Make this tonight: Crab and Caramelized Onion Pizza

Stumped on what to make for dinner? We’ve got a quick, easy, delicious solution!

Ingredients:
8 oz. Phillips Crab Meat
1 c. balsamic vinegar
1 tsp. honey
2 Tbsp. butter
1 large Vidalia or other sweet onion (about 14 oz.), thinly sliced
1 tsp. light brown sugar
½ tsp. garlic powder
¼ tsp. salt
4 Boboli® 8” crusts
½ c. Alfredo sauce
2 c. shredded low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese
2 large tomatoes, sliced into 16 – ¼” slices
8 oz. shredded smoked Provolone cheese
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
Garnish: 4 tbsp. fresh basil chiffonade

Instructions:

  1. Prepare balsamic syrup by gently boiling 1 cup vinegar in small pot down to ¼ cup. Stir in honey, cool and pour into squeeze bottle, if desired
  2. Preheat oven to 450°F. Melt butter in medium sauté pan and sauté onion over medium heat until soft, about 5 minutes. Add sugar, garlic powder and salt and sauté an additional 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  3. Spread 2 Tbsp. Alfredo sauce on each Boboli® crust. Top with 2 oz. crab meat and ½ cup mozzarella cheese, then ½ cup caramelized onions and 4 tomato slices. Sprinkle 2 oz. Provolone cheese and ¼ tsp. red pepper flakes over top.
  4. Bake in preheated oven 8-12 minutes or until toppings are bubbling hot.
  5. Drizzle 1 Tbsp. balsamic syrup over before serving.
  6. Garnish with fresh basil chiffonade.

Yield: 4 (8″ individual pizzas)

For more recipes from Phillips Foods visit their online recipe center.

Rescheduled: Cheese Dinner at Restaurant Alba

Don’t worry you didn’t miss the first ever Artisan Cheese Dinner hosted by Restaurant Alba in Malvern. It’s been rescheduled so you still have time to make your reservations!

On Sunday, November 7  Chef Sean Weinberg is collaborating with Chester County artisan cheese makers to create a one-of-a-kind meal. Guests will enjoy six-courses that showcase a variety of small-batch cheeses made from all types of milk by hand on Chester County farms. Farmers from Birchrun Hills, Amazing Acres Goat Dairy and Highland Farms will be on-hand to discuss their hand crafted process and the cheeses available for tasting. Seating is limited so make your reservations soon!

Restaurant Alba is located at 7 West King Street in Malvern, PA. For more details or to make reservations call 610-644-4009.

A SPOOKtacular Parade: Linvilla Orchards Annual Costume Parade

On Sunday, October 24 get ready for Linvilla’s Annual Costume Parade! Get into the spirit of Halloween when you strut your stuff in our annual parade that winds through Linvilla’s grounds. Come dressed as your favorite character and march along with family and friends to show off your awesome duds!

Suit up your whole crew for the Costume Contest and sign up for a chance to win the family category or go solo and display your own awesome apparel. Everyone who enters will get a treat, but only one lucky winner will win a $100 gift certificate to Linvilla! Remember, the best, most creative costume wins so show us what you got. Who knows? Your little goblin may just have it in the bag.

Here is the schedule for the day:
Registration: 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Dance party: 2:30 pm
Parade: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Makin’ Music performance: 4:00 pm
Winners announced: 4:30 pm

Linvilla Orchards is located at 137 West Knowlton Road, Media, PA
For more information call 610-876-7116 or viisit www.Linvilla.com

More of the good stuff: Lobster tasting at Blackfish

Lobster is succulent enough on its own, but what’s on the menu for this Tuesday’s Lobster tasting at Blackfish is downright luxurious. Check it out what Chef Chip Roman is cooking:

First: Lobster “oeuf a la coque”
Second: Lobster tortelli, chanterelles, foie gras sauce
Third: Roasted lobster, chestnuts, cippolini onions, pinot noir
Fourth: Warm chocolate cake, cinnamon gelato caramel

Chanterelles and foie gras sauce? Chestnuts and pinot noir? You can’t miss this one.  Make your reservations now by calling 610-397-0888.

Blackfish is located at 119 Fayette St., Conshohocken.

Visit Blackfish online at www.blackfishrestaurant.com.

Chef’s Tastings at Lotus Farm to Table

On Friday, October 15 enjoy three courses for $45 at Lotus Farm to Table in Media, PA.

Chef David Berg will prepare the market’s freshest, seasonal offerings in the healthy style that defines his cooking at the restaurant.  Pair each course with one of twelve teas offered on the menu designed by owner Courtney Rozsas. But if you’re excited to try that fine wine that’s in your cellar, feel free to BYOB!

Just make a reservation for either 5:30 or 7:30 p.m. Make one soon as limited seating is available.

Get your game face on: Venison tonight at Blackfish

At least someone has their game face on (ahem, take some notes Philadelphia Eagles). Chef Chip Roman of Blackfish in Conshohocken, PA is serving up venison for tonight’s Tuesday tasting.

Here’s the menu:

First: Venison carpaccio, frisee, tamarind, date
Second: Venison consommé, turnip custard, roasted brussels
Third: Venison sausage, wild mushroom risotto, pomegranate
Fourth: Mocha scented pumpkin tarte, ice cream

$45 per person, excluding tax and gratuity.

Want some? Call 610-397-0888 for reservations.

Mémé hosts Regional Wine Dinners

Did you know Mémé Restaurant (2201 Spruce St.) has one of the most affordable wine lists in Philly? Chef David Katz wants people to enjoy food and wine without having to overpay for it. That’s why he carefully selects drinkable yet value-tagged bottles for his wine list.  And now he’s ready to show them off.

Mémé’s Regional Wine Dinner series will showcase those bottles against the backdrop of Katz’ approachable, flavorful dishes. At each dinner you’ll enjoy four courses with wine pairings for $55.

The series takes place on the second Monday of each month. It begins with a vinicultural trip to Tuscany on October 11. The wines of Oregon will be sipped on November 8 and on December 13 guests will savor the vines of the Rhône Valley.

For more information or reservations call 215-735-4900 or go online.