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Squirrel Gravy & Oyster-Flavored Beer?

TheSaltyChef — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:24:22 +0000

Squirrel gravy on grits, fried catfish with peanut sauce and oyster-flavored beer lured thousands to the Charleston Wine + Food Festival this past weekend.

Named one of the country’s five best food festivals by Forbes Traveler, the Charleston event featured shrimp, grits, rice, oysters, fish, pork, game and other Low country dishes.

It also served up some perspective on southern cooking in six short films screened by Potlikker Film Festival, a project of the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi.

Much of southern cooking’s charm is tied to ingenious, often labor-intensive ways to elevate the flavor of extremely inexpensive ingredients, experts say.

I guess people will try anything!

Mother’s Day 2010 Brunch Recipes

TheSaltyChef — Sun, 09 May 2010 15:09:11 +0000

Mother’s Day 2010 Brunch Recipes – Bake Mom a Brunch to Remember. When you were growing up, your mom always made sure she did special things for you – cook your favorite foods, and surprise you with things she knew you’d love. Return the favor by baking your mom a delicious brunch. Even if you didn’t have time to prepare the night before, or you forgot, here is a great breakfast brunch to prepare for your mom.

Here is a recipe for Bacon Quiche Tarts:

INGREDIENTS:

5 slices bacon

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese,

softened

2 tablespoons milk

2 eggs

1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

2 tablespoons chopped green onion

1 (10 ounce) can refrigerated flaky

biscuit dough

DIRECTIONS:

1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F Grease 10 muffin cups.

2.Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until crisp and evenly brown.

3.Place the cream cheese, milk, and eggs in a medium bowl, and beat until smooth with an electric mixer set on Low. Stir in Swiss cheese and green onion, and set aside.

4.Separate dough into 10 biscuits. Press into the bottom and sides of each muffin cup, forming 1/4 inch rims. Sprinkle half of the bacon into the bottoms of the dough-lined muffin cups. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture into each cup.

5.Bake 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until filling is set and rims of the tarts are golden brown. Sprinkle with the remaining bacon, and lightly press into the filling. Remove from pan, and serve warm.

Don’t have time to make quiche tarts? Do you have egg, milk, bread, cheese, meat, and veggies in your fridge? Whip together a delicious Strata. Here are the instructions:

Materials:

1 9X 13 pan, greased

1 pound prepared meat

1 pound prepared vegetables

12 slices plain white bread (Wonder Bread works best)

1 dozen eggs

12 oz cheddar cheese

Salt & Pepper

3 16 oz cans of canned food (to weigh the strata down before baking).

Instructions:

pre heat to 325

Line your pan with 6 slices of bread

pour half the meat and half the veggies down. Cover in 1 cup of eggs and half the cheese

Place 6 slices of bread on top, then add the rest of the meat, veggies, and cheese. Poor the egg mixture over top. Cover in saran wrap, then place the 3 16 ounce cans on top of the strata to weigh the ingredients down and smash them together. Let sit about 15 minutes

Bake for 50 minutes, then turn off your oven and broil for an addition 10 until the top is browned. Take out and let sit for 10 minutes then serve immediately.

This is a very easy Mother’s Day 2010 brunch. We hope that one of these two recipes will help you give mom a mother’s day she can remember for years to come. This is a great last-minute gift that she will see as very thoughtful.

FREE STARBUCKS GIFT CARD

TheSaltyChef — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:22:49 +0000

Do you love Starbucks coffee? I do and I am giving away a FREE $10 gift card as a giveaway for the month of February!

All you have to do is leave 1 comment on the blog per day. All names will be put into a random drawing at the end of the month!

Good Luck!

Dr Oetker Adventure Romantica Contest

TheSaltyChef — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:14:21 +0000

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Dr Oetker. All opinions are 100% mine.

I came across this cool contest through Dr. Oetker. Imagine having a romantic vacation with your sweetie and best of all not having to pay for it! They are giving away tons of prizes such as: Ristorante Pizza Coupon (good for any variety where Dr. Oetker Ristorante Pizzas are available), Ristorante for a Year- prize pack, which includes 52 free Dr. Oetker prize packs and 24 bottles of custom labeled wine, Tours for two at a local winery / vineyard near the winner’s residence and a Grand Prize of an eleven-day Italian wine tour for two, complete with romantic meals, sightseeing and more! Sounds fun huh!

Be sure to register now to become a Savoury Moments member, and get a bonus PIN to enter right away! This will allow you to possible win one of 100,000 prizes! Contest available to Canadians only and Contest ends February 15, 2010. Lots of stuff to win so visit Dr Oetker Adventure Romantica Contest to enter!

When I was on the site I also noticed they had a lot of good looking pizza and other products as well. The site is worth checking out just for the great contest they are running and also they have a variety of coupons. Check it out, you might WIN something!

Tony’s Pizza Giveaway!

TheSaltyChef — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:00:24 +0000

Recently I got a hold of some FREE Tony’s Frozen Pizza coupons from the manufacturer. I thought I would share the coupons with my readers as a fun way to hear from people!

Details:

Contest will run from 1/11/10 to 1/18/10

2 winners will be chosen at random.

1. Submit 1 comment per person to this post. Please tell me what you like about The Chef’s Cookbook and also if there is anything you would like to see here as well.

2. Tweet “Free Tony’s Pizza Giveaway on The Chefs Cookbook – http://www.thechefscookbook.com/tonys-pizza-giveaway/”
Please include your tweet link in your comment.

How to do this?

Simply go to your twitter page and click on the tweet for the Tony’s Pizza Giveaway, ( about 3 hours ago from Google)–click on) this will give you a address link in your browser. Copy and paste that into your comment.

Dinner Party –Part II

TheSaltyChef — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:00:43 +0000

The dinner party was a success! We all had a great time and the food came out great! Enjoy the pictures.

Another Christmas Day Come & Gone…

TheSaltyChef — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:27:35 +0000

Hard to believe that this day is over. Had a great time with the kids and family. My potato casserole took longer to bake than I thought. I thought 45 min at 350F and that would do it, but it actually took over an hour……

Holiday Party At The Salty Chefs House!

TheSaltyChef — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:15:02 +0000

So this year I decided to have a small holiday party to flex my culinary muscle and cook for the people I work with. I am excited, it is a bit of work, but not too much as long as you mise en place. Below is my menu:

Pear Martini, Santa’s Red Hat & Wine Selections

Almond Crusted Gouda Delights

Gouda Cheese crusted with Almonds

Basil Tortellini

Tortellini in a light tomato, basil sauce

Pesto Scallops

Scallops in an herb pesto sauce

Beef & Chicken Skewers

Beef & Chicken skewers in a ginger apricot glaze

Endive Wedges

Tender endive wedges with a sweet dressing, topped with Bleu cheese

Holiday Chocolate Truffles

www.jacobtylerlucas.com

I will be having a soloist also at the house to play the smooth sounds fo Christmas! It is shaping up to be a great party! I will report back with pictures of the food and how it all went! Wish me luck.

Christmas potluck today for GOP women

TheSaltyChef — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:02:05 +0000

A Christmas potluck will be held when the Marion County Republican Women meet today at GOP Headquarters, 114 S. Main St. The main entree will be provided for the noon gathering with attendees asked to bring a side dish or dessert. Additionally, members are asked to bring a non-perishable food donation for the Food Pantry. Election of officers will be held also. Guests are welcome.

Traveling The World…

TheSaltyChef — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:54:34 +0000

Travel insurance can be a very useful protection on trips you may want to take. Anything can happen when you travel abroad. international travel insurance can come in handy when you travel the world to protect against theft, lost luggage, canceled flights and more.
If you are a wine enthusiasts, AZ Culture is having a winery tour on November 7th, which will be sure to be a great experience.

Time: November 7, 2009 from 9am to 6pm
Location: Northern Arizona
Street: 2-Caoch Pickup Locations
City/Town: Phoenix & Cave Creek
Website or Map: http://www.ArizonaGrapeEsca…
Phone: 602-316-8323
Event Type: northern Arizona winery tour
Organized By: Gabriel Bey aka Spooky Cool