10% Off Portfolio Kitchen and Home

The new Portfolio Kitchen and Home Design Center is offering a 10% off  any of their boutique merchandise. Just mentions that you saw this offer on What You're Missing KC! to receive the discount.  Portfolio Kitchen and Home carries all sorts of foodie books, games and products including signed copies of local cookbooks from Bluestem and Jaspers Kitchen Cookbook. Other products include Jaspers Mozzarella Theater Kit, Food Lovers Guide to Kansas City, Foodie Fight Rematch Games and delicious food products including bruschetta, balsamic glazes, products from Lidia's and more.

This is a great way to get some of your Christmas shopping done for all the foodie lovers in your life or just pick up something special for yourself.


Have a safe and happy holiday and hurry in soon to get your discount. Be sure and mention you heard about this offer on What You're Missing KC!


In Good Taste,
Sharm

Giveaway ~ The Bonne Femme Cookbook Simple, Splendid Food French Women Cook Everyday

I recently had the chance to meet Wini Moranville author of the coobook: Bonne Femme Cookbook - Simple, Splendid Food French Women Cook Everyday. She was teaching a class on French cooking at A Thyme For Everything, using the simple and easy recipes from her cookbook. La Bonne Femme is French for “the good wife,” but in French cuisine, it refers to a style of cooking–namely, the fresh, honest, and simple cuisine served at home, no matter who does the actual cooking, femme, mari (husband), or partenaire domestique.

Moranville is a freelance writer from Des Moines, Iowa who has been able to spend many summers in France and has learned all the trips and techniques to great French cooking.  She has taken that experience and created this cookbook.

For her demonstration, Moranville created an easy delicious meal in about 30 minutes using recipes from the cookbook. Recipes included Butterhead Lettuce with Walnuts and Comté (kom-TAY) cheese. Comté is a popular cheese from France. Pork Chop with Mustard Caper Sauce, Any Night Baked Rice and Glazed Carrots.

All ingredients in the dishes Moranville prepared and all the dishes in the cookbook including the Comte cheese are readily available at any supermarket. Moranville says that if she could not find the ingredient in Des Moines, the recipe did not go in the cookbook.

I was graciously sent two copies of this cookbook by PR by the Book, one for me and one to giveaway!
I have had a chance to browse through this book and the recipes are amazing.  They really are simple but packed with flavor. I cannot wait to try some of them out.

Now, here is you chance to get your hands on that other copy I have. You may enter up to three times. To enter just comment below as to whether or not you have been to France. Be sure and leave a valid email for contact purposes. For additional entries, please "Like" What You're Missing KC! on Facebook and share it with your friends and follow on Twitter @WYMKC.  Please leave separate comments noting that you did this to increase your chances. Good Luck!

Contest ends midnight Tuesday December 13th. Winner will be drawn from Random.org and notified. Please leave a valid email for contact purposes.

For more information on Moranville or Bonne Femme visit, chezbonnefemme.com.
In Good Taste,
Sharm

Giveaway ~ Jasper's Mozzarella Theater Kit

Impress the guests at your next holiday gathering by bringing or serving made-from-scratch Mozzarella cheese, made by you!

Yes you read that correctly.  Now you can make your own Mozzarella Cheese in your very own kitchen by using Chef Jasper Mirabile's Mozzarella Theater Kit and it could not be easier.

I attended an event at the beautiful new Portfolio Kitchen and Design Center where Chef Jasper demonstrated how easy it was to make home made Mozzarella.  The kit includes everything you need.  All you add is milk.

All specific instructions are included in the kit and below is a basic recap of how it made.

Step one: Mix together milk and rennet tablet (included) to specified temperature per directions. (Thermometer included in kit)

Step two: Once curds are set, drain the curds using cheesecloth (included)

Step three: Take Curds and work them with some warm water.  They will melt together and form a silky cheese.  Stretch until smooth and form into ball.

Step four: Slice and eat!

It was really that simple and very delicious!

Check out this video of Chef Jasper making fresh Mozzarella table side at his restaurant.


This kit makes 8 batches of Fresh Mozzarella.

Win this kit by following the steps below.  If you are interested in purchasing a kit to give as a gift or make your own Mozzarella at home. Order online at:  http://www.jasperskc.com/index.htm

To enter this giveaway just comment below as to what you favorite cheese is. Contest ends midnight Sunday December 11th. Winner will be drawn from Random.org and notified. Please leave a valid email for contact purposes.

For additional entries, please "Like" What You're Missing KC! on Facebook and share it with your friends and follow on Twitter @WYMKC.  Please leave separate comments noting that you did this to increase your chances. Good Luck!

In Good Taste,
Sharm

20 Year Anniversary and bluestem

I have whole list of things I am needing to write about that have happened over the past few weeks but just not had the time.  I am trying to get back on track and am going to start with most recent first!

Last night my husband and I celebrated our 20th Wedding Anniversary at bluestem in Westport, which is the perfect place to celebrate such a special occasion. I have been a fan of bluestem since the start of this blog and have enjoyed the special holiday tea bluestem offers during the holidays, their late night happy hour, summer bbq and just hanging out in the lounge.

This dinner was my first experience in the dining room and the meal was absolutely amazing. Chefs Colby and Megan Garrelts are so talented and have even taken over the kitchen at Trezo Vino in Leawood.

Dinner started with an amazing Amuse Bouche that consisted of a Sunchoke Panna Cotta, Potato Soup and I do not remember what little nugget of goodness was in the middle, but it was delicious as were the other items.

 

The dining room at bluestem offers three, five and ten course meals. We each went for the five course and my choices included: 

Fall Greens with Goat Cheese, Sunflower Granola and a Bacon Sherry Vinaigrette

 Chestnut Soup with Pomegranate, Toasted Pecan, Micro Greens

 

Campo Lindo Hen with local Beau Solais Farm Mushrooms

 Duroc Pork with Rancho Gordo Beans

 Spiced Pumpkin Pudding Cake

As you can see the food presentation is breathtakingly beautiful. This dinner was absolutely amazing and definitely lives up to all the buzz that surrounds bluestem and reinforces all of the James Beard nominations Chef Colby has received. 

As you know the use of local ingredients and being locally owned is a passion of mine. This combined with the exquiste food and exceptional service makes bluestem a must for anyone wanting a memorable dining experience.

 http://www.bluestemkc.com

In Good Taste,

Sharm