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Table of Contents
October 2003 Newsletter

Chef of the Month: Tanya Holland
Cynthia's Corner: I do love pumpkin!
Restaurant, Foodservice and Hospitality at E-Bay
Last Month's Winners and this Month's Giveaways!
All About Peaches
Recent News from the News Desk
Visit the new vendors in our Market Place
Recipe: Apple Strudel

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Site of the Month: AmericasBestKitchens.com
Smiling Faces, Happy Hearts. Montezuma Creek Project
Feeling Lucky? Register to Win!
Pack your Bathing Suit and a Dinner Suit! Get out of Town!
Visit the Market Place
Continuing Education: Get your Degree Now!
Recent News from the News Desk
Recipe: Deliciously Different Chicken Soup from Crisco.com

Chef of the Month: Tanya Holland

Tanya Holland grew up in upstate New York and credits her love of food to her heritage and upbringing: her father is from rural Virginia and her mother from Louisiana. When Tanya was eight years old, her parents founded a gourmet cooking and eating club that consisted of six couples from different ethnic and professional backgrounds. They gathered to share experiences and meals that ranged from French, Mexican, Jewish, Indian, Pennsylvanian Dutch, Italian and Southern Cuisine. Tanya took notes at an early age.

Tanya began her restaurant career in New York City as a restaurant assistant manager and then on to a catering manager, a tasting assistant for a wine importer, and a server at Mesa Grill, before she committed to a career in the kitchen. Tanya returned to Mesa Grill in 1994 to work as a line cook. While working as a line cook at Verbena, she supplemented her income as a food styling assistant to Roscoe Betsill.

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Chef Tanya Holland

Cynthia's Corner: I do love pumpkin!

I do love pumpkin. Pumpkin pies, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cakes, cookies, breakfast rolls -- you name it. It just seems right at this time of year, to celebrate fall with something pumpkin.

I loved Dr. Leo Buscaglia, a gentle man who believed in the power of hugs and love - and autumn leaves.

In one of his books, he talked about how much he loved the beauty and the fragrance of those leaves, all the colors - in fact, everything about them. He wouldn't rake his lawn, because the leaves gave him so much pleasure. In fact, he even wrote about the time he brought piles of leaves into his own living room...

Through the years, my husband and I had the pleasure of seeing our five children grow, along with their friends. Somewhere in our huge collection of slides and photographs, we have many pictures of the kids playing in the leaves.

I would put cornstalks on either side of the front door, and sometimes, we would have a few pumpkins there as well. Decorations stayed up as long as possible, at least until after Thanksgiving, when things would be cleaned up and Christmas decorations took their place.

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Bandana Bandito

Bandana
Bandito
is BACK!

Bandana Bandito's Tex/Mex Gourmet Collection Series has arrived!

The Gourmet Collection Series is the pride of San Antonio taste, with products such as Strawberry Cream Chipotle Sauce, Magnifico Enchilada Sauce, and South Texas Creole Sauce, as well as six other magnificent taste sensations. Until 31 October you can buy the Gourmet Collection Series gift sets, each containing 3 classy products, recipe cards, and a colorful cloth sarape for just $19.95. Order now to bring both style and taste into your kitchen!

Wake up your taste buds with Bandana Bandito's award winning Tex/Mex gourmet foods - salsas, fruity salsas, sauces, mustards, and relishes that are good, healthy and affordable. We also have a range of gift sets that are perfect for any occasion - social or corporate. To experience Bandana Bandito's quality and great service, visit the Bandana Bandito website, or call 800.880.5938

To WIN their $65 Gourmet Collection Series click here:
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Last Month's Winners and This Month's Giveaways and Free Stuff!

Feeling Lucky?

Last month, Dave Bogander won a copy of the cookbook, Great Chefs of the South. Bob Jordon and Susan Moore both won a copy of Dana Carpender's Cookbook, 500 Low Carb Recipes and Desanka Brown and Dawn Shelton each won one of Dana Carpender's book, HOW I GAVE UP MY LOW-FAT DIET AND LOST 40 POUNDS… and How You Can Too. Visit our Sweepstakes Pages each month for all the giveaways.
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Last month Chef Revival gave away 8 Classic Grilling Sets. The winners were: Bob Rosenthal, Bradley Weernink, Larry Musall, George Braverman, Traci Przybylek, David Brook, Harold Brook and Renee Brook.

Corporate Images: You could win $1000 worth of promotional materials for your business with our new sponsor. They have 100's of Print and Promotional Products. Aprons, Cup Holders, Hats, Embroidery, Shirts, Accessories, Towelettes, Knives and more. 1-800-439-8939 x 214 Ask for John King or click here: http://html.chef2chef.net/goto.php?id=355


THIS MONTH you could WIN Bandana Bandito's Gourmet Collection Series, including Sweet Mustard Marinade, Strawberry Chipotle Sauce, South Texas Creole Sauce, and 6 other Tex/Mex tastes. A Value of $65! Register to WIN here:
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This month Chef Revival is giving away 6 autographed food photographs from Eric Futran from Chefshots.com These are really classy shots and you can pick which one you want to win! They are each worth $89.99 http://html.chef2chef.net/goto.php?id=36

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All About Peaches

Ripe, succulent peaches are a delicious end-of-summer favorite. A good source of vitamins A and C, this sweet-flavored treat can be eaten whole or sliced, poached, frozen, grilled, or baked. Peaches are often categorized as clingstone, freestone, or semi-freestone, which refers to how tightly the stone, or pit, adheres to the fruit's flesh.

Georgia may be called "The Peach State," but China is where peaches originate. Ancient legend even suggests that the Chinese thought eating the fruit granted immortality. The peach eventually spread to Persia where it was mistakenly named prunus persica, or "Persian plum," by the Romans. Spanish explorers introduced peaches to the Americas in the Sixteenth Century, and by the 1800s, when commercial farmers started growing the fruit, peaches had already grown in popularity. For more information and a bunch of great recipes Click Here

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We would like to introduce you to Smart Chicken®, this country's only air-chilled fresh chicken. Smart Chicken is truly the most natural chicken in the United States. All birds are raised on a 100% natural diet and processed using purified cold air instead of adding non-potable water - that's the air-chilled difference.

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Support our Newest
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Spices, Nuts, Chocolates, Candy, Dried Fruits, Trail Mixes, Supplements and so much more. You can also find grains and cereals, beans and seeds, pasta, sugar-free chocolates and old-fashioned candy.

New: Come and check out our new custom seasoning blends. Free Shipping on all orders in the continental US! Visit Bulk Foods


SeafoodByNet.com

With over 20 years of restaurant purchasing experience, now you too can have the same superior quality seafood reserved for the finest restaurants. We specialize in rare, hard to find items from our Jumbo Alaskan King Crab Legs which are twice the size as those found in grocery stores to Shrimp from the Gulf Coast that are over an ounce a piece and Lobster tails from Australia and Maine. Our salmon, tuna and swordfish steaks are immediately flash frozen, assuring you of the freshest product available. Choose from one of our standard seafood packs or design one of your own. We offer corporate rates. Visit Seafood Buy Net


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America's Best Kitchens

Have your favorite recipe judged by a panel of culinary experts to see if your kitchen is one of America’s Best!

Do you feel you prepare a specific dish that's so special, so creative and delicious that yours could become certified and recognized as one of Americas Best Kitchens? If so, click here for more information. No entry fees or obligations. Visit America's Best Kitchens


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100's of Print and Promotional Products. Aprons, Cup Holders, Hats, Embroidery, Shirts, Accessories, Towelettes, Knives and more. 1-800-439-8939 x 214. Ask for John King. Visit Corporate Images


Smart Chicken.com

We would like to introduce you to Smart Chicken®, this country's only air-chilled fresh chicken. Smart Chicken is truly the most natural chicken in the United States. All birds are raised on a 100% natural diet and processed using purified cold air instead of adding non-potable water - that's the air-chilled difference.

Succulent flavor, Twice as tender, Always fresh and never frozen, Cooks 17-20% faster. We invite you to graduate your tastes with Smart Chicken®. Visit the Smart Chicken


Beer of the Month Club

Give yourself a pat on the back or your best buddy a reason to live again! Sign on for a ride through Colorado's best breweries. Enjoy two six-packs of handcrafted beers each month!

ArcticLiquor.com delivers Colorado's best microbrews right to your door. Take a stroll through Colorado beer regions from Telluride to Steamboat and everywhere in between. All beer lovers know about Colorado's legendary Microbreweries. We bring them right to your door! Visit the Beer of the Month Club


BourbonChickenSpices.com

Are you familiar with the Bourbon Chicken that you find at the Cajun place in the Food Court at the mall? Well the marinade spices, basting sauce and cooking instructions are now available online from BourbonChickenSpices.com. If you are a fan of this great product, you can now make it at home and avoid the lines at the mall. Visit Bourbon Chicken Spices

Dave's Product Review: I've ordered their product five times. The first time I prepared it for a Labor Day Picnic. We also had Fried Turkey and slow roasted Prime Rib. The Bourbon Chicken was the "Hit" of the party I had a line in front of my grill for over an hour!



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More Fillo than
Anyone, Everyday,
all over the World!

Athens is the world's largest producer of fillo dough and fillo products. We have over 40 years of experience in perfecting fillo, and are committed to continually creating new recipes, high-quality hors d'oeuvres, handmade desserts and a full array of fillo delicacies.

In addition to the highest quality, most flavorful and easiest to use fillo dough pastry sheets in the world, we provide support through a strong and highly responsive distributor network. That's why America's #1 selling Athens™ and Apollo™ brand fillo doughs are also the first choice for professionals.


Apple Strudel

Recipe from Athens Foods


Ingredients:

1/2 cup dark seedless raisins
2 Tbsp. brandy
2 cups apples, pared and thinly sliced (Granny Smith are great!)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
1 Tbsp. lemon peel, grated
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tbsp. butter, melted
1/2 cup fine bread crumbs 1/2 cup apricot preserves
1 Tbsp. brandy
6 sheets Athens™ or Apollo™ fillo dough
4 Tbsp. butter, melted powdered sugar for strudel top


Procedure:

Soak raisins in 2 Tbsp. of brandy about 2 hours. Combine raisin mixture, apples, walnuts, granulated sugar, 2 Tbsp. melted butter, lemon peel, cinnamon and vanilla in a large bowl. Set aside.

In small skillet, melt 2 Tbsp. butter and stir in bread crumbs. Cook until browned (but not too dark). In a small saucepan, heat apricot preserves over low heat until hot. Stir in 1 Tbsp. brandy.

Heat oven to 350°F. Layer fillo sheets on a linen-like kitchen towel, brushing each sheet with melted butter. Spread entire surface with hot apricot mixture; sprinkle with bread crumbs. Spoon apple mixture along longest end of fillo in a 3" strip, leaving a 1/2" border. Using the towel for assistance, lift to roll fillo over filling to form a jelly roll. Place strudel seam side down on lightly buttered jelly roll pan. Brush with butter. Score strudel diagonally through the top few leaves into 12-15 equal sections. Bake at 350°F until strudel is golden brown, about 45-50 minutes. Cool slightly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cut into servings.


Serves 12-15

Recipe From Athens Foods


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