Coming up this Saturday at Helena market Days is a 9am cooking demonstration
with Chef Chris Vizzina who is the Winner of the Silver Plate Award.
Also we will have live music from the very talented Katie Searcy and our special charity will have Easter Seals. http://eastersealsbham.org
About our Chef:
In fact this is his fourth year to be nominated for The Silver Plate Award. This is award is given to the nations top college and university General manager /Executive Chef. This summer he was worked with Homewood City Schools and Mountain Brook Schools as part of their summer professional training workshop. He has trained over five hundred city and county school employees on how to utilize fresh herbs and vegetables through Jones Valley Teaching Farm.
He has also been part of Cooking for a Cause which was a dinner that benefits Healthy kids Healthy communities and The United Way.
He is planning on making a Summer Caponata and will also grill the vegetables instead of frying them and use a multigrain / whole wheat bread.
Caponata d' estate
(with our bread it will be called)
Pane a caponata
It will be a taste of Sicily in Helena!
He will use the following :
Eggplants
Whole black olives
Pine nuts
Multigrain or whole wheat country bread
Yellow onion
Celery
Fennel
Zucchini
Plum or roma tomatoes
Fresh basil
Golden rasins
Extra virgin olive oil
And if you would like to be a vendor, contact Cris Nelson (296-6153) or Ron Holly (410-4496).Home Processors, Vendor Rules and Vendor Application
Helena Market Days will provide a rent-free space to one non-profit group each week of market season for purposes of fundraising. The space comes with a pop-up shelter and an 8-foot table. Qualifying organizations include churches, schools, civic organizations and charities, among others. Preference is given to Helena non-profits but any Shelby County organization may apply. Please contact Bob Van Loan at bob75137@aol.com for information and applications.
Last Week's Recipe:
Recipes from Chef Tamburello:
1. Grilled Veggies:
olive oil, salt, pepper and very thinly cut veggies - on grill - heat high - maybe 5 minutes....
2, Chicken Breasts:
Marinate in Italian Salad dressing (with balsamic vinegar), worchestire sauce and white wine.... cook on high heat on grill - fast - so it doesn't dry out.
3. Risotto:
Bring 5 cups of low sodium chicken broth and 1 1/2 cup of water to a boil in a large saucepan... reduce heat to medium low (this is your liquid)
Melt 2 Tablespoons butter/1 tablespoon olive oil in heavy dutch oven over medium heat
Add 1 finely chopped onion , and 1/4 cup of chopped pancetta, 1 garlic clove minced - cook until softened - medium heat - 5 - 7 minutes. Add 2 cups ARBORIO rice and stir frequently until grains are translucent around edges.... about 3 minutes.
Add 1 cup of dry white wine - and cook stirring until wine is fully absorbed. into rice. .. 2 - 3 minutes
Stire in 5 cups of hot broth mixture into rice - reduce heat to medium low and simmer until almost all liquid has been absorbed - and rice is just al dente 16-19 minutes. Stir twice during cooking.
Add 3/4 cup of hot broth mixture and stir gently and constantly until risotto becomes creamy - 3 minutes... stir in 2 oz of parmesan cheese grated... and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream. Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 tablespoons each of chopped parsely, chopped chives and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately!
Here is our upcoming schedule so far, but we are not done. Please check back for more updates. This is be the best year ever!
06/30
Chef Estinfort & Chef Pambo from Cafe De Paris
Live Music By Robby Ryland www.robbyrylandguitarmusic.com
Featured Charity Helena Belles
07/07
Echelon Catering - Chef Gray Byrum
Peaches and Ice Cream Day
Featured Charity Manna Charities
07/14
First Annual Boston Butt Cook off!
Free Tomato Sandwich Day
Live Music By Students of the Heather Batey Voice and Piano Studio
http://www.heatherbatey.com
Featured Charity American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/local-offices/birmingham-alabama
07/21
Bright Star: Chef Austin Davis
http://www.thebrightstar.com
Featured Charity International Cultural Exchange Services
http://www.icesusa.org/exchange-program
07/28
Dyron's Low Country Cuisine - Chef Randall Baldwin
Featured Charity Disability Rights and Resources http://drradvocates.org
Live Music By Abbey Greer
08/04
Ross Bridge Resort - Chef Robert Kamm
Live Music By Katie Searcy
Featured Charity Birmingham Rose Society http://www.birminghamrose.org
LifeSouth Blood Drive
08/11
Rio's Bar and Grill - Chef Hamric
Featured Charity OLVCC Knights of Columbus http://olvknights.com
08/18
Boyscout Iron Chef Cook Off
Live Music By Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra (Scheduled to Appear)
08/25
Ocean – Chef George Reis
Live Music By Andre' Taylor http://www.andretaylormusic.com
Featured Charity Mothers of Pre-Schoolers