Summer Food & Wine
Have a wonderful summer, eat healthy, drink responsibly and leave your cares behind. Treat yourself to fine, healthy, and delicious foods, good for you and good to eat! The recipes below do not necessarily use wine, but suggested wine servings are listed.

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Some Tips:
"Make it your business to cook just a little beyond your abilities!"

-Chef Jody Adams
Author of In the Hands of a Chef and co-owner of the renowned Rialto Restaurant in Cambridge, MA




 
 
Sautéed Mushrooms in Wine Sauce


*Recipe appropriated from Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Association

3 C sliced portabella or white button mushrooms
¾ C thinly sliced onion
½ C thinly sliced green pepper
1 clove garlic-crushed
4 strips bacon (optional) or 3 T olive oil
¾ C DRY RED WINE
1 T freshly chopped parsley or 1 tsp dried Italian herb mix
fresh ground salt & pepper

-Dice bacon and brown until crisp.  Remove bacon, leving3 T grease in skillet or heat olive oil in large skillet.
-Lightly brown crushed garlic in hot oil.  Add mushrooms, onion and green pepper.  Cook on high heat stirring often until oil is absorbed and vegetable begin to soften.  Add wine, cover, reduce heat slightly and cook 10 minutes, add parsley or herbs and continue to cook until liquid is nearly gone.  Salt and pepper to tastes.
-Excellent with grilled beef or venison steaks. 
4-6 SERVINGS




Use the following recipes to create delicious dishes that are health conscious and go wonderfully together !



Easy Wine Marinated Brisket                       


*Recipe by Peggy Trowbridge Filippone

Wine makes a flavorful marinade for slow-cooked brisket, and also helps to tenderize the meat.
Prep Time: 4 hours,
Cook Time: 3 hours,
Ingredients:
1 cup DRY RED OR WHITE WINE
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 small onion, grated
1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, finely minced
3 to 4 pounds beef brisket
1 medium-sized onion, thinly sliced
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

Combine wine, soy sauce, grated onion, celery, and garlic in a large heavy-duty zip-top freezer bag large enough to accommodate the brisket. Add the brisket to the bag, squeeze out the air, seal, and refrigerate 3 to 4 hours, turning occasionally.

Remove brisket and place fat-side up in a roasting pan or Dutch oven. Spread sliced onions around brisket and cover with half the marinade. Reserve remaining marinade. Cover tightly with heavy foil or a lid. Bake 3 hours, until tender. Check midway during roasting time and add more marinade if needed to keep brisket from drying out. (Discard any remaining marinade when brisket is done.)

When done, remove brisket from oven and let rest 15 minutes. Carve slices against the grain and place on serving platter. Cover slices with pan juices and cooked onions to serve.

About 8 servings

 

Blueberry & Peach Cobbler   

*Recipe appropriated from Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Bed & Breakfast Association Cookbook

1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar or Splenda
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup milk
 
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3 cups fresh blueberries
2 cups sliced fresh peaches
1/4 cup sugar or Splenda
1/2 c. sliced almonds
 
Heat oven to 350 deg.
 
Mix 1/3 cup sugar/Splenda with blueberries and peaches; set aside.
 
Whisk together flour, 1/2 c. sugar/Splenda and baking powder; set aside.  In the microwave melt butter in an 11 x 7 in. baking dish.  Pour milk into flour  mixture and then pour melted butter, leaving about 2 Tablespoons butter in the baking dish.  Whisk together just until mixed well.  Spread blueberries and peaches in the bottom of the baking dish; and then pour batter over top.  Sprinkle with sliced almonds.  Bake 40 to 45 minutes until nice and golden brown.  Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt