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Salt & Pepper Weekly News
Real home cooking meets chef cuisine!
November 24, 2009 (Thanksgiving edition)
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Eight New Salt & Pepper Videos Available Online Now!
Click on saltandpepperchefs.com to see Home Cook Brian Reeve and Chef "Tee" Terrell Danley show you how to make the following holiday chicken dishes.
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Brian's Tis the Season Chicken Chef Tee's Quail Henin
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Note--Salt & Pepper's instructional breakfast burrito videos will be available online in early 2010.
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Happy Thanksgiving from B. Smith
Lifestyle expert, TV host, author and restaurateur
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Here's a tip that always helps get me through the holidays.
Re-purpose less than perfect decorations--Whether it's spray painting old decorations or filling a vase with broken decorations, reuse the old before getting new. However, if you do want new, don't be afraid of the dollar store, resell shops and discount stores. There are great finds at the five and dime.
Remember, whatever you do, do it with style.
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B. Smith's third cookbook, B. Smith Cooks Southern Style, is available in stores and online. She will be signing it at her DC restaurant in Union Station on Thanksgiving Day from 1 to 3 p.m. Click on bsmith.com to purchase a copy.
The Very Best of B. Smith with Style will launch nationwide on PBS next year.
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Culinary Tips of the Week
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Brian Reeve, home cook
Hone your knife before carving that bird!--Remember to hone your straight-edge knives with a steel before using them and after washing them. Honing straightens out the edge of the blade.
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Chef "Tee" Terrell Danley, restaurant owner/culinary instructor
Do not stuff your turkey--Cook your turkey and stuffing separately, then insert the stuffing into the bird. Why? The inside of the turkey doesn't get hot enough to cook the stuffing completely and that could result in food poisoning. If you are adamant about stuffing your bird anyway, make sure the center of the turkey's internal temperature is 165 degrees F before serving.
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Chef Lauren Von Der Pool, vegan/raw food cuisine expert
Tofurky--This is a great alternative to turkey meat. My sweet citrus butter glaze makes it even better. Try the recipe below.
Learn more about Von Der Pool's exotic vegan and raw food cuisine at vonderpoolgourmet.com.
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Tofurky Sweet Citrus Butter Glaze
Ingredients
*1 cup fresh orange juice
*1/4 cup agave nectar
*1 Tbsp. onion powder
*2 Tbsps. Earth Balance natural buttery spread
*2 Tbsps. extra virgin coconut oil
*A few sprigs of fresh rosemary
*Pink Himalayan sea salt and pepper
Directions--add
orange juice, agave nectar, coconut oil, buttery spread, onion powder
into a small pot; cook over medium heat until mixture reduces down to a
glaze consistency; pour over Tofurky, bake according to the package
directions and enjoy.
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Do you have a culinary question or tip to share?
Email your questions and tips, along with your city and state, to drakeel@drakeelenterprises.com We will do our best to publish as many as we can. |
Happy Thanksgiving from Annette's Creations
Edible chocolate art pictured below
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Fall Centerpiece Movie Madness
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What better way to celebrate this holiday season than with a personalized, chocolate, edible art masterpiece? Annette's Creations designs these delectable alternatives to flowers. The Kennedy Center, Bloomingdales, and the NBC hit drama The West Wing are some of the businesses that have purchased them. Click on Annette's Creations to see more pieces and place an order.
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Chef "Tee" Terrell Danley on Cooking for the Holidays
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 Chef "Tee" Terrell Danley recently shared in the following publications his tips on cooking for the holidays.
Click on Allvoices.comto read why Chef Tee thinks that seasonal ingredients are a good idea.
Click on Starchefs.com to read why Chef Tee thinks that potluck saves you time and money.
Chef Tee is a restaurant owner, consultant and Stratford University culinary instructor. Stratford is based in Falls Church, VA.
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Happy Thanksgiving from Jackie Barnes-Newsome
RE/MAX realty consultant tip
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Kitchen facelifts are worth their weight in gold! The kitchen has become the focal point in today's home. Any kitchen upgrade or remodeling will serve you well, and produce big returns when selling your home.
Jackie Barnes-Newsome has served buyers and sellers in Montgomery, Howard,
Prince George's Counties, MD, Frederick, MD and surrounding Virginia counties
for more than 20 years. Learn more about Jackie and her services at homesbyjackiebarnes.com.
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Salt & Pepper News Correspondent Chef Lauren Von Der Pool Wows Capitol Hill Crowd with Vegetarian and Vegan Dishes while Lobbying Congress
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Chef Lauren Von Der Pool recently handed out free samples of her vegetarian, kid-friendly, lunches (see photos below) at a congressional event in Washington, DC. Von Der Pool and NBA legend John Salley were there to ask Congress to provide more healthy food options to our nation's students. The
Child Nutrition Act, which regulates national school
breakfasts and lunches, is up for congressional review soon. Von Der Pool hopes her dishes will become a part of America's school lunch menus. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and Congressman Jared Polis sponsored the event.
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Kale salad w/mango, Von Der Pool Fruit parfait w/cake
mushrooms, apples, serving students made from quinoa flour
blueberries, caramelized
onions, extra virgin olive oil
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Fruit salad Vegetarian burgers, Passion fruit spritzer steak sandwiches
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 John Salley
(pictured left with Von Der Pool) has been a vegan for years. He changed his diet after poor food
choices took a toll on his body. Salley is now a healthy, aspiring
chef who has his own organic food line. Learn more about it at johnsalleyfoods.com. Salley is the first person in history to play on three different championship-winning teams.
Chef Lauren Von Der Pool is
the founder and CEO of the green, non-profit Von Der Pool Gourmet and
Healthy Living Services, Inc. The organization teaches kids how to
incorporate more vegan foods into their diet as well as the importance
of recycling and composting. Von Der Pool is a Le Cordon Bleu Paris
graduate who has worked with Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck. Her
catering events include the Oscars, Grammys, AMAs and SAG awards.
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Salt & Pepper on WUSA 9
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Home Cook Brian Reeve and Chef "Tee" Terrell Danley are scheduled to cook on WUSA 9's 9 a.m. show in late November or early December. Date and time TBA. WUSA 9 is the CBS affiliate in Washington, DC.
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Salt & Pepper Coming to Radio Soon!
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Home Cook Brian Reeve and Chef "Tee" Terrell Danley will talk food and answer your questions on the new Salt & Pepper call-in, radio show. The zany, entertaining duo will educate while helping you with your culinary challenges. The program also will feature interviews with other foodies who will offer their insight. Date, time and station TBA. Stay tuned!
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Quick Links...
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Salt and Pepper is an online cooking show that features Home Cook Brian Reeve and Chef "Tee" Terrell Danley. Brian shows viewers how to make quick, inexpensive and delicious home-cooked meals. Chef Tee then "peppers" Brian's dishes by elevating the presentation and flavor with his professional touch. Salt & Pepper is a production of Drakeel Enterprises.
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