Radio v.s. Video; an Old Friend v.s. a First Date

The pumpkin pie, stuffing and the cranberry sauce are long gone. We have just a bit of turkey and a smidge of gravy left now, heck, even my turkey and posole soup is now a memory, but we had a wonderful Thanksgiving, with a lot of emphasis on the “thanks” part . Speaking of memories, I hope you made some nice new ones this holiday as well.

After a bit of rest, we are all back at it this week with a fabulous cooking event at Standards of Excellence in San Jose on Thursday, more radio segments to record today and round two of our SOE video series! Good thing I am known for having a lot of energy…so join in the action:

This Thursday, ENJOY OUR COMPLIMENTARY HOLIDAY MENU

• Broiled Lamb Meatballs in a Lettuce Cups with Apricot Yogurt Drizzle
• Assorted Flatbreads with Artisan Cheeses, Cured Meats and Fresh Herbs
• Roasted Butternut Squash Rounds with Pesto, Goat Cheese and Pistachios
• Assorted Cookies

We are kicking off my new radio segments on the Green Morning Show, 960AM with a holiday party! Come by to see me demo recipes on the latest Miele appliances, meet, mingle and sample delicious holiday bites and a special bonus dish and recipe I will mention below!

WHEN: December 2 @ 6:30-8pm
WHERE: Standards of Excellence showroom at 1720 Ringwood Ave in San Jose, CA

Get in the spirit early with us at SOE!

Today I am on the way to record several radio segments for Green 960 for December. Although it is still a new experience, I took to it quite easily. I love the hushed hallways and the sequestered studios with the giant microphones. It is exciting to bring a recipe concept to life in just over two minutes using just my voice and of course, genuine passion. Yeah radio…nice, smooth and easy, baby…I am in, out and on my way.

And now on to VIDEO, which is so much harder and yet, still very exciting. We set up at 11:00 and after lights, camera and action, reset, action, reset, action… it takes hours to get to two minutes. The Standards of Excellence kitchen in San Rafael is our home base and Miele is our co-sponsor. This week’s shoot focused on holiday entertaining and seasonal ingredients with my “Warm Crab and Artichoke Dip”, which is full flavored and decadent, yet quite affordable for such a luxurious dish. Here are the food props, one set up had whole food items such as a live Dungeness crab and Straus Creamery half and half, as seen here:

I also pre-prepped all the ingredients in advance as well as seen here in the foreground, with the fantastic, patient, fun and professional crew in the back ground.

With this recipe, I was able to feature the Miele Convection Oven, Steam Oven and Induction Cook top!



The finished dish is shown here, with me smiling away

despite a long day (I think I am holding myself up at this point). Yes, I will share the recipe very soon, it is a winner and so easy to do ahead. But first, I will serve it up as the bonus dish at our Meet and Eat event in San Jose. You must be tempted…

So it started with radio, my dear radio, you met me half way like an old friend. Now video, a much bigger stretch, so much more to do…much more to learn, so very exciting, “first date” style. But wait, what is going to happen, didn’t “video kill the radio star”? We shall see, let’s hope they can all get along! See you in San Jose.