Jul 16 – Everyday Celebrations

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Guy

My guest this week is Maria Provenzano with her new book “Everyday Celebrations From Scratch.”

Why wait for the holidays to celebrate?

Life’s everyday moments are worthy of connecting people together with food and crafts. Everyday Celebrations from Scratch is filled with impressive (yet easy) recipes, step-by-step craft tutorials, and inspiration to set the scene–all to help you create the life you want, from scratch.

First, Maria shares the essentials of everyday celebrations, including must-haves for a well-stocked pantry and the basic supplies for craft activities anyone can do.

Each section of the book provides inspiration for both food and do-it-yourself (DIY) projects, so you can invest minimum time for maximum impact! Discover how fun it can be to celebrate . . .

  • Weeknight meals, so even a takeout night is memorable
  • Family, including an inspiring and nourishing breakfast before a loved one’s major presentation or important test
  • Friendship, with crafts like custom bookmarks for your reading club or wine glass tags for a girl’s night in
  • Sports, which can involve the best-ever tailgating party or a neighborhood backyard Olympics
  • Seasons, to make it even easier to feel festive all year round

Everyday celebrations are the foundations of memories that last a lifetime, and Maria will show you just how easy it can be!

Maria Provenzano is a lifestyle expert who loves inspiring others through crafting and unique recipes. She believes in all things homemade and hopes to encourage others to add a bit of creativity (and fun!) to every day.

Maria is the creator of the site FromScratchwithMaria.com and has had recipes published in numerous magazines, including Bake from Scratch Magazine, Taste of Home, Luxe Life Magazine, and Focus Magazine. She has also been featured on such sites as The Local Moms Network, LaurenConrad.com, Refinery 29, CafeMoms, and Giada De Laurentiis’s Giada: A Digital Weekly.

On Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family, Maria shares her love of homemade crafts, food, and do-it-yourself (DIY) projects. As a mother, she also loves to inspire families to come together through crafting with kids. A native of the Great Lakes State of Michigan, Maria graduated from Florida State University with a BA in theatre and moved to Los Angeles after completing her degree. She is a wife and a mom to two happy boys, and she loves yoga, a great cup of coffee, and spending time with her family.

Maria is a lover of all things crafty and is obsessed with cooking and feeding those around her. She is self-taught–and mom-taught, taking inspiration from the most imaginative, organized, detail-oriented person she knows: her mom! Her hope is to inspire others to be hands-on in their own lives. Follow Maria on Instagram @fromscratchwithmaria or on Facebook and Twitter

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week from Argentina:
2019 Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec
Fresh and fragrant nose of lavender, balsamic, plums, thyme, black pepper, and sweet black cherries. Nice crunchy graphite texture, with a lovely core of fruit concentration supported by lively acidity. Smart and delicious. ABV14%
Learn more here!

Critical Acclaim
JS93 James Suckling: Ripe cherries, lavender, shea butter and milk chocolate. It’s full-bodied with round, ripe tannins and a creamy texture. Seamless and caressing with a long, polished finish.

WW91 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com: The 2019 Trivento Golden Reserve Malbec is a husky red that delivers. This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of active red and black fruits. Pair it with grilled beef kebabs.
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Available at Jacob Liquor Exchange or your favorite wine store www.jacobliquor.com
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Jul 9 – Kiolbassa Smoked Meats

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Guy

First up this week is Michael Kiolbassa, The King of the family owned and operated business in Texas.

There are many sausage companies and sausage brands. But there’s only one that’s as BIG AND BOLD as the state of Texas itself: Kiolbassa Smoked Meats. Genuine. Honest. Always delicious. Since 1949, the Kiolbassa family has been devoted to the time-honored tradition of hand-crafting sausage and bacon the slow, authentic way. We use only the finest cuts of meats and the freshest spices. We slow-craft our meats in small batches, then it’s smoked over hardwood. It’s never hurried, never compromised and contains no MSG or fillers. Just real, authentic meats crafted the old-fashioned Texas way. Bold. Hearty. And so satisfying. You’ll want to take your time enjoying Kiolbassa Smoked Meats. Because we sure took our time making them.

In October of 1949, Kiolbassa opened its doors to the Southwest side of San Antonio and began selling their smoked sausages. It would be slowly smoked with natural hardwoods, and made only in small batches.

  Michael Kiolbassa

Coming up quickly behind him, Robert’s son Michael started as a salesman within the company in 1987. He quickly learned the ropes of the business and the meat industry, and knew it was important to begin building partnerships with other local grocers.

After investing a lot of time and effort into networking, Kiolbassa became available in a few select HEB stores across San Antonio. Michael began delivering the product to HEB from his own truck, and as Kiolbassa gained popularity, it was picked up in HEB distribution centers. A few years later, Kiolbassa was able to gain distribution to Costco stores around the country.
Learn more at: www.kiolbassa.com

Later in the show I’ll be talking to long time friend Tiya Tonn, avid promoter of Butler County beef, including her own brand of premium beef, Satchel Creek Farms. Tiya and I will tell you all about the upcoming event “2022 Farm to Fork and So Much More.” 

The Butler County Farm Bureau Association is now selling tickets for its annual Farm to Fork and So Much More event in July. This year the event expands to eight days, July 16 to July 23, and includes agribusiness workshops and a public agri-art exhibit. Follow on Facebook!

Since 2016, the annual event brings urban and rural people together. The highlight is the one-day bus tour on July 23 that brings urban consumers to rural parts of the county to visit the farms and ranches, and the families producing their food source. The tour ends at Fulton Valley Farms south of Towanda with a dinner featuring locally sourced foods prepared by culinary chefs and students of Butler Community College’s Redler Institute of Culinary Arts.

“Everything we serve at dinner is produced in Butler County,” said Tiya Tonn, Butler County Farm Bureau Association county coordinator and Farm to Fork chair. “Whether its beef, pork, vegetables, fruit, breads, honey, cheese, it is all from our local producers. This is always a highlight. Each year people really enjoy it.” Learn more and get tickets

Good Life Guy’s Wine of The Week:
2019 Z. Alexander Brown Uncaged Cabernet Sauvignon
This rich Cabernet Sauvignon unfolds with rich aromas of black cherry, mocha and sweet toasted oak notes. Bold tannins frame a powerful mid-palate layered with mouth-filling flavors of black cherry and milk chocolate. Smooth and balanced, an elegant finesse defines the long and lingering finish. ABV14.5%   Pairs well with grilled Fillet Mignon, robust pasta, blue cheese.  Learn more here!  Follow on Facebook and Twitter

Grab a bottle at Jacob Liquor Exchange on N. Rock Road and taste with Good Life Guy

Critical Acclaim  
Tasting Panel 92
Distinctive and seductive, with a mélange of dark red fruit, mocha, and cedar in a generous and round body. This red unites power with princely charm.

Wine Enthusiast 90
This sturdy, deeply flavored wine checks all the boxes for excellent Cabernet. It shows subtle oak-spice aromas, concentrated black-cherry flavors and lavish fine-grained tannins that massage the palate.

 

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Jun 25 – This Week’s Show

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Guy

My guest this week is Dr. Will Bulsiewicz (you can call him Dr. B) with his new book; The Fiber Fueled cookbook.

The instant New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller!

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Will Bulsiewicz offers a groundbreaking cookbook packed with delicious plant-based recipes, as well as a targeted plan for overcoming food sensitivities.

Leading gastroenterologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, or “Dr. B,” introduced readers to the wonders of fiber with the New York Times bestseller Fiber Fueled—a guide to optimizing the gut microbiome, sharpening immunity, lowering cholesterol, and promoting weight loss through a diet rich in diverse fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Rather than restriction, Dr. B’s solution is abundance and variety. Now he applies all the principles of the Fiber Fueled diet in a cookbook that’s as beautiful as it is practical.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
NV Castello Del Poggio Rosé
This seductive, crisp, and delicate Italian wine is delightfully refreshing with notes of cantaloupe, white peach, pomegranate and cyclamen flower. Fruity, fresh and smooth, this off-dryRose is versatile enough to enjoy all year round. ABV7%
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This wine is low in Alcohol = Less calories, it’s dairy free, gluten free and vegan friendly
When it’s HOT, this wine is a good choice.
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Available at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road
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Jun 18 – Bradshaw Bourbon with Terry Bradshaw #12

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Guy

This is going to be a good one!  Terry Bradshaw (Pittsburgh Steelers #12 for 14 seasons, 4 Super Bowl wins, 212 passing touchdowns and now a first class NFL commentator and The Bradshaw Bunch TV personality) and his son-in-law Chef Noah Hester join Good Life Guy to talk about Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Bourbon. www.bradshawbourbon.com

Four Super Bowl victories was no ordinary feat, but then Terry Bradshaw was no ordinary player. So, it makes sense that Terry Bradshaw Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is anything but ordinary. Blended from the finest grains and aged in hand selected barrels, the 212 blend is worthy of a nod from a true champion.
Bradshaw Bourbon on Facebook and Twitter

Bradshaw enjoys sipping on a glass of bourbon whiskey, eventually developing a desire for starting his own brand. As a result, in 2020, Bradshaw would launch Bradshaw Straight Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey in collaboration with Green River Distilling. Bradshaw Bourbon uses a mash bill of 70% corn, 21% rye, and 9% malted barley. The whiskey is aged in new American oak barrels for a minimum of two years before being bottled at 51.9% (103.8 proof), a nod to Bradshaw’s career passer completion percentage in the NFL.

Distilled by a third-generation Master Distiller at one of the oldest distilleries in the nation. Bradshaw Bourbon is a serious bourbon for the ages that is sure to garner the following and respect of its namesake.

  • NOSE – Vanilla, Toffee, Banana, Leather, and Campfire Notes
  • PALATE – Cinnamon, Baking Spices, Vanilla, and Coconut
  • FINISH – Wood, Vanilla, Butterscotch

You may remember Noah Hester from my May 7th show about Bradshaw Ranch Thick & Juicy Burgers.  Noah Hester is the founder and culinary talent behind Puako Provisions & Catering. He was recently named one of the country’s top culinary talents for the second time by “Best Chefs America.” This prestigious honor recognizes the most brilliant cooks in the country.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
BOURBON  🙂 Just kidding…I’ll have a wine of the week that goes great with HOT weather, it is almost summer after all!

2021 Imagery Chardonnay, California
Crisp and elegant, this Chardonnay radiates aromas of apple, lime and pear. Subtle oak and and a touch of Chenin Blanc, boost this wine’s brightness and overall liveliness. Balanced flavors of green apple and vanilla, followed by complex layers of fruit and spice lead to an elegant creamy finish. Natural varietal characteristics of Chardonnay shine through without being overshadowed by dominant oak notes. ABV13.5%  Blend: 80% Chardonnay, 20% Chenin Blanc
learn more at www.imagerywinery.com

Grab some Bradshaw Bourbon or the wine of the week
at Jacob Liquor Exchange on North Rock Road

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Jun 11 – 50 Things to Bake Before You Die

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Guy

My guest this week is Allyson Reedy with her new book “50 Things to Bake Before You Die.”

What kind of morbid gal puts baking—the sweetest, the most sublime of life’s pleasures—in the same sentence as death? Can’t we just have our cake without being confronted with our ever-hastening mortality, too?

Dessert-obsessed food writer and restaurant critic Allyson Reedy gets it. She values baked goods and detests the fact that someday she will cease to exist. (And, therefore, taste.)

Which is exactly why her new cookbook is so critical. Introducing 50 Things to Bake Before You Die: The World’s Best Cakes, Pies, Brownies, Cookies, and More from Your Favorite Bakers, Including Christina Tosi, Joanne Chang, and Dominique Ansel [978-1-64604-331-6; $24.95; Ulysses Press; April 2022], a heavenly collection of dessert recipes gifted to us from the greatest bakers and celebrity chefs to small-town café owners and fancy restaurateurs.

“This book is designed for baking mortals like myself,” Reedy says. “I cannot make a perfectly crimped pie crust, and my cakes don’t look like works of art, or even works of a third grader. The point of this book isn’t to make the most beautiful lemon layer cake, but the tastiest, and that should be accessible to all levels of bakers.”

Complete with stunning photography for every recipe, 50 Things to Bake Before You Die will have you turning your home-baking skills into professional-grade desserts without the fuss or stress.

Turn your home-baking skills into professional-grade desserts with this mouthwatering baking book featuring recipes from some of the most incredible bakers and bakeries—including Tieghan Gerard, Joanne Chang (Flour Bakery), Chelsey White, Christina Tosi (Milk Bar), Daniel Boulud, and more!

Get a copy NOW

Allyson Reedy is a dessert-obsessed food writer and restaurant critic in Denver, Colorado. When she’s not taste-testing or checking out new restaurants for a story, she’s probably tripping over her pug in her home kitchen while trying out cookie recipes. Oh, and eating batter and dough by the fistful before her kids ask to lick the bowl; there’s a lot of that happening, too. Learn more at www.allysonreedy.com   Follow on Twitter & Instagram 

Joining me to share the story of Trione Family Vineyards & Winery and the wine of the week is winemaker Scot Covington. Winemaker since 2005, Scot selects the top 3% of estate grapes and crafts small lots of wine in his customized “studio”.  His goal, make wines that that express the highest level of quality across all varieties produced. It’s starting to be pretty warm…let’s taste some fine Sauvignon Blanc!

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2020 Trione Vineyard & Winery Sauvignon Blanc
This Sauvignon Blanc is a rich expression of the varietal. Honeydew melons, nectarines, and white peach all come to mind when tasting this wine. It is a great example of Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc. The pairings are almost too numerous to mention …except for my favorites, Beau Soleil oysters, Brillat-Savarin cheese and a fresh baguette. Cheers! ABV13.5%

Learn more here!

Wine Enthusiast 92
“From estate-grown grapes that were picked in early September, this white is fruity, textured and fresh, with pithy elements of white peach and melon. Balanced acidity doesn’t detract from its lasting succulence and integrated richness.”

Grab a bottle or two at Jacob Liquor Exchange and join me Saturday

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