Sept 1 – Eat Real Cookbook

My guest this week is Krista Sanderson Co-Author with Zonya Foco of the new Eat REAL Cookbook 28-Day Kickstart.  Krista who lives in Wichita started the web site “Eat Real Wichita” which has now morphed into the popular “Eat Real America.”  The Eat REAL Cookbook along with the web site is a great source of meal planning, and healthy eating.

Stuck in a mealtime rut?
Want to slim down and get healthy for good?
Wish your family was more adventurous with new and healthy foods?

Then join us… on a “nothing processed” journey that focuses on wholesome and delicious REAL food, with its variety of health-boosting nutrients.  This 28-Day REAL Food Kickstart is just the thing to step you – and your family – into a healthy (and waist-whittling!) REAL food eating lifestyle that is so crazy delicious, you will feel like the family meal hero of the decade!

With weekly grocery lists, color photos of every recipe and coaching along the way, you’ll shop, chop, prepare and enjoy REAL food that’s loved by the whole family. And with breakfast, lunch, snack, dessert and beverage recipes included, we’ve got every meal and snack covered, helping you on your way to a nutritionally-rich, flavor-filled way of life!  Order your copy NOW!

Krista Sanderson lives in Wichita, KS with her husband, two kids, and our spoiled Border Collie.  She has a HUGE passion for enjoying REAL food!  After many, many different ideas on how to help others enjoy all the benefits of REAL food, in 2013  Get REAL Wichita, was born.  After a year of talking to members, learning, helping others, and building the content on Get REAL Wichita, they were asked repeatedly to expand beyond Wichita…thus, the birth of Eat REAL America…with weekly meal ideas, recipes, blog topics, tips and more — all focused on REAL food!  Follow Krista on Facebook

As an author, TV host and national speaker, Zonya Foco is leading America in the fight against obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease through smart nutrition and fitness. She is the champion of the diet-downtrodden, a coach to the nutritionally challenged and a crusader with a common-sense approach to healthy eating.

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2017 Elena Walch Pinot Bianco, DOCG Alto Adige Italy
This 100% Pinot Bianco cold fermented in stainless with no oak treatment.  This wine presents itself in clear, bright straw yellow, with fruity aromas, fresh apple notes and a touch of herbs in the bouquet. In the mouth, the wine surprises with elegant, mineral depth, lively acidity and a fresh finish.  An extremely versatile wine for many occasions, delicious as an aperitif or accompaniment for light starters as well as full-bodied first courses, white meat or poultry dishes.

Learn more about Elena Walch 

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Aug 25 – This Week’s Show Pre-empted for Chiefs Football

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This week’s Good Life show has been displaced by Kansas City Chiefs Football which starts at Noon.

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I’ll be back next week with a GREAT show featuring Krista Sanderson local author with her new book “Eat Real Cookbook – 28 Day Kickstart”

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Aug 18 – Johnson’s Iron Chilehead Competition

One of my favorite shows of the year…LIVE from Johnson’s Garden Center on East 13th here in Wichita for the Iron ChileHead Competition.  The smell of roasting Hatch Green Chile, the sound of great beer drinking music, the aroma of fresh brewed craft beer, and the sound and smell of Wichita’s finest food trucks cooking, competing and feeding a happy crowd.

Join in the fun at Iron ChileHead on August 18, 2018 from Noon – 4 PM at Johnson’s Garden Center – 2707 W. 13th St. N. Each participating food truck and brewery creates menus and beers including Johnson’s roasted Hatch Green Chiles, which will be judged by local food and beer judges for the coveted Iron ChileHead trophy! Your vote counts in the People’s Choice Award, so come support your favorite local food truck and brewery!

All ages are welcome, and free to enjoy food trucks and live music presented by the party punk polka band – The Bolzen Beer Band from Lincoln, Nebraska. You can also pick up your own roasted Hatch Green Chiles at the event!

Beerfest tasting is a ticketed event open to ages 21+ only. Tickets are $25 and include a commemorative tasting glass, Iron ChileHead sticker and unlimited beer samples from more than 20 breweries from across the region. Tickets go on sale at both Johnson’s Garden Centers locations and online starting June 15. Receive a free Iron ChileHead Koozie when you purchase your ticket in store! Make sure to grab tickets early as they’re bound to sell out.

On the day of the event, bike and street parking are available at Johnson’s or the parking lot at Asbury Church near 15th and St. Paul is also available.

Check out Ironchilehead.com for more event information, a lineup of competitors and to purchase tickets.  Follow on Twitter!

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
NV Corse, Corsican Vermentino

From producer Dave Phinney’s Locations Series  this 100% Vermentino from Corsica in the Mediterranean, South of France and North of Sardinia.  All stainless fermented, no oak or Malolactic fermentation keeps this wine bright, fresh and crisp.  Golden straw in color, the wine boasts fresh and engaging aromas of honeysuckle, lime zest, and orange blossom. Bright and lively upon entry, it leads to a textural mélange of Meyer lemon, almond, pear, and mountain herbs. There is a hint of wet stone that juxtaposes nicely with an ever-present vein of acidity that provides for a clean finish.  www.locationswine.com   Twitter & Facebook

Something to go with the complex flavor of mild Hatch Green Chile 🙂

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Aug 11 – Any Night Grilling

My first guest this week is Paula Disbrowe with her new book FOOD52 Any Night Grilling – 60 Ways to Fire up Dinner (And More)

In Food52’s Any Night Grilling, author (and Texan) Paula Disbrowe coaches you through the fundamentals of cooking over fire so the simple pleasure of a freshly grilled meal can be enjoyed any night of the week—no long marinades or low-and-slow cook times here. Going way beyond your standard burgers and brats, Disbrowe offers up streamlined, surprising recipes for Crackly Rosemary Flatbread, Grilled Corn Nachos, and Porchetta-Style Pork Kebabs, alongside backyard classics like Sweet & Smoky Drumsticks, Gulf Coast Shrimp Tacos, and Green Chile Cheeseburgers. You’ll also be charring fruits and vegetables in coals for caramelized sweetness, bringing day-old bread back to life, and using lingering heat to cook ahead for future meals. Filled with clever tips, lush photography, and what will surely become your favorite go-to recipes, Any Night Grilling is the only book you and your grill need.

This innovative collection of recipes will have you grilling deeply flavorful dishes for lunch, dinner, or any time.

Paula Disbrowe was the former Cowgirl Chef at Hart & Hind Fitness Ranch in Rio Frio, Texas. Prior to that, she spent ten years working as a food and travel writer. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Food & Wine, and Saveur, among other major publications. Based in Austin Texas, she is the author of five cookbooks.  Learn more about Paula www.pauladisbrowe.com  Follow Paula on Facebook and Twitter!

FOOD52 is a groundbreaking online kitchen and home destination. Founded by Amanda Hesser and Merril Stubbs – two authors and opinionated home cooks who formerly worked for the New York Time – the company celebrates home cooks, giving them recipes, cookbooks, and home goods all in one spot.

Later in the show (if the busy class schedule at ATBBQ permits)  Chef Eric Gephart makes a brief appearance to talk about his visit this weekend at All Things Barbecue!  Had the pleasure of presenting the wines at the ATBBQ Dinner on the Grill with Wine this Friday.  Always a treat to have Chef Eric in the house…he is The Kamado Joe Director of Culinary Inspiration and the coolest grill master ever!

Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
2014 Brutocao Family Vineyards Contento Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino CA
“Our Contento Ranch is a beautiful, hillside vineyard, which gives this wine its distinct character of concentrated fruit and complex layers.  Aromas of dark red fruit with cloves and lavender honey lead into a rich wine with dark plums and figs, giving way to coffee, caramel and notes of tobacco and resulting in a long, smooth finish of fruit and dark chocolate. “

This seductive wine has aromas of mint and cassis leading to deliciously ripe and complex fruit flavors within a creamy texture. While braced by fine-grained tannins, the wine remains almost silky on the palate, bringing cherry, blueberry and mocha flavors that linger on the finish.  Wine Enthusiast 92 “Editors Choice”

Learn more here: www.brutocaocellars.com

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Aug 4 – Finding Mezcal

My 1st guest is Ron Cooper with his new book “Finding Mezcal – A Journey into the Liquid Soul of Mexico”

In this groundbreaking and deeply personal book, Ron Cooper—a leading voice in the artisanal mezcal movement, and the person largely responsible for popularizing the spirit in the United States—shares everything he knows about this storied, culturally rich, and now hugely in-demand spirit, along with 40 recipes.

In 1990, artist Ron Cooper was collaborating with craftspeople in Oaxaca, Mexico, when he found mezcal—or, as he likes to say, mezcal found him. This traditional spirit was virtually unknown in the United States at the time, and Cooper founded Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal in order to import it.Finding Mezcal recounts Cooper’s love affair with the spirit and the people who make it; its meteoric rise in popularity; and the delicate balance between sharing mezcal with the world and facilitating its preservation. Each chapter introduces a new mezcal, its producer, and its place of origin, while also covering mezcal production methods and the botany of the maguey (aka agave) plant, from which mezcal is distilled. Featuring 40 recipes developed for Del Maguey by chefs and bartenders from around the world, the book is copiously illustrated with photographs, as well as Cooper’s artwork and that of his friend Ken Price, who illustrated Del Maguey’s now-iconic.  Follow Ron on Facebook and Del Maguey on Twitter

Ron Cooper began his work, art, and journey with Mezcal in 1970. Around that time, he accidentally came across Oaxaca and fell in love with its people, culture, and overall spirit. After learning and working with locals and having several attempts to bring Mezcal to the world at large, Ron opened Del Maguey as Founder and President in the 1990s. The company has become very successful as of late, as Mezcal is entering the mainstream of American bars, becoming an artisanal or craft ingredient for many creative cocktails. In recent years Ron has done dinner pairings with chefs Jose Andres, and Mary Sue Milliken appeared on CNN with Anthony Bourdain, and recently was awarded the James Beard Award for “Outstanding Wine, Beer, or Spirits Professional.
Check out this cool Forbes article about Ron and Mezcal.

In the second half I’ll be talking to Jeff Sollo, Winemaker and vineyard manager at Grace Hill Winery in beautiful White Water Kansas.

We’ll be talking about the winery, products produced, how you can sign up to help with harvest this year and more importantly the launching of the Cellar Series with an initial release of 4 new wines:

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1) 2017 Rosé of Chambourcin
2) 2015 Crimson Cabernet
3) 2015 Old Vine Chambourcin
4) 2015 Juvenile Chambourcin

The Cellar Series wines will be available exclusively at the winery, 6310 S Grace Hill Rd. Whitewater, Kansas 67154  Get Directions

Good Life Guy’s Wines of the Week:
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