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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Written by Chef Trina Confusione special to The Pensacola News Journal
 Cranberry Upside-down Cake. / Gary McCracken/gmccracken@pnj.com Time to bring out the tried-and-true pie and cake recipes that all the family has come to love and look forward to every year. In every family, someone has perfected the staples; pumpkin pie, apple pie, pecan pie and so on. If you are not one of those lucky ones that make that family favorite, you are probably the one that gets to take new and interesting desserts to the family dinners. That would be me. I never take the same dessert to the holiday festivities. I always try to do something I know no one else would even think of doing, but still has that “Holiday” element to it.
This year I wanted to use the element of cranberries. There are not many desserts that use cranberries, and why only use them in a sauce? You can use fresh or dried cranberries for this recipe. If using dried cranberries, reconstitute them first. I like to let mine marinate overnight in orange juice, or an orange liqueur like Grand Marnier. Just be sure to squeeze out any excess liquid. Happy Holidays!
CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Butter a 9-inch by 3-inch round cake pan and set aside (more…)
Tags: America, Cooking Tips, Holidays, local restaurants, party planning, Recipes, Things to do, Trina Confusione
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
The Fish House celebrates New Year’s Eve with a four-course wine dinner, live music, and complimentary champagne toasts at midnight!
On December 31, beginning at 6:00 p.m., the Fish House will offer a special dinner in celebration of New Year’s Eve. This special menu, created by Chef Billy Ballou, features four delicious courses paired with wines selected by Beverage Director William Morse and Premier Beverage Company.
Some highlights of the menu are an appetizer selection of a Butternut Squash Tart with roasted butternut squash, Alabama chèvre, and fresh herbs paired with Peter Lehmann Layers White 2010, Barossa and Adelaide, Australia. A dessert selection: Roasted Pear and Hazelnut Parfait, layered with roasted-pear mascarpone, hazelnut nougat, and zinfandel-poached pears paired with Marqués de Cáceres Satinela 2009, Rioja, Spain.
The full menu is available on our website: Click here
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Tags: America, events, Holidays, local restaurants, Melissa Martin, Things to do
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
 The Gobbler. / Ben Twingley/btwingley@pnj.com Now that November is here, the weather is turning cooler and all the stores are starting to string up twinkling lights, bringing on dancing Santa Clauses and Christmas trees — wait — what?
Is it just me, or has the world gone crazy? Have we completely forgotten that greatest of gluttonous holidays — Thanksgiving? How can we skip right over the giant turkey, the stuffing, the family, the football? Well, to all these festivity rushers who want to skip right to Christmas, let me offer one more reason to take time to be thankful for Thanksgiving.
Though beer might be the traditional beverage to accompany the start of the extended weekend that is Thanksgiving break for most of us, why not try something a little different this year?
In the past, I’ve offered up cocktail recipes with lemonade, juice, wine and Champagne, but this month, let me suggest one with beer. But far from the red eyes and Irish car bombs that may come to mind when one hears “beer cocktail,” this drink is not for chugging. It can be enjoyed sip by sip in between first downs and turkey legs. I hope this cocktail can help us slow down, enjoy the day and keep from rushing through the season too quickly.
The Gobbler 4 ounces wheat beer ½ ounce Grey Goose L’Orange vodka ½ ounce Licor 43 ½ ounce Frangelico ½ ounce Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Splash fresh lemon juice Dash bitters Cinnamon sugar (to rim the glass)
In a cocktail shaker with ice, combine Grey Goose L’Orange, Licor 43, Frangelico, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, lemon juice and bitters. Pour into a chilled martini or wine glass rimmed with cinnamon sugar. Add beer slowly, and stir gently with a spoon or decorative stir. Garnish with an orange slice.
Great Southern Restaurant Group, 600 S. Barracks St., 470-0003 or www.goodgrits.com.
Tags: Beer, Cocktails, Fish House, Florida, Holidays, humor, Melissa Temsook-Boeker, Pensacola News Journal, Recipes
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. is Ghouls’ Night Out on The Deck Bar at The Fish House.
It’s all the fun of Girls’ Night Out with a Halloween theme and one wickedly cool Halloween costume contest with two great prizes. Grand prize is $1000.00 in cold, hard cash. There will be a second prize for the crowd favorite, which is $500.00 in prizes.
The contest will be run by DJ Tony C. Entrants will register with the DJ until 10:00 p.m. in three separate rounds. The crowd and the judge will decide who moves on through to the final round. Judge for the evening will be Kate Peterson, a writer from the Independent Weekly. Kate will make the final decision of who will win the $1000.00 cash prize. Following the announcement, the crowd will then vote for their favorite costumed entrant. The crowd favorite will win $500.00 in prizes. The contest will be decided at midnight.
Rumor Mill will provide entertainment for the evening starting at 9:00 p.m.
There will be fun giveaways throughout the evening, as well as a (more…)
Tags: America, bacardi, Best Damn Photo Booth, costume contest, DJ Tony C, girls' night out, Halloween, Halloween contest, Halloween Party, Happy Hour, Holidays, Rumor Mill
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Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Special to the News Journal – Julio Diaz
 Trina's Piña Colada Pie - photo by Katie King We’ve all heard the phrase “as American as apple pie.” But while apple pie is tasty, its golden-brown hue doesn’t quite fit in with our nation’s patriotic color scheme.
So this year, why not fill your July 4 dessert table with pies that reflect the colors of Old Glory?
We got three local pie experts — Becky Jordan of Bodacious Pies & Bakery in Milton, pastry chef Trina Confusione of The Fish House in Pensacola, and Eli and Sarah Miller of A&N Blueberry Farm in Molino — to each share a colorful recipe for each color of the American flag. We’re sure these recipes will make you want to stand up and salute.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie
9-inch pie tin
1 prebaked pie crust (Bodacious Pies uses puff pastry, but a butter crust works, too)
8 ounces cream cheese (more…)
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