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Holiday Festival on the farm
On December 3rd 1:00pm-4:00pm celebrate the holidays out in the country, Falmouth, Kentucky to be specific. Create holiday gift baskets with goodies from the Chipotle Chicks, Saponi Soaps, and Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice from the NKY Farmer's Market. Bring a cooler. Food will be served. Click here for a map and directions. Because of the rugged terrain, snow cancels this event.
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Farmholme Craft Festival
On November 5th 10:00am-4:00pm & 6th noon-5:00pm celebrate the holidays out in the country. Farmholme 15283 Madison Pike, Morning View, Kentucky. Call (859) 356-2084 for directions.
Unique Boutique
November 9th 5:00pm-10:00pm GARDENS OF PARK HILLS BANQUET CENTER , VISTA ROOM, 1622 DIXIE HWY., PARK HILLS THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY AND CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT BOUTIQUE VENDORS. THERE WILL BE APPETIZERS AND A CASH BAR. ADMISSION IS $5 AT THE DOOR. PROCEEDS BENEFIT ST. AGNES SCHOOL.
On November 12th will be at the Kentucky Haus Craft Gallery in Newport, Kentucky. We will be sampling the Col. De Ray line of products and doing another Herbed Vinegar Tasting. Come join us on this Saturday from Noon- 2:00pm. The Kentucky Haus is located at 411 East 10th St. in Newport, Kentucky.
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On October 1st we will be in Gravel Switch, Kentucky for the 14th annual Great Outhouse Blowout 300.. There will be food, arts, crafts, and lots of fun. There will also be a lot of "pickin' & grinnin'" going on. This event is held at historic Penn's General Store. Here is the information that we have for the event. 10:00 a.m. Music from Store Porch, 10:30 a.m. Race Teams check in, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Country Cruise-In Registration, 11:30 a.m. Parade of Privies, 12:00 noon OUTHOUSE RACE BEGINS, 1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Music, 3:00 p.m. Voting Closes for Cruise-In Trophies, 4:00 p.m. Presentation of Car Show Trophies, 5:00 p.m. Championship Outhouse Race. This promises to be an event we will want to attend every year. Come join the Col. and have some fun. Here are the directions:
Penn’s Store is located at the junction of Ky. 243 and Hwy. 37
... at the junction of the North Rolling Fork River & Little South Creek;
off Ky. 243 across the creek/concrete bridge.
On October 8th we will be in Louisville, Kentucky at Louisville Stoneware for their annual "Trunk Sale". We will have the complete product line and you will be able to do a vinegar tasting. We will also be signing all books that are purchased that day. Come by and say hello to the Colonel. 12:00 noon to 5:00pm 731 Brent St, For more information call 1-(800) 626-1800.
Turning Leaves of Augusta
October 15th Harvest foods,
Call 606-756-3572 for more information.
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On August 6th the Col. De Ray line of products were born. These products are now offered at the Regional Farmer's Market in Covington, Kentucky, The Kentucky Haus in Newport, Kentucky, the Gift Shop at the Drawbridge Inn in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, Baurer's Butcher Block in Wilder, Kentucky, and on our new on-line store. The table below shows the entire product line and what each item costs.
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Chefs Seasoning |
$3.50 |
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Chef’s Seasoning Plus |
$3.50 |
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Chef’s Seasoning Citrus |
$3.50 |
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Beef Dry Rub |
$4.50 |
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Pork & Poultry Dry Rub |
$4.50 |
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Fish Dry Rub |
$4.50 |
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Barbeque Marinade |
$5.50 |
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Herbed Marinade |
$5.50 |
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Honey Soy Marinade |
$5.50 |
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Basil Pepper Garlic Vinegar |
$5.50 |
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Blueberry Mint Vinegar |
$5.50 |
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Chive Blossom Garlic Vinegar |
$5.50 |
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Nasturtium Vinegar |
$5.50 |
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Simon & Garfunkle Vinegar |
$5.50 |
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Tarragon Vinegar |
$5.50 |
On August 24th De will be presenting "Getting Fresh with Summer Herbs" at the new EQ teaching kitchen at The Party Source in Bellevue, Kentucky. The menu will be: Oranges y Cointreau (with cinnamon), melon soup (with mint & thyme), nasturtium salad, marinated tilapia (with peppercorns, whole cloves, & ginger), carrot sticks & dill, sauteed portabella mushrooms (with herbed vinegar), and French vanilla ice cream (with fried basil & balsamic vinegar). De will have copies of his books, Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice Cookbook 2nd Edition CD and the new All About Herbs & Spices CD, which he will gladly autograph for you. Call The Party Source at 859 291 4007 or e-mail eq@thepartysource.com to sign up today.
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June 2005
On June 11th Kentucky Haus presented an "Herb Vinegar Tasting" by De Stewart, as author of, Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice Cookbook 2nd Edition CD and the new All About Herbs & Spices CD. We tasted various herb vinegars featured in his "unique" CD-format cookbooks. De also shared ways to use herbs in your every-day-cooking and grilling. His autographed CD will make a great Father’s Day gift. Mr. Stewart resides in Union, Kentucky.
On June 25th come to the Grand Opening of the Regional Farmer's Market in Covington, KY. The market is located between 6th and 7th on Scott St. The event starts at 9:00am and runs till 3:00pm. We will be doing some special things for the kids, on the grill. De Stewart will be the "Celebrity Chef" for the event. You can catch De on ICN6 with Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice a part of Northern Kentucky Magazine.
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March 2005
March has been a busy month. On March 15th De gave a lecture to the East Row Garden Club of Newport, Kentucky. The topic was "32 Safe, Edible Flowers". The lecture was well received and a lively discussion followed. Click here if your Garden Club or other organization would like to schedule De for an appearance or lecture.
Also in March De went to Piner Elementary School to serve the teachers and staff. De prepared a Mustard Vidalia Onion Vinegarette marinated chicken breasts. It was a great day and a wonderful opportunity to serve some of our Country's best. Thank you teachers and staff for all that you do everyday for our youngsters.
Here are some photos from this personal appearance.
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November 2004
Occasionally Susan & I will offer to prepare a dinner for two or four. We offer these as fund raisers for non-profit organizations. Such was the case when we did a dinner for Harry & Tess Humpert. These wonderfully sweet people were celebrating their 54th wedding anniversary. Russ & Anne Gastright (son-in-law & daughter and friends of ours from our church) won the dinner at auction. As you can see from the pictures, we all had a great time.
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April 2004
Northern Kentucky's first Grilling Camp. The setting is the beautiful Wallace House Bed & Breakfast in the charming Wallace Woods Neighborhood of Covington, Kentucky. A beautiful day, great surroundings, good food & drink, fantastic grilling enthusiasts, and one silly Grill Sergeant, the makings of a terrific day. The next installment will come in mid May. Click here if you would like to join us for the next camp.
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November 2003
Cookbook signing and demonstration Saturday the 29th from Noon till 2:00pm at The Kentucky Haus. The Kentucky Haus is located at 342 Monmouth St., Newport, Kentucky. For additional information call Bev Holiday at 859 261 4287.
Here are some photos from this personal appearance.
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The First Season
March
Our first show aired March 5th. We are pleased to have Ted Walsh as our first guest. Ted comes to us from the kitchen of The Bankers Club on Fountain Square in Cincinnati. We will cover the herbs oregano, basil and chives. Ted says we might also talk about mint. Recipes for this show are Mediterranean Chicken, Warm Potato, Sausage & Goat Cheese Salad, and Fried Basil Garnish. Well, we didn't have time to cover mint on the show with Ted, so we will talk about it with Matt in April. This will be in time to help you prepare your Mint Juleps for the Kentucky Derby. Apron of distinction provided by Mickey Tibbs.
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April
Our guest for this show is Matt Buschle, Executive Chef of Jack Quinn's Restaurant and Irish Pub. In an open expression of Spring, we have declared this mint day. Since we didn't have enough time to cover mint in the first show, I thought it only appropriate that we devote the entire show to mint. Recipes for this show are Mint Juleps, Simple Syrup, Mint Poached Pears, and Rack of Lamb. Apron of distinction provided by Elizabeth Gonzalez.
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May
Our guest for this show is the Executive Chef from McHale's Catering, Travis Faris. In preparation for the summer grilling season, we will be covering dry rubs and marinades. There are so many herbs & spices on this show that it would be difficult to highlight just one. Recipes for this show are Beef Marinade, Beef Cinnamon Dry Rub, Basic Pork Marinade, Basic Pork Dry Rub, Quick Chicken Marinade, and Fish Dry Rub. Apron of distinction provided by Rodney Brown.
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June
Jenny Hunter and another student chef from Calvary Christian High School will be our guests. Their story is an amazing one. We will learn what the future of the cooking industry has to offer. These students will be followed by Bill Gregg. Bill is the co-owner (with his beautiful wife Traci) and baker at Reality Tuesday Cafe.
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July
I have waited a long time for this show. My guest is Terri Bonar-Stewart. This is the person who helped instill in me a love for herbs. She is also the first person that shared, with me, the secrets of making great herbed vinegars. On this show you will learn how to create your own herbed vinegars, as well as, learn of the many commercially available products. We will also touch on herbed oils. We will be doing a vinegar tasting. If you have never seen or participated in one of these, this is a must see. Maybe it's the sixties in me, but one of my favorite herbed vinegars is called Simon & Garfunkle vinegar. I'm sure you will get it after looking at the recipe.
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August
We will have Stephanie Jansen from Reminiscent Herb Farm to talk about cultivating and drying herbs and other things herby.
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