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Bill Gable
I love food. I bought my first cook book when I was a bachelor in the mid-seventies. I think it was the Fannie Farmer cook book. I lived in Windsor then and a huge blizzard arrived one day. Somehow, my best friend managed to make it to my apartment for a visit before the roads became impassable. We were having beers and watching television when my friend said that a bowl of his mom’s vegetable beef soup would really be great. I think both of us were surviving on bologna sandwiches and Campbells’ soup back then. My friend called his mother and jotted down her recipe for the home-made soup. We trudged two blocks to an A&P store to buy the ingredients. Then, we dutifully followed the recipe and several hours later….Voila! For two twenty-something bachelors having totally uneducated palates, it was a “eureka” moment. I bought the Fannie Farmer cook book the next day. Since then, I’ve enjoyed cooking for family, friends and myself. My daughter, Lisa, was always my biggest culinary cheerleader, probably because I doted on her and strived to make lots of her favourites. I appreciate all varieties of food…From the simple chili hot dog to some fancy stuff. By the way, the best chili dog I’ve ever had is at Lafayette Coney Island in downtown Detroit. If you’re ever in Windsor, it’s worth a trip across the border, just five minutes away. However, here is a recipe for something different that takes a little more time to prepare but it’s worth it: Chicken croquettes. Try them for dinner one night with mashed potatoes and a vegetable. (Please exercise caution when deep-frying the croquettes.) CROQUETTE BATTER: 1 CUP OF MILK. 1 CUP CANNED CHICKEN BROTH. 2 TEASPOONS CHOPPED PARSLEY. ¼ TEASPOON WHITE PEPPER. 1 CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR. 1 CELERY STALK, MINCED. 8 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED BUTTER. 1 AND ¼ POUNDS CHICKEN MEAT, COOKED AND GROUND MEDIUM-FINE IN A FOOD PROCESSOR. BREADING: 2 EGGS. 2 CUPS MILK. 3 CUPS BREAD CRUMBS. 3 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR. PINCH OF SALT. GRAVY: 3 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED BUTTER. 3 TABLESPOONS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR. 2 CUPS CANNED CHICKEN BROTH. 2 TABLESPOONS CHOPPED PARSLEY. PINCH OF SALT AND WHITE PEPPER. TO MAKE THE CROQUETTES, HEAT THE MILK AND CHICKEN STOCK IN A SAUCEPAN OVER MEDIUM HEAT. SEASON WITH PARSLEY AND WHITE PEPPER. MELT THE BUTTER IN A DIFFERENT SAUCEPAN AND ADD THE CELERY OVER MEDIUM HEAT. COOK FOR TWO MINUTES. ADD THE FLOUR AND STIR TO MAKE A PASTE, COOKING ANOTHER 3 MINUTES. GRADUALLY, ADD THE HOT LIQUID, WHILE WHISKING AND BRING TO A BOIL. WHEN IT’S THICK AND SMOOTH, FOLD IN THE CHICKEN MEAT AND SET ASIDE IN A BOWL. WHEN IT’S COOL ENOUGH, SHAPE THE ABOVE MIXTURE INTO CROQUETTES. YOU SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH FOR ABOUT 12 CONE-SHAPED CROQUETTES, EACH ABOUT 3 INCHES HIGH AND 2 1/2 INCHES IN WIDTH. STAND THEM ON A WAX PAPER-LINED COOKIE TRAY. WHISK THE EGGS, MILK AND SALT IN A BOWL. PUT THE FLOUR IN A DIFFERENT BOWL. PUT THE BREAD CRUMBS IN ANOTHER BOWL. DIP THE CROQUETTES INTO THE EGG MIX, THEN INTO THE FLOUR (COATING EVENLY), AND SET ASIDE. FINISH BREADING THE CROQUETTES BY DIPPING THEM BACK INTO THE EGG MIXTURE AND ROLLING THEM AGAIN IN THE BREAD CRUMBS. SET THE CROQUETTES ASIDE ON A LINED COOKIE SHEET. NOW, FOR GRAVY, MELT THE BUTTER IN A PAN AND STIR IN THE FLOUR. POUR IN THE CHICKEN BROTH AND WHISK UNTIL SMOOTH. BRING TO A BOIL, THEN REDUCE THE HEAT TO A SIMMER AND COOK UNTIL SLIGHTLY THICK…ABOUT 15 MINUTES. ADD FRESH PARSLEY, SALT AND WHITE PEPPER TO TASTE. NOW, HEAT ABOUT 4 INCHES OF OIL IN A DEEP POT UNTIL THE OIL IS ABOUT 350 DEGREES FARENHEIT. FRY THE CROQUETTES IN BATCHES UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN…ABOUT 3 MINUTES. DRAIN THEM ON PAPER TOWELS. TOP THE CROQUETTES WITH THE GRAVY.
Gene Stevens
Hi friend - so we've made it thru January - it was pretty easy this year. I almost (almost) miss the snow - but that's OK - really. Although I do feel sorry for the Winter Olympic planners in BC without enough snow there. So we move into Febuary - thanks Groundhogs for nothin - 6 more weeks of winter, I suppose. But today is February 3rd - and for music fans - it's a big day. Don McLean called it 'the day the music died' - I never bought into that, although 'American Pie' is one of my all-time faves. But the deaths of Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens on February 3rd, 1959, was the first really big R&R tragedy. Imagine losing one of today's top pop stars, an exciting up and coming kid, and a master of novelty-pop ... in a plane crash, while they were on tour ? There have been so many such tragedies and much worse, it's probably hard to imagine that today - but for those teens in the innocent 50s - it must've been a huge blow. You can look up the details of what happened that snowy stormy night in Iowa, when the 3 touring stars thought they'd rather fly than take another long, cold bus-ride to the next show. It was a tiny plane, with only room for 3 plus pilot. Legend has it, Big Bopper won the coin toss with young guitarist Waylon Jennings, and took his spot on the plane. Waylon went on to become a country superstar. Buddy, Ritchie and Jaye P. Richardson (Big Bopper) became "Three Stars" in the constellation of youthful dead celebs. That's the story most folks know - but on this day, let me tell you of a personal story related - loosely. It was on this day, February 3rd, in 1977 - when I was in St.Catharines working at CKTB (in the big old white house by the bridge)...almost 5pm., and folks were leaving - someone told me there was a puppy in a box left by our front door. Nobody would or could take it...so I did. Called him "Buddy" - for Buddy Holly, of course. Although the little pup snuck out under our backyard fence one day a few months later, ran into the street, and died - we rescued a shelter dog and named him 'Buddy" too; years later I'd get yet another dog, called him - you guessed it -'Buddy'. It's a great name. Anyway - here's the kicker - my dogs are gone, and so are my daughters now, on their own - and today (February 3rd) was the day one of my girls took home a kitten from the Humane Society. I bet she never even realized it was February 3rd. No, I don't suppose she'll call him 'Buddy'. So let me put in a good word for cat and dog adoptions from Humane Societies everywhere - if you have room in your world for a pet - do it. As for radio stuff - well, February is "Black History Month" - and I'd like you to tune into my Sunday afternoon show this weekend (Feb.7), from 2-4pm. I'll be spotlighting the most important black artists of the 'vintage era' - from Scott Joplin and WC Handy, thru Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and Nat Cole, to Louis Jordan, Chuck Berry and Sam Cooke. Whew - it'll be a hot show - please tune in. Catch you later.
Eva D
Want to take a moment to wish you and your family a wonderful holiday...lots of good health and happiness in 2010. Hope you're able to spend some time with your loved ones..that's what it's all about - that, and more importantly, giving back...there's nothing like the feeling of helping someone and making a difference in their lives... God Bless and stay well..we'll talk in the new year...and thanks for keeping me company! Eva
John Gallagher
Well..the countdown continues for the 20-10 games in Vancouver…(we’re going with twenty-ten around here…just so you know) Now..one of my favorite Olympic memories involves my future ex-wife (ha ha ) Josee' Chouinard.. Get this ..AFTER she returned to Pearson AFTER the 94′ games…I had interviewed her JUST as she got off the plane after her horrific performance (see below) You could see her family, who had flown in from Montreal, on the other side of the glass ..I told her…”go…there is your family….there is the rest of your life…etc…etc..” Well…she broke down LIVE on CITYTV like 4 year old school girl after losing a medal at girl scouts. Of course I felt bad…she’s the most beautiful Canadian Olympian ever…and I made her cry on live TV !!! Hellooo ” Here’s the background from Lillehammer..Josee is perhaps best remembered for having had the misfortune of skating after Tonya Harding’s first attempt in the free skate . Remember ? Tonya’s skate lace broke and needed to be replaced. After a false start, she was granted a re-skate. Josée was then called out onto the ice prematurely and unexpectedly. Many observers felt her shaky performance was the result of being forced to skate before she had fully prepared herself. Oh well…she still looks fab, even in those cheesy black and white ads she’s doing on TV. Sorry I made you cry Josee’..call me ! best John Gallagher
