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September 20, ’12- ------------------------------------------------------------- www.whatzup.com- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17<br />
A Savory Dish for Chilly Nights<br />
Fall has always been my favorite season. As temperatures<br />
cool and the leaves change colors, we trade<br />
Dining In<br />
in our shorts and flip flops for sweaters and boots. The<br />
season ushers in hot chocolate, pumpkin spiced lattes,<br />
pot roasts, and pots of chili. Many root vegetables<br />
AMBER RECKER<br />
come into season in the autumn months, which means<br />
it’s also time for warm stews, and nothing makes the<br />
house smell more like fall than my husband’s Hearty<br />
Smoked Pork Neck and Hominy stew. Savory, warm,<br />
and smoky, this is the perfect dish to warm you on<br />
chilly autumn nights.<br />
Hearty Smoked Pork Neck<br />
and Hominy Stew<br />
• 2 tablespoons olive oil<br />
• 1 large onion, chopped<br />
• 2 carrots, sliced<br />
• 2-3 celery stalks, diced<br />
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin<br />
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled<br />
• 1 bay leaf<br />
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano<br />
• 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper<br />
• 2 pound smoked pork neck<br />
• 2 14 1/2-ounce cans chicken broth<br />
• 1 14 1/2-ounce can sliced stewed tomatoes<br />
• 3 large garlic cloves, finely chopped<br />
• 2 15-ounce cans golden hominy, drained<br />
Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat.<br />
Add onion, carrots, celery, cumin, thyme, bay leaf,<br />
oregano, and dried red pepper, and sauté for five minutes.<br />
Add smoked pork neck, broth, tomatoes and garlic.<br />
Simmer until pork is tender, about 1 1/2 hours.<br />
Transfer pork to work surface. Remove meat and<br />
cut into bite-size pieces. Discard fat and bones. Return<br />
meat to pot. Add hominy and simmer until hominy is<br />
just tender, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt<br />
and pepper.<br />
amber.recker@gmail.com<br />
CLASSICAL GRASP - From Page 16<br />
The European tour was tumultuous for Mozart.<br />
He fell in love, his mom died and he couldn’t find a<br />
job to save his life. You think the job market is hard<br />
now MOZART COULDN’T FIND A JOB WRIT-<br />
ING MUSIC!!! The music he heard in Mannheim and<br />
Paris during that journey stirred so many emotional<br />
memories for the guy that he was inspired to write this<br />
really beautiful piece (hence the “Music from Memories”<br />
title of our show).<br />
It’s said that Mozart himself may have played the<br />
viola part himself when it premiered (if you saw Amadeus,<br />
you’ll know he was a bit of a show-off). The<br />
Phil’s version features Phil principals Derek Reeves<br />
on viola and David Ling on violin, both of whom are<br />
amazing.<br />
When the two solo instruments kick in during the<br />
first movement, you can actually hear the violin and<br />
viola chasing each other around, playing the same melody<br />
lines in their own distinctive voices (the viola’s<br />
is deeper than the violin’s). The second movement is<br />
slower and in a contrasting minor key (“minor” being<br />
the musical word for “sad”), and it climaxes kind of<br />
operatically. The last movement is basically a happy<br />
little dialogue between the violin and viola.<br />
Although it’s not his most famous work, many<br />
people consider this to be among their favorite Mozart<br />
compositions, and it was one of the first classical pieces<br />
I ever owned on cassette tape (I’m just that old).<br />
You have two opportunities to hear the Chamber<br />
concerts, September 28. The Coffee Concert begins at<br />
11 a.m. Get there at 10 a.m. to enjoy coffee and pastries<br />
from Firefly. If you’re a retiree, a homeschooled<br />
family, or just have the morning off, this may be the<br />
show for you.<br />
If you’re not available mid-day on a Friday, then<br />
come to the 7 p.m. After Hours show. Starting at 5:30<br />
we’ll be serving food and drinks from Calhoun Street<br />
Soup Salads and Spirits. And if you’re of the Twittersphere,<br />
charge up that smart phone because this show<br />
will debut The Phil’s Tweet Seats. (If you’re my age,<br />
think of this as the modern-day pop-up video). Sameer<br />
Patel will be on hand backstage, tweeting interesting<br />
tidbits about the pieces and composers (far more interesting<br />
– and factually accurate – than anything you’ve<br />
read in this column) and you will have the opportunity<br />
to share your thoughts and ask questions.<br />
As we say here at The Phil, “You’ve got to hear it<br />
live.” But if for some reason you can’t, you can follow<br />
along with us via Twitter at @fwphil.<br />
jen@greenroomonline.org<br />
Dine-In • Sundays Only<br />
12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.<br />
Valid October 1-31, 2012<br />
SUNDAY IN THE PARK - From Page 7<br />
– and quite possibly even sing along.<br />
Sunday in the Park with Jazz attendees are encouraged<br />
to bring lawn chairs, blankets, coolers and<br />
the like to Headwaters Park West for the show. Plenty<br />
of delicious grub will be on hand from food vendors<br />
such as Bravas Foods, Old Crown Coffee Roasters<br />
and Smoothie King. And in the event of soggy weather,<br />
the show will go on. The musicians will play under<br />
the pavilion, which features ample covered seating if<br />
needed.<br />
NIPR on-air personalities and Sunday in the Park<br />
with Jazz performers will be schmoozing with the<br />
crowd during the show and in between sets, so be sure<br />
to stick around to give them some love.<br />
Maxwell says he is particularly excited to reconnect<br />
with old friends he hasn’t seen in years in addition<br />
to turning a new audience on to jazz.<br />
“Jazz is all about improvisation, and by definition,<br />
with improvisation you never know exactly what<br />
to expect or where the music will take you,” he says.<br />
“That gives the music a very strong potential energy<br />
that, when allowed to flow freely, is extremely exciting<br />
and energetic to experience. It will be a thrilling<br />
event for seasoned jazz listeners and new fans alike!”