KITCHEN
KITCHEN IS TOUCHMARK'S CHEF AND DINING SERVICES MANAGER,
CHARLIE CURTIS.
TOUCHMARK AT MEADOW
LAKE VILLAGE, A
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
.
CHEF CURTIS AND HIS
TEAM PREPARE REGULAR
MEALS FOR HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE DAILY IN THE
TOUCHMARK DINING
TOUCHMARK DINING
ROOM
ROOM IN
ROOM IN ADDITION TO MULTIPLE SPECIAL EVENTS. CHEF CURTIS HAS A WIDE
RANGE OF EXPERIENCE
THAT INCLUDES MEALS ON
WHEELS, THE YARD HOUSE
ALONG WITH
RESTAURANTS IN ARIZONA
AND WASHINGTON.
SUPER BOWL IS COMING
UP ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
3RD. IT'S A GREAT TIME TO
GATHER A CROWD TO
WATCH THE GAME AND
ENJOY A SPREAD OF
GOOD EATS. CHEF AND
DINING SERVICES
MANAGER
CHARLIE CURTIS OF
TOUCHMARK HAS
PROVIDED SOME UNIQUE
AND HEALTHY FOOD
CHOICES THAT
CAN FEED A CROWD.
BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER
BITES
1 HEAD OF CAULIFLOWER,
CUT INTO BITE SIZES
DIPPING SAUCE IN A
MIXING BOWL, COMBINE
THE FOLLOWING:
CUP BUTTERMILK
1 CUP MAYONNAISE
TABLESPOON FRESH
DILL
2 TABLESPOONS FRESH
PARSLEY
2 TABLESPOONS CHOPPED
FRESH CHIVES
TEASPOON GARLIC
POWDER
TEASPOON ONION
POWDER
TEASPOON KOSHER
SALT
BATTER PREHEAT THE
OVEN TO 450 DEGREES.
PREPARE THE BATTER BY
COMBINING
THE FOLLOWING:
CUP ALL-PURPOSE
FLOUR
1 CUP BUTTERMILK
1 TEASPOON MINCED
GARLIC
1 TEASPOON GARLIC
POWDER
TEASPOON KOSHER
SALT
TEASPOON FRESH
GROUND PEPPER
BUFFALO SAUCE IN A
MIXING BOWL, COMBINE
THE FOLLOWING:
3 TABLESPOONS DAIRY-
FREE BUTTER, MELTED
5 OZ BOTTLE OF CAYENNE
PEPPER SAUCE
1 TEASPOON HONEY
DIRECTIONS:
1. GENTLY TOSS THE
CAULIFLOWER WITH THE
BATTER, BEING SURE TO
COAT THE CAULIFLOWER
THOROUGHLY.
2. LINE A BAKING SHEET
WITH FOIL AND PLACE A
RACK ON TOP OF THE
FOIL. GENEROUSLY SPRAY
THE RACK WITH COOKING
SPRAY AND PLACE THE
COATED CAULIFLOWER
BITES ONTO THE RACK,
BEING SURE TO LEAVE
SPACE BETWEEN EACH
ONE.
3. BAKE IN THE PREHEATED
OVEN FOR 20 MINUTES OR
UNTIL THE CAULIFLOWER
BITES START TO
BROWN.
4. WHILE THE
CAULIFLOWER BITES ARE
BAKING, PREPARE THE
BUFFALO SAUCE BY
MELTING 3
TABLESPOONS DAIRY-FREE
BUTTER AND MIX WITH
CAYENNE PEPPER SAUCE
AND HONEY.
WHISK TO COMBINE. GIVE
IT A TASTE AND ADJUST
THE FLAVORS TO YOUR
LIKING. IF IT'S TOO
HOT, ADD MORE HONEY.
IF THE BUFFALO SAUCE IS
TOO SWEET, THEN ADD
MORE CAYENNE
PEPPER SAUCE.
5. WHEN THE
CAULIFLOWER BITES ARE
READY, REMOVE FROM
THE OVEN AND PLACE
INTO A GLASS
BOWL. TOSS WITH THE
BUFFALO SAUCE.
6. SPRAY THE RACK WITH
COOKING SPRAY AGAIN
AND PLACE THE BUFFALO
CAULIFLOWER BITES
BACK ON THE RACK. PUT
BACK IN THE OVEN FOR 10
MORE MINUTES UNTIL
BROWNED TO YOUR
LIKING. REMOVE THE
BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER
BITES FROM OVEN AND
ALLOW TO COOL SLIGHTLY.
PEAR AND BRIE
QUESADILLAS WITH
MANGO CHUTNEY
INGREDIENTS:
2 MEDIUM ONIONS,
SLICED
CUP BALSAMIC
VINEGAR
1/8 TEASPOON SUGAR
1/8 TEASPOON DRIED
THYME
1/8 TEASPOON DRIED
ROSEMARY
1 TABLESPOON VEGETABLE
OIL
4
OIL 4
OIL 4 FLOUR TORTILLAS
2 MEDIUM PEARS
8 OUNCE BRIE CHEESE,
OPTIONAL TO REMOVE
RIND
DIRECTIONS:
RIND DIRECTIONS: 1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 400
DEGREES.
2. CUT BRIE INTO 1/4 INCH
SLICES.
3. PLACE TORTILLAS ON A
LARGE BAKING SHEET.
BRUSH ONE SIDE OF
TORTILLAS WITH OIL AND
FLIP.
4. PLACE A FEW SLICES OF
BRIE ON HALF OF EACH
TORTILLA. TOP WITH PEAR
AND ONION SLICES,
SPRINKLE WITH
ROSEMARY, THYMEN AND
SUGAR. FOLD TORTILLA IN
HALF.
5. BAKE FOR 8-10 MINUTES
OR UNTIL GOLDEN
BROWN AND BRIE IS
MELTED. TRANSFER TO A
CUTTING BOARD AND
SLICE INTO 8 EQUAL PIE-
SHAPED PIECES. SERVE
WITH MANGO
CHUTNEY DIPPING SAUCE.
MANGO CHUTNEY
INGREDIENTS:
2 MEDIUM MANGOS,
PEELED AND ROUGH
CHOPPED
1 TABLESPOON APPLE
CIDER VINEGAR
1 SMALL RED PEPPER,
DICED
PINCH OF SALT AND
PEPPER
DIRECTIONS:
PEPPER DIRECTIONS: COMBINE INGREDIENTS
INTO A SAUCEPAN. BRING
TO BOIL OVER HIGH HEAT,
THEN REDUCE AND LET
BOIL GENTLY, UNCOVERED
AND STIRRING
OCCASIONALLY, FOR 20
MINUTES OR UNTIL FRUIT
IS TENDER
AND MIXTURE IS
THICKENED. LET COOL
BEFORE SERVING
ALONGSIDE PREPARED
QUESADILLAS.
CHARLES
QUESADILLAS. CHARLES CURTIS IS A CHEF AND
THE DINING SERVICES
MANAGER AT
TOUCHMARK AT
MEADOW LAKE VILLAGE, A
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.
CHARLIE IS A GRADUATE
OF THE SCOTTSDALE
CULINARY INSTITUTE AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF
MONTANA. WITHIN HIS 17
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HE
HAS WORKED IN A
NUMBER OF
RESTAURANTS, HOTELS,
AND NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WEST
COAST.
TOUCHMARK AT MEADOW
LAKE VILLAGE IS AN
AWARD-WINNING, FULL-
SERVICE RETIREMENT
COMMUNITY OFFERING A
RANGE OF HOMES AND
LIFESTYLE OPTIONS.
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