Apr 27 – Ultimate Soups & Stews

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Guy

My guess this week, Jan Miller; to talk about Better Home and Gardens “Ultimate Soups & Stews.”

You’ll never run out of delicious soups and stews with this extensive, photo-filled collection of recipes.  This new addition to the ultimate series features enough incredible soups and stews to try a new recipe every day of the year! It’s all here, from timeless classics like potato chowder to intriguing new flavors like minted watermelon soup. Perfect for any day and any season, these recipes cover every course, from appetizers to desserts (believe it or not!) and every season, from hearty winter comfort foods to light and chilled summer refreshers.

Nearly 500 pages in length and packed with full-color photographs and hundreds of inventive recipes, The Ultimate Soups and Stews Book is a great deal at an unbeatable price.  Includes 400 recipes covering every meal, every season, and virtually any occasion 250 full-color photos will keep you inspired when it’s time to fire up the stewpot Features more than 100 recipes that are perfect for fuss-free preparation in your slow cooker.

Packed with tips and helpful pointers, including information on ingredients, how to make your own stock, and much more.  Whether you’re full-time soup lover or just love a meal that’s simple and easy to prepare, this is the ultimate soup cookbook for you.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of The Week:
2010 Zolo Cabernet Reserve Cabernet

The 2010 Zolo Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is a worthy follow-up to the 2009. It has a sedate, well-defined bouquet of kirsch, cranberry, raspberry and that gravel note. The palate is full-bodied and well-balanced with earthy ripe black fruit. It is a little broody, but draws you in, and the finish is powerful but wonderfully focused. This is a classy Cabernet.”  93 Points  The Wine Advocate

Something rich, bold and red…bring on the stew!  Get ya some at Jacob Liquor on North Rock Road…

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Apr 20 – 18th Annual Midwest Winefest

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Guy

It’s all about the Midwest Winefest in the first half!  www.midwestwinefest.com

My first guest is Rita Faires, Winefest Director.  Rita and I will tell you all about this years 18th annul wine extravaganza.  The Grand Tasting Saturday evening features over 300 wines to sample as well as other beverages.   There’s yet another great silent auction with many wine and food related packages to bid on.

18 Food Vendors will be offering wine friendly bites to keep your tummy satisfied while you cruise the wine tables.  And of course there is a selection of non-alcoholic beverages and bottled water available to keep you hydrated.

The live auction is possibly the best in recent history with 53 packages.  I’m going to be on stage doing package description and helping our ever energetic auctioneer Reverend Bernard Georges.   Father Bernie brings some great enthusiasm to the auction and does a great job of making it fun for bidders and watchers alike.

Get your Grand Tasting tickets through www.wichitatix.com or directly from their facility at Century-II.  You can also call 316 219-4TIX

“If you can’t be with the wine you love…

…love the wine your with”

Looking forward to seeing all my wine loving friends at this years Grand Tasting.  Find me and say hello, I’ll  be the one with a wine glass in one hand and a microphone in the other.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2011 Folie a’ Deux Chardonnay 

The Folie à Deux 2011 Chardonnay is a rich wine, and when held up to the light, has a lovely golden hue. Seductive and complex aromas of honeysuckle, hazelnut overtones and melony fruit tough the nose with juicy apple, pineapple and tropical flavors on the palate. The wine has light buttery notes from partial malolactic fermentation and crisp balancing acidity.

Come taste this wine at the Midwest Winefest, then you’ll want to get some at Jacob Liquor Exchange!

 

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Apr 13 – Simply Sensational Cookies

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Guy

My first guest is Nancy Baggett with her new book Simply Sensational Cookies.

From bestselling cookbook author and award-winner Nancy Baggett comes Simply Sensational Cookies, a delicious collection of cookie recipes that covers both the classics that mom used to make and modern, innovative ideas for the adventurous baker. Whether you’re a novice baker, an experienced cook, or a parent looking for new treats to try, this is the ideal cookbook for cookie-lovers, with more than 200 recipes ranging from fast and simple no-bake preparations to challenging projects for experienced bakers.

Features more than 200 recipes, from traditional cookies like chocolate chip to sophisticated, savory cocktail nibbles.  Includes gorgeous and inspiring full-color photography throughout.  Nancy Baggett is also the author of Kneadlessly Simple and twelve other highly respected cookbooks.  Whether you need quick treats for the kids to snack on or fancy fare for your next cocktail party, Simply Sensational Cookies offers a wide range of recipes that will satisfy your every craving.  Learn more at:  www.kitchenlane.com

Nancy Baggett

Nancy Baggett is one of America’s most respected baking teachers. She is the author of the best-selling All-American Cookie Book, The International Cookie Cookbook, and The International Chocolate Cookbook, which was named the best dessert cookbook by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Her work has appeared in Gourmet, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and Ladies’ Home Journal. She has demonstrated her recipes on many television shows, including Good Morning America and CBS This Morning.

Beth Tully

In the second half, local chocolatier Beth Tully joins me in studio with some of her new Macarons.  A macaron is a sweet meringue-based confectionery made with eggs, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond powder or ground almond, and food colouring.  Beth is making some really creative cookies to add to the great assortment of exceptional hand crafted chocolates already available at Cocoa Dulce – Wichita’s and the Midwest’s finest.  www.cocoadulce.com 

Yummy Macarons from Cocoa Dulce and Beth Tully…

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:

NV Korbel Sweet Cuvee
Each of the grape varieties used in the Sweet Cuvee blend plays an important role. Chenin Blanc gives the blend a delicate forward fruit character. Chardonnay gives the blend the body and structure needed to balance with the sweet finish. French Colombard contributes a bright acidity and citrus character. Finally, Muscat Canelli brings the blend together with an appealing tropical and floral flavor.

Something Sparkling that goes great with Cookies, this wine is fresh and aromatic; sweet and easy on the palate; give this one a nice chill and enjoy.

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Apr 6 – This Week’s Show Pre-empted

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Guy

DANG!  No show this weekend due to live sports coverage on KNSS  🙁

Join me next week for more food, wine & fun for your ears

Go WSU, bring it home!

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Mar 30 – Jeff Morgan, Peter Paul Winemaker

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Guy

My guest this week is Jeff Morgan, one of the most dynamic and interesting winemaking personalities in Napa Valley.  Jeff will be in Wichita for the American Institute of Wine & Food (AIWF) National Conference hosted by the Wichita Chapter of AIWF and in conjunction with the 18th Annual Midwest Winefest.  He is also hosting one of the two Winefest Dinners on April 19th at the Eaton Hotel.  Learn more about the dinner and make reservations at www.midwestwinefest.com

Jeff Morgan – Winemaker, Peter Paul Wines, LLC, in his own words:

Jeff Morgan

“I believe I’m the only commercial winemaker who’s also a professional wine (and food) writer. I started out as a cellar rat in New York’s Long Island in 1988. In 1992, I began a 7-year stint with Wine Spectator, finishing as West Coast Editor. Moved to Napa in October 1999. Co-founded the only New World winery dedicated to rose (SoloRosa) in 2001; co-founded Covenant Winery (with Napa vintner Leslie Rudd) in 2003. And now make wine for several other wineries, including Peter Paul, under the aegis of M Square Wine Consultants, owned and operated with winemaker Daniel Moore.

Still writing, too. Since 2001, I’ve written seven cookbooks including: Dean & Deluca, PlumpJack and Domaine Chandon along with continuing journalistic pursuits for such publications as The Wall Street Journal and Wines & Vines. I also teach at the CIA’s Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies in my spare time.”

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2009 CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY

Intensely structured, with ripe, bold tannins, the wine displays a rich core of cassis, blackberry, anise and chocolate. It finishes long with great elegance. This is a single vineyard wine made in a full-bodied style, still tightly wound, yet drinking beautifully now. It also has great cellaring potential.

 

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