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Walleye "ala Plancha" with Celery (Show # 606)

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Walleye "ala Plancha" with Celery
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Recipe By: ©2008 eric villegas
Serving Size: 4

Ingredients:

for the celery sauce …
2 tablespoons heavy cream, preferably from michigan
4 cups celery juice, freshly juiced, preferably from michigan
1 teaspoon lime juice, freshly squeezed
1 teaspoon celery salt, see recipe
clancy's fancy hot sauce, or similar
for the walleye …
2 large walleye fillets, trimmed and pinboned
celery [...]

Lake Effect Seasoning (Show # 606)

From Show #606

Lake Effect Seasoning
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Recipe By: ©2000 eric villegas
Yield: about 3/4's of a cup

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons kosher salt, preferably from michigan
1 tablespoon maple sugar, preferably from michigan
2 1/2 tablespoons smoked paprika
2 tablespoons roasted garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon aji amarillo powder, or cayenne
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients [...]

Ladybugs on a Log (Show # 606)

From Show #606

Ladybugs on a Log
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Recipe By: ©2008 eric villegas

Ingredients:

5 stalks celery, preferably from michigan
1/2 cup natural peanut butter, preferably from michigan
1/4 cup dried tart cherries, preferably from michigan

Directions:

Wash the celery and cut it into pieces about 5 inches long. Spread the peanut butter in u-shaped part of celery, from one end to the other. [...]

Great Lakes Whitefish Burgers with a Spicy Pickle Tartar Sauce (Show # 606)

From Show #606

Great Lakes Whitefish Burgers with a Spicy Pickle Tartar Sauce
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Recipe By: ©2008 eric villegas

Ingredients:

for the whitefish burgers …
4 pounds freshwater whitefish fillets, skinned and boned, preferably from michigan
2 ounces activa tg, see note
kosher salt, preferably from michigan
black pepper, preferably from michigan
lake effect seasoning, see recipe
(null) roasted garlic soy oil, see recipe
for the spicy [...]

Celery Salt (Show # 606)

From Show # 606

Celery Salt
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Recipe By: ©2008 eric villegas
Yield: 4 tablespoons

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon dried celery seeds
1 tablespoon dried celery flakes
2 tablespoons coarse salt, preferably from michigan

Directions:

Process celery seeds and dried celery flakes in mini food processor or spice mill at highest speed until finely ground.

Add salt and process at high speed until the salt is as [...]

Celery Cocktail (Show #606)

From Show #606

Celery Cocktail
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Recipe By: ©2008 eric villegas

Ingredients:

2 ribs celery with leaves, preferably from michigan
1 whole honey crisp apple, cored and into eights
1 tablespoon lime juice, freshly squeezed
3 ounces lemon flavored rum, optional
ice cubes
1 spear celery, for garnish
celery salt, for garnish, see recipe

Directions:

Rim a rocks glass with lime and celery salt, reserve chilled.

Juice the celery [...]

A Spicy Pickled Vodka Martini (Show # 606)

From Show #606

A Spicy Pickled Vodka Martini
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Recipe By: ©2008 eric villegas

Ingredients:

pickle powder, see recipe
3 ounces vodka, preferably from michigan
1 ounce dry vermouth
1/2 ounce mcclures hot and spicy pickle brine, preferably from michigan
1 thin mcclures hot and spicy pickle spear, or similar, preferably from michigan

Directions:

Dip the rim of the martini glass in pickle juice then into [...]

Show # 606 (Great Lakes Whitefish Burgers with a Spicy Pickle Tartar Sauce)

Show #606 Featured:
A Spicy Pickled Vodka Martini
Celery Cocktail
Celery Salt
Great Lakes Whitefish Burgers with a Spicy Pickle Tartar Sauce
Ladybugs on a Log
Lake Effect Seasoning
Walleye "ala Plancha" with Celery

Show # 605 Grilled Pork Chops with Red Haven Peach Barbecue Sauce

Show #605 Featured:
Grilled Pork Chops with Red Haven Peach Barbecue Sauce
Grilled Tuna Steaks with Howell Melon and Dried Cherry Salsa
Howell Melon and Dried Cherry Salsa
Howell Melon Bellini
Red Haven Peach Barbecue Sauce
Red Haven Peach Sangria

Red Haven Peach Sangria (#605)

From Show #605

Red Haven Peach Sangria
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Recipe By: ©2008 eric villegas

Ingredients:

1 bottle semi-dry white wine, or similar, preferably from michigan
1 cup peach flavored schnapps
1/3 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
1/2 cup clover honey, or to taste, preferably from michigan
1/2 cup peach puree, preferably from michigan
1 pound fresh peaches, pitted and sliced, preferably from michigan
3/4 cup blueberries, preferably [...]