES
A Queen In The Kitchen
Broadway Bartender
Caroline Artiss – Simply Beautiful Food
P. Allen Smith’s – Homegrown Seed Collection
Recipes for a Sweet Life/ Julia M Usher’s YouTube Channel
Struggle Meals
The Edgy Veg
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
BEST INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
A is for Apple
Curious Traveler
Eat Like a Local with Kelley Ferro
Fish the Dish
One World Kitchen
The Latin Kitchen
The Urban Vegetarian
Top Chef Canada
Vincenzo’s Plate
BEST HEALTH & FITNESS PROGRAM (Food & Diet)
Ellie’s Real Good Food
Healthy Voyager TV
hot for food
Jazzy Vegetarian
P. Allen Smith’s – Garden Style
Smartee Plate: Teddy Finds Her Balance
Un-Inflame Me: Reversing the American Diet & Lifestyle
“OFFICIAL SELECTION”: BEST FEATURE-LENGTH FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
42 Grams (a documentary film)
Craving Cuba
Family Meal
La Revolution du Rose: How a Ridiculed Wine Became a Winner
Michelin Stars — Tales From the Kitchen
New Chefs on the Block
The Oyster Farmers
This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
“OFFICIAL SELECTION”: BEST SHORT FILM OR DOCUMENTARY
A madman in the kitchen
BaseBallet
Dashi Journey
Euphoria- Indescribable adventure
Forgotten Seconds
Hey Chef Where Is Your Home?
Lemonade Mafia
Run Mama Run
The Hammer
The Human Face
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROGRAM, SERIES OR FILM
A madman in the kitchen
Craving Cuba
Food Markets – Palermo / Ballarò
Michelin Stars — Tales From the Kitchen
Salade, Tomates, Rognons
VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEES
BEST FOOD PROGRAM – ONLINE/STREAMING
A Queen In The Kitchen
Andrew Zimmern Cooks
Entertaining with Beth
Louisiana Eats: Stories From The Back Of The House
Recipes for a Sweet Life/ Julia M Usher’s YouTube Channel
Strictly Dumpling
Kitchen Chat – The Chew’s Carla Hall
The Edgy Veg
The Feast Podcast
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
BEST HOME CHEF IN A SERIES
Cheryls Home Cooking
Entertaining with Beth
hot for food
Jazzy Vegetarian
The Edgy Veg
The Topless Baker (Matt Adlard)
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
Vincenzo’s Plate
BEST FOOD TRAVEL SERIES ONLINE
Caroline Artiss – Simply Beautiful Food
Eat Like a Local with Kelley Ferro
Food To Die For
Healthy Voyager TV
Strictly Dumpling
The Brindiamo! Guide
The Navigator’s Table, Series 2
BEST RADIO BROADCAST
California Wine Country with Steve Jaxon
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio
Connoisseur’s Corner with Jordan Rich
Earth Eats
Louisiana Eats: Stories From The Back Of The House
Ms. Candy Blog
BEST COMEDY
Baking with Toddlers
Masha Time!
Playing House (Season 3, USA Network)
The 3 Julias on 30A Television
The Trailer Park Cooking Show With Jolene Sugarbaker
9th Annual TASTE Awards Special Achievement Honorees Announced
The 9th Annual TASTE AWARDS are proud to announce
The Special Achievement Award Winners (Honorees).
Award Winners will receive their honors in late March 2018 at a Red Carpet Awards celebration in Los Angeles.
The Red Carpet awards event featured a star-studded lineup of food and fashion TV celebrities, including winners, nominees and presenters.
More details at www.TheTasteAwards.com
SEE BELOW THE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS (HONOREES),
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AND HONOREE AWARD WINNERS
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| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | PIONEER AWARD |
| TBA | TBA |
| BREAKOUT FOODIES OF THE YEAR | BREAKOUT FASHIONISTAS OF THE YEAR |
| Chef Shock (Twitch), The Food Flirts (PBS), Donal Skehan, Byron Talbott, First We Feast, Brothers Green Eats | Shannon Barker, Sammi Maria, Kia Maria, Anastasjia Louise, Arika Sato, Paige Norri |
| BREAKOUT STORYTELLERS OF THE YEAR | OUTSTANDING VISION |
| Family Meal (feature film), Zest (short film), Swarovski – The Mask | TBA |
| OUTSTANDING PASSION | OUTSTANDING INSPIRATION |
| Action Bronson, Jet Tila | Tieghan Gerard (@halfbakedharvest), Sophie Roe (@sophiaroe) |
| STYLEMAKER AWARD | OUTSTANDING ANIMATION FILM |
| Proclamation Punctuation (short film), Bloomberg Pursuits (Bloomberg Television), Vanessa Ziletti, Jenn Im | Coco, Loving Vincent |
| SPOTLIGHT AWARD | GUILTY ADDICTION OF THE YEAR |
| The Chi (Showtime) | Bong Appetit (Viceland), Ella Woodward (@deliciouslyella), You Suck at Cooking |
| BEST INTERACTIVE E-BOOK | PERSON OF THE YEAR |
| Smartee Plate: Teddy Finds Her Balance | Kylie Jenner, Dua Lipa |
| BEST SOCIAL MEDIA SHORT |
SONG OF THE YEAR |
| Hobo Chefin (Good Catch Films) | Bon Appetit (Katy Perry) |
| BEST VIRTUAL REALITY FILM OR DOCUMENTARY |
FOOD TV CHAMPION AWARD, PRESENTED BY SCHILTZ GOOSE FARM |
| Praying from Afar | Howard Helmer |
| OUTSTANDING MOBILE APPS |
BEST ETHNIC LIFESTYLE FILM AND DOCUMENTARY (BLACK/LATINO/ASIAN) |
| TBA | Godspeed (Asian), Lucky Chow (Asian) Living with Phyllis “The Mo’ Jazz Fest” (Black), Craving Cuba (Latin), The Latin Kitchen |
| OUTSTANDING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION | BEST ACTION SPORTS, ADVENTURES, OR OUTDOORS FILM |
| TBA | Wherever the Wind Takes, Dedicate: Diving Free |
| GREAT TASTE PRIZE:Culinary Tastemakers | GREAT TASTE PRIZE:Hollywood Tastemakers |
| TBA George Chen (China Live), Cindy Chen (China Live), Additional TBA |
Marcel Vigneron, Additional TBA |
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