Conjure Woman

She'll Put The HooDoo On Ya!

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The Conjure Woman...  a spellbinder, herbalist, fortuneteller and healer. Fact or fiction, you best believe she can put the HooDoo on ya! 

Don't worry because we've whipped up a potion to drive away the evil spirits. Just mix up some dark rum & honey grilled chicken, sip on a "Black Cat Bone" and turn up the "Conjure Woman" tunes. 

Happy Hallow's Eve... The pots are on!

The Plate... 

Grilled Honey Rum Chicken

This will help drive away the evil spirits... and it's so good! 

What you need... 

Two 6 oz boneless chicken breast / cut into 1 inch strips

1/2 cup honey

1/4 cup dark rum

1/2 cup orange juice

3 tbsp Dijon mustard

6 limes / juiced

salt and pepper

2 jalapeños / cut in half lengthwise

1 yellow bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

What you do...

Whisk together the honey, orange juice, mustard and lime juice for the marinade.

Put the chicken and jalapeños in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.

Pour the marinade over the chicken, cover and let sit for 20 minutes at room temperature. 

Preheat your grill at medium-high heat. 

Cut the bell peppers into rings, add a little oil, salt and pepper.

Grill the bell peppers, jalapeños and chicken on the grill. (about 7 minutes per side)

Meanwhile, pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a rolling boil for 2 minutes. 

Remove the pan from the heat and add the rum. 

Return the pan to the heat and tilt it slightly to ignite the rum. 

Reduce the heat and cook the sauce for an additional 3 minutes. 

Serve the chicken with the jalapeños and peppers on top covered with the rum sauce. 

Garnish with lime wedges. 

The Playlist... 

Conjure Woman

Roots, Rattles and Bones... we're conjuring up some tunes from way down in the back woods where VooDoo priestess rule. Now VooDoo is usually used for helping and healing... but then there is the other side.

So watch out... when the "Yellow Moon" is on the rise watch out for the "Conjure Woman" she's looking to put a "Spell on You"!

          The "Playlist" runs on Spotify- Click on the link to listen to  Conjure Woman

The Bar... 

Black Cat Bone

What you need... 

3 oz Hornitos Black Barrel Tequila

3 oz coffee liqueur 

1 oz simple syrup with a drop of vanilla

3 oz half & half

For the rim- 

1/4 cup finely grated chocolate

2 tsp sugar

What you do...

Mix the chocolate and sugar and put on a plate.

Rim cocktail glass with sugar/chocolate mixture.

Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice.

Shake and strain into a cocktail glass with ice. 

Papa Legba Say- It Ain't Nothin' But A Thing...

Y'all Sleep Tight!

Papa Legba art by Christopher Moore available at A.K.A. Stella Gray

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For more on VooDoo... take a look at Renee Stout's "Tales of the Conjure Woman"

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The New Heavies

A Little Rhythm And Brews

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Man... we finally have some cool new tunes and awesome new brews. It's all about getting back to basics and getting in touch with your soul and things that move you. 

With that said, we are breaking with tradition and bringing out a new healthy entree, the most awesome beer in the country and a playlist featuring the hottest acts in the last couple of years. 

Not letting go of the "Old Ways"... just trying something a little different.

The pots are on!

The Plate... 

Hanger Steak Lettuce Cups

Today we thought we would surprise you with a little healthy/nutritional meal. Don't worry, we put enough zip in it that it turns out it's pretty tasty and filling. We have our moments. 

What you need... 

1.5 lbs of Hanger Steak

Salt and Pepper to taste

Canola oil

1 Vidalia onion, thinly sliced

1 green bell pepper, 1 red bell pepper / sliced 

1 jalapeno

1 cup Provolone cheese / shredded

1 butter head lettuce

What you do...

Heat your grill to high

Cover the steaks with a little oil, salt and pepper

Also oil, salt and pepper the onion, jalapeño  and bell pepper

Place the onion, jalapeño and bell peppers on one side of the grill

Place the steak on the hottest part of the grill

Grill the steak about 4 minutes per side

Take the steak off the grill and let it rest

Cook the vegetables about 10 minutes, or until they have softened

Slice the steak cross-ways in thin strips

Place the lettuce cups on the plate and top with peppers and onion

Lay a couple pieces of steak on the lettuce

Top with provolone cheese and jalapeño 

The Playlist... 

The New Heavies

As the Banditos Mary Beth Richardson says, "You never did feel quite right reminiscing about your old ways".

What a great time we have in music. Don't you just love the move to clean, soulful and pure music? And it's not just from the southern part of the US, but all over the country. 

Of course there are the usual suspects that get a lot of air play; like Alabama Shakes, Houndmouth, Hozier and Jason Isbell. But, check out some of the new kids... The Revivalist "wish I knew you when you when we were young" while St Paul just wants you to "Call me". Not to mention, Elton John's praise of the new crooner Parker Millsap... Check out his vocals on "You gotta move".

There is a lot of good stuff here, so grab an ale and turn it up!

           The "Playlist" runs on Spotify- Click on the link to listen to  The New Heavies

The Bar... 

Top 10 Craft Beers In The Country

Today's American craft beer resurgence means more opportunities than ever to enjoy handmade ales and legs from some of the nation's best breweries.  Click on the link to find out who ranks among the top 10.  Top 10 Craft Beers

To The New Heavies...

CHEERS!

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House Party

Get On Up!

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Well... over 21,000 of you have stopped by for some drinkin', dinin' and dancin'. So, we thought we should throw a little party. Ok, maybe a big party. Kind of like the old days when you had a little "House Party" and a few folks dropped by... then they told some other people that dropped by... and so on!

Since it's a party and all, we decided to whip up some "walk around" food by way of our favorite pork sliders, a little old school punch and some retro tunes to get you on the dance floor. 

Come on in. Don't cost nothing!... The pots are on!

The Plate... 

Pork Cutlet Sliders

What you need... 

1 pork tenderloin

1 cup of flour

salt and pepper

2 eggs

1 cup of plain bread crumbs

2 tbsp butter

2 sweet onions sliced

1 cup of beer

juice of two lemons

4 slices of Swiss cheese

1/2 head of red cabbage / sliced thin

Oil for frying 

What you do...

Slice the pork tenderloin into equal medallions (about 1/4 inch thick).

Pound them out thin, then slice them out into "slider" size (about 3 inches).

Mix flour, salt and pepper in one bowl then the eggs in another bowl and bread crumbs in a third bowl.

Dredge each cutlet in the flour mix, then egg mix, then back in the breadcrumbs.

Heat the oil in a large pan.

Fry the cutlets until they are golden brown, the set aside of a paper towel.

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.

Add sliced onions and cook until starting to brown.

Pour beer and stir occasionally. 

When the liquid is gone, the onions are ready.

Stack your sliders-pork,lemon juice, cheese, onion, cabbage, pork and then stick a toothpick in to hold it all together.

The Playlist... 

House Party

Going retro "old school" on ya with this one. You know... back when the music was simple, rowdy and had soul. There are a lot of classics here that will wanna make you shake your thang! 

So get on up and crank it up! It's a party. 

               The "Playlist" runs on Spotify- Click on the link to listen to House Party

The Bar... 

Hunch Punch

What you need... 

3 gallons Hawaiian Fruit Punch

16 oz Orange Juice

16 oz Pineapple Juice

8 cups Sprite

8 cups Ginger Ale

1/2 gallon Everclear

1/2 gallon Vodka

What you do...

Mix all ingredients into a 5 gallon container with a spout. 

Serve over ice. 

So... You Come Here Often?

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Home Cookin'

Come On In My Kitchen

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You better get yourself in here... we're in the kitchen making up some homemade comfort food, smashing up some bourbon and listening to some blues. The weather is turning a little cooler, so we figured it was time to put on a hot steaming pan of goodness. 

We're frying up some steak with a little homemade gravy... Oh yeah, now we've got your attention. Of course, when you throw some "Bourbon & Blues" in the mix, you know it's gonna be a great day. 

Don't forget the Ho Cakes & Cornbread... The pots are on!

The Plate... 

Steak Fingers & Gravy

Simple, easy and delicious... that's what good comfort-food is all about. And it doesn't get any more home style than some fried up steak and gravy. 

What you need... 

For the Steak -

2 lbs cube steak / cut into 1 inch strips

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp cayenne (ok you can leave this out if you don't like it spicy)

1 cup milk

3 eggs

2 tbsp butter

2 tbsp vegetable oil

For the Gravy-

2 tbsp all-purpose flour

3-4 cups of milk

salt and pepper

What you do...

Combine the flour, salt, pepper and cayenne in a dish and stir together.

Whisk together the milk and eggs in a separate dish.

Roll the steak strips in the flour mix then dip in the egg mixture and then back in the flour.

Heat the butter and vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. 

Fry the steak strips until golden brown, be sure to turn them over about halfway through the cooking.

Remove from the skillet on place on a paper towel lined plate.

Cover with foil to keep warm while you make the gravy.

Now pour the grease from the skillet out keeping about 1/4 cup in the skillet. 

Sprinkle in the flour and whisk until it becomes a paste. Add more flour if you need. 

Cook over medium-low until it's begins to darken.

Pour in about 3 cups of milk and keep stirring.

Allow the gravy to cook and thicken (keep stirring), add more milk if needed.

Season with a little salt and pepper.

You can pour into a small bowl for dipping or just over the steak strips.

Enjoy!

The Playlist...

Home Cookin'

Here you go... a whole playlist talkin' about Cookin'! Wether it's burning up the blues or begging you to come on in the kitchen, you just know it's gonna be good... cause if I don't love you baby, grits and groceries and Mona Lisa was a man!

And, don't forget the Ho Cakes and Cornbread. 

           The "Playlist" runs on Spotify- Click on the link to listen to Home Cookin'

The Bar... 

Bourbon Smash

What you need...

2oz Bourbon

4 wedges of lemon

1 oz simple syrup

small handful of mint

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

What you do...

Add all ingredients in a shaker and muddle.

Add ice and shake.

Strain into cocktail glass.

Add crushed ice and garnish with mint.

You Better Get It While It's Hot!

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Keep On Cookin'!