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Through the end of this December, Seattle’s Fonté Coffee Roaster will donate all net proceeds from sales of its “Limited Edition Holiday Blend” to the Pike Market Child Care and Preschool. Fonté’s 4th Annual “Holiday Coffee for a Cause” will help underwrite the Preschool’s 2013 meal program and help the school reach its goal to make high-quality child care and preschool programs available to children in need.
So show your support and help this wonderful cause!
It’s almost upon us. It’s that special time of year when the hustle and bustle of the holidays comes and lots of great foods are shared. My mouth is already watering thinking about a d’lish turkey dinner with all the fixins’ and holiday cocktails, but I won’t be having that as I will be in the Philippines opening the new Fairmont Hotel and am sure to be trying all kinds of new exciting dishes instead! So while everyone prepares for the upcoming festive season, take a gander of what I have been up to lately
It’s almost time for my “Over 21” Real Fruit Cakes made with Maker’s Mark!
Starting November 26th until December 14th (or while supplies last), my d’lish “Over 21” Real Fruit Cakes will be available for purchase!
Chock full of Maker’s Mark-soaked dried fruits (like cranberries, apricots, and cherries) and toasted nuts (pistachios, hazelnuts, almonds and more) then bound together with a tasty spiced batter. Baked then brushed hot out of the oven with a brown sugar and bourbon glaze – Yum!
These 1-pound loaves are priced at $10.95 and are will be able to purchase online and at my Food Studios (open Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm).
Holiday Extravaganza
A lot of you have asked, “When is the Holiday Extravaganza?”
Because I am traveling so much, I have decided to take a year off from the festivities. The Food Studios will be open to pop by and get signed cookbooks, Dish D’Lish Seasonings, preserves and our Liquid KitchenTM “5130″ Honey and other specialty preserves, candies and more. But we just won’t have a big party… though we may open for a little open house and festive cheer – stay tuned.
Seattle Events!
This fall has been busy here in Seattle! I had a tasty time judging the Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine’s Battle of the Chefs event hosted at Bradlee Distributors where six chef teams were pitted against each other in a 1-hour black box cook-off, all benefitting O Wines “Opportunity for Success Scholarship Program.”
Then it was off to strut my stuff on the catwalk for the Ruby Room’s Annual Fashion Show, one of my favorite charities. This amazing group provides formal dresses for young ladies who need a little extra help with school dances. I got to model a very sparkly, very bling-bling Not Your Mama’s Apron and did a little pre-show promotion on New Day Northwest. This year’s event raised lots of funds for many young ladies to go out in style!
Modeling the Not Your Mama’s Apron on KING 5’s New
Day Northwest!
Cooking in the Flavor Mobile in Anaheim!
Just this past month, my crew and I headed to Anaheim, California for the PMA Fresh Summit conference. This annual conference brings together the leaders and buyers within the fresh produce industry as well as the taste makers and marketing professionals.
We were there representing Sunset Produce… and dished out some tasty samples in their new Flavor Mobile! The crowds loved our Chili & Lime Slow-Cooked Pork Tacos with Sweet Twister Pepper Escabeche, Sunset Tomato Salsa and Avocado Crema as well as our Sunset Pepper
Shrimp with Thai Coconut Curry with Jasmine Rice and Kumato Tomato Mint and Cilantro Salsa. Then there were the Bloody Good Balsamic Mary … Yum
Heather, Jason, myself and Kristen at
the Sunset Flavor Mobile!
For a fun recap of this year’s PMA Fresh Summit, check out this post by DMA Solutions’ The Core Blog!
Mabuhay! (It’s Tagalog for “Welcome!”)
Associate Mixologist Danny Ronen and I are headed to the Philippines to help train the bar staff and open the brand new Fairmont Makati! So make sure you follow my Twitter for all the sneak peeks, tasty photos, and fun adventures! I can’t wait to enjoy some local Filipino foods and make cocktails with all the amazing ingredients and fruits!
It’s been great to hear all the positive feedback on my cocktail show Kathy Casey’s Liquid Kitchen and I am super happy to announce that my show
has been nominated for a Taste Award under the Best Drink or
Beverage Program category! Keep your fingers crossed!
This season was full of a variety of episodes that featured new spins on classics like my Classic Martini with Orange Fennel Walnuts, as well as new creative cocktails like the Green Goddess which I shook up with LUPEC Seattle member Lynne Becker. Lynne was the highest bidder at a LUPEC event to come on a special episode of my show – with all proceeds benefiting breast cancer research.
Season 3’s special guest and LUPEC Seattle member
Lynne Becker and I with our Green Goddess cocktails!
New holiday episodes like the Sparkling PAMA’rita and the Blinker #3 featuring PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur will be up soon – just in time to celebrate!
In the meantime, stir yourself a Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned. Real maple syrup is so tasty in this twist on the Old Fashioned cocktail. It adds not only a touch of sweetness but also a depth of flavor. Be sure to use a high quality maple syrup and keep your maple syrup refrigerated when not using.
MurrayAid
For over three decades, legendary barman extraordinaire Murray Stenson has been renowned locally and internationally for his contribution to the cocktail community, earning him a Tales of the Cocktail Bartender of the Year award. Now, he is in need of our support. It was recently announced that he has a heart ailment that is preventing him from working in the profession that he is so passionate about. Bars, bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts from all over the world have been called forth to help set-up special events for him and spread the word on how everyone can help donate. For more information, ways you can donate or to check out the list of events across the world, check out www.MurryAid.org.
My 10th cookbook is currently being printed off…yay! D’Lish Deviled Eggs is all about that time-honored classic appetizer and my fun takes on it. Due out in February 2013, pre-orders can be made on Amazon! I can’t tell you how excited I am about this book – deviled eggs are one of my favorite appetizers and with over 50 recipes there is sure to be a favorite for everyone in this book!
A Sneak Peak at the Cover of my New Book – out in February!
Looking for the perfect holiday book for your favorite cook? Then look no farther! Good friends and authors Cynthia Nims, Kim O’Donnel, and Jeanne Sauvage all have new cookbooks just in time for the holidays! For the snack lover, Cynthia’s Salty Snacks book is perfect for those with a “salty tooth” and is loaded with exciting tasty recipes such as Salami Chips with Grainy Mustard and Coconut Crisps with Basil and Chiles – yum! Kim is known nationally for her promotion of Meatless Mondays and has the perfect book for those vegetarians on your list or just anyone who is looking to eat a little less meat and more delicious veggies. Her The Meat Lover’s Meatless Celebrations cookbook is just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas – just last night I poured over the pages thinking what will I cook first – ooh, I know… I’ll leave it out for my hubby as a dinner-time hint! For the gluten-sensitive, Jeanne’s Gluten-Free Baking for the Holidays has lots of recipes to choose from for a gluten-free holiday, including an amazing pie crust …and those fluffy little rolls … yes, I have personally tasted them and they are delicious!
So check out these amazing ladies’ latest books and check off a few of those Christmas gifts off your list.
Be sure to visit my blog for the most up to date tasty news, recipes, and tips. And stay tuned for my next newsletter with lots of great stories and photos from my trip to the Philippines!
Wishing you a D’Lish Autumn! –Kathy
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This week on Kathy Casey’s Liquid Kitchen, I shake up a Fair Isle cocktail! Cocchi Barolo Chinato, an Italian digestif, pairs amazingly well with scotch for this cocktail. The addition of fresh grapefruit juice and Bitter Truth Grapefruit Bitters help balance out the flavors!
Enjoy! -Kathy
This week on Kathy Casey’s Liquid Kitchen, I make a Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned! Using the basic Old Fashioned cocktail recipe as a template, it’s very fun and easy to play around with new cocktail ideas. My Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned uses REAL maple syrup pairing wonderfully well with a robust bourbon, in addition to the different kinds of bitters used for this cocktail.
Cheers! -Kathy
Ahh, whiskey – its cozy warmth is the perfect thing to sip on during the cooler months of fall and winter. It’s also the perfect base to build all sorts of cocktails especially that Golden Aged classic, the Old Fashioned!
Did you know that the Old Fashioned is the closest relative to the first original cocktail? The first cocktail consisted mainly of spirit, bitters and sweetener (and water in the form of ice) and there are a great many variations you can riff on.
The latest season of my cocktail show Kathy Casey’s Liquid Kitchen is full of Old Fashioned variations to try.
My ROOT Bourbon Old Fashioned with Carbonated Cherries!
My Evander Old Fashioned uses two of my favorite spirits – rye whiskey and gin! Stirred with Cointreau, housemade Spiced Angostura syrup and a dash of peach bitters, this spin on the classic turns it on its head.
For a real flavor of fall my Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned combines the sweetness of real maple syrup with bourbon as well as a dash of both Orange and Creole bitters for an overall smooth, sipping experience.
So grab that bottle of whiskey, pull out your mixing glass and stir yourself an Old Fashioned cocktail today! –Kathy
Evander Old Fashioned
The Spiced Angostura Syrup is also delicious stirred or shaken into other classic cocktails such as a Collins, or a Manhattan. For a demo on how to make this drink and how to make the Spiced Angostura Syrup, check out www.LiquidKitchen.tv.
Makes 1 drink
3/4 ounce Martin Miller’s Gin
1 ounce Bulleit Rye
1/4 ounce Cointreau
1/4 ounce Spiced Angostura Syrup (recipe follows)
Dash Fee Brother Peach Bitters
Garnish: lemon peel disk
Measure the gin, rye, Cointreau, syrup, and peach bitters into a mixing glass. Fill glass three-quarters with ice. Stir with a barspoon. Strain into an old fashioned glass filled with fresh ice or a Glace Luxury Ice Sphere. Spritz lemon disk over drink then tuck in the drink.
Spiced Angostura Syrup
Makes 1 cup
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup honey
5 cloves, crushed
1 –inch piece of cinnamon stick, crushed
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 Tbsp. Angoursta Bitters
Bring water, honey, spices and bitters to a boil in a small pan. Immediately remove from the heat and let spices infuse for 1 hour. Strain syrup through a fine mesh strainer. Then stir in the lemon juice. Store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
Recipe by Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen™
Maple Bourbon Old Fashioned
Real maple syrup is so tasty in this cocktail – it adds not only a touch of sweetness but also a depth of flavor. Be sure to use a high quality maple syrup and keep your maple syrup refrigerated when not using. For a demo on how to make this drink, check out www.LiquidKitchen.tv.
Makes 1 cocktail
2 ounces bourbon
1/2 ounces REAL maple syrup (store in a squirt bottle or small decorative bottle with a fine pouring tip)
1 dash Bitter Truth Orange Bitters
1 dash Bitter Truth Creole Bitters
Garnish: orange disk
Measure bourbon, maple syrup and bitters into a mixing glass. Fill 3/4 with ice and stir swiftly for 20 seconds. Strain over fresh ice into an Old Fashioned glass. Squeeze orange disk over top of drink and drop in.
Recipe by Kathy Casey Liquid Kitchen™
It’s almost here and tickets are selling fast! Held at the beautiful Tulalip Resort Casino, this year’s Taste of Tulalip will feature over 120 wines from Washington, Oregon, California, Italy and France, paired with the Resort’s outstanding fare.
Thirsty Girl’s Leslie Sbrocco is back to help judge the Rock-n-Roll Cooking Challenge alongside special Guest Chef Marcus Samuelsson, Chef Wayne Johnson and Mauny Kaseburg!
Make sure you mark your calendars and buy your tickets fast for Friday, November 9th and Saturday, November 10th.
Calling all Seattle Foodies! Frantic Foodie Keren Brown has planned the next Foodportunity for next Monday, October 22nd from 6-9pm at Tom Douglas’ Palace Ballroom! Tasty nibbles will be available from participating partners, including Peaks Frozen Custard, Tulalip Casino’s Tulalip Bay, Zinnia Bistro, and more.
This event is open to all food lovers from food journalists, bloggers, public relations professionals, restaurateurs, farmers, companies and all food-passionate people. Make sure you buy tickets in advanced as this will be a hot event!
Why do I wish for rain every fall? Because as soon as it begins, our Northwest grounds moisten and the magic begins. Local wild mushrooms start to pop up! Chanterelles, the fragrant matsutake, cauliflower mushroom (its genus name is Sparassis but it does look like a big cauliflower), angel wings, hedgehog, oyster … the Pacific Northwest has a bounty of edibles yours for the finding. Wild mushroom foraging is one of my favorite activities during the fall season.
Tasty matsutake mushrooms – nom nom nom!
I have been a huge foraging enthusiast for years. It’s how I met fellow mycophagist (mushroom eater/lover) Patrice Benson, who let me tag along through the years to her secret mushroom-picking spots. Of course, I never know exactly where we are going because, like any good mushroom hunter, Patrice would never tell me exactly where we were. Lucky for her, I’m so directionally challenged that I wouldn’t be able to find my way back if I tried!
For over 20 years, Patrice shared her amazing mushroom knowledge with local enthusiasts and chefs, teaching everyone the ins and outs of seeking wild mushrooms. Patrice passed on recently but I know she will be with us in spirit this year as we seek out the first of the season’s mushrooms.
Dear friend Patrice Benson with a bounty of mushrooms! Look at all those Chanterelles!
Thank you, Patrice, for sharing your wonderful knowledge with me and so many others.
If you’re curious about foraging but have never been before, I highly recommend checking out the Puget Sound Mycological Society. They have scores of info for wild mushroom lovers of all backgrounds. From budding beginners to seasoned professionals, the PSMS has all sorts of activities and programs to keep you hunting!
Speaking of activities, this weekend is the annual Puget Sound Wild Mushroom Show held at the Mountaineers Club (located in Seattle’s Magnusson Park), where there will be hundreds of species exhibited. The PSMS has put on a wild mushroom festival every year since 1964. Their two-day fair is one of the largest in North America.
There’ll be guest speakers, program/membership info, an art contest and of course cooking demos! I’ll be cooking up some wild mushroom fun on Sunday (Oct.14) from 2-4 pm — and sharing my “When I Found the Mother Load” story. General Admission is $10 and fun for all ages!
Don’t fret if you can’t make out to the show! There is another great opportunity for wild mushroom foragers – the 27th Annual Breitenbush Mushroom Gathering! Held at the Breitenbush Hot Springs on October 18th – 21st, attendees will focus on the diversity of the wild mushrooms in the Pacific Northwest and the many functions that mushrooms have for both humans and the natural world.
Whether it’s in the woods or from your favorite farmers market, use up this season’s chanterelles in my Savory Chanterelle Bread Pudding one of my favorite wild mushroom recipes.
If you do get a chance to go mushroom hunting, pack up some extra ingredients (as well as rustic breads and a bottle of wine!), a cast iron skillet, a few other staple ingredients and a portable burner – then try making my Wild Mushroom Ragout after pulling in your day’s bounty of mushrooms. So yummy slathered over thick slices of rustic bread and a glass of vino after an exhilarating day roaming the woods for the big find.
So to all you mycophagists out there, here’s to a fun and fruitful season of wild mushroom foraging! -Kathy
Savory Chanterelle Bread Pudding
It is important to use a rustic-style bread for this recipe—not airy bread.
(Photo from Kathy Casey’s Northwest Table, Chronicle Books)
Makes 6 to 8 servings
1 Tbsp olive oil or butter
2 cups cleaned and sliced chanterelles (about 10 ounces)
1/2 cup diced onion
1/3 cup diced celery
1 Tbsp minced fresh garlic
4 cups 1-inch-cubed firm, rustic French- or Italian-style bread
1 1/2 Tbsps minced fresh sage
1 Tbsp minced fresh thyme or lemon thyme
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1 1/2 cups milk
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
Preheat an oven to 325°F. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the chanterelles and onion for 3 to 4 minutes, or until three-quarters done. Add the celery and sauté for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes more. Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds more, taking care not to burn the garlic. Remove from the heat.
Combine the bread cubes, herbs, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix in the cooked mushroom mixture and set aside.
Butter a 6-cup glass or ceramic baking dish or spray with vegetable-oil cooking spray.
Whisk the half-and-half, milk, eggs, and egg yolks in a medium bowl. Pour the egg mixture into the bread mixture and mix gently and thoroughly. Transfer the mixture to the baking dish and level out the surface, lightly pressing the bread down into the dish.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until the custard is just set in the center. Do not overbake or the custard will scramble.
Recipe from Kathy Casey’s Northwest Table, Chronicle Books
My Wild Mushroom Ragout – that’s a 12-inch cast iron skillet…making that Boletus huge!
This is from my first book Pacific Northwest the Beautiful in 1993. Patrice picked these mushrooms for the photo shoot!
Wild Mushroom Ragout
From my first cook book – this recipe is still one of my favorites to enjoy after a long day of foraging. For a very rich flavor soak a few dried wild mushrooms such as Morels or Boletous (Cepes) in the brandy or sherry, then add to simmering ragout. Serve ragout in a big cast iron skillet and spread it on toasted rustic bread, or serve it over grilled fish or roasted chicken or pork.
For making out on your foraging trip take some butter or olive oil, some fresh herbs, onion, garlic, a half pint of heavy cream and a little jar of sherry brandy and white wine mixed together, a lemon and some seasoning — delete the stock. Pack a portable burner, cast iron skillet, a spoon, small cutting board, knife and a loaf of rustic bread. And wish for lot’s of mushrooms.
Makes about 6 servings
4 Tbsps butter
1 cup thinly sliced white onion
2 pounds mushrooms, quartered or sliced (a mixture of local fresh wild mushrooms, if available)
1 Tbsp fresh garlic, minced
2 tsp fresh thyme
1 1/2 tsp minced fresh rosemary or fresh mixed herbs such as thyme, chives and basil
1/4 cup chicken, or mushroom stock, (more or less as needed)
3 Tbsps sherry
2 Tbsps brandy (optional)
1 cup heavy cream
2-3 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper
2 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley (optional)
In a large heavy bottomed skillet or small brazing pan. Melt butter over moderately high heat, add onions, mushrooms and garlic. Cook mixture, stirring often till mushrooms and onions are softened about 3-4 minutes. Add herbs, stock, sherry and brandy. Reduce till only a little liquid remains about 5 minutes or more depending upon if your mushrooms have a lot of moisture in them.
Add whipping cream and cook till mixture is a nice lightly thickened about 3-5 minutes. Add lemon juice. Cook for a couple more minutes. Season and stir in parsley.
Recipe © Kathy Casey Food Studios
