Liquid Collaboration with Oxbow Brewing Company

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Cafe Miranda is starting a series of Liquid Collaborations. Events in which we pair our fab food with the liquid libations from regional breweries, distilleries and vineyards! Sounds great doesn’t it.

Our first one is slated for April 1st – right here at Cafe Miranda.

A collaboration between Cafe Miranda and Oxbow Brewing Company  Enjoy a four course meal prepared with and paired with selected brews.
1st Course Chicken Pork and Leek Sausage paired with … Oxbow’s Space Cowboy
2nd Course Scallops over Sour Apple Celery puree paired with Oxbow’s Farm House Pale Ale
3rd Course Braised Duck Poutine paired with Oxbow’s Sasuga
4th Course Lemon truffles paired with Oxbow’s Sweet Basil infused Sasuga
$50 per person, includes four course meal, beer pairings, tax and tip. Sitting is limited.

Recipe – Cafe Miranda Monk Fish deeelite

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

MONK FISH: Poorman’s lobster it used to be called, not now @ 10 bucks a
pound… These fish are UGLY, they feed on shell fish so the have quite a set of
choppers, rarely seen as they are headed & all we usually see are the
tails….The texture is rather lobster like, you are what you eat….

Serves one.

8 oz. cleaned (slime off) Monkfish tail, I prefer Port Clyde Fresh Catch

one Les’ Green arrow Farms tomato, diced medium

tsp. Minced garlic,

4 oz fish stock or canned clam juice

2 oz sliced onion

2 oz medium diced Linguisa sausage

2 oz poblano chili pepper

cup of cleaned fresh spinach

The requisite olive oil to sauté

Cafe Miranda Foccacia bread, 3″x3″ square, cut in half oiled w/ olive oil
& toasted well (think big crouton)

Heavy fry pan on medium high heat, oil in pan add first the garlic, as it
browns add the onion, as that “sweats” add pepper & fry ‘em, smell good? Add
the Linguisa & just lite brown it. Add the fish & tomato, maybe some
fresh oregano, & the stock. Cover, simmer till fish is BARELY cooked thru,
add spinach, season w/ salt & pepper. Put the crouton in a nice rather large
bowl & dump the lot on it. ‘

Quick, tasty & Local.

Norman “Skip” LaValley 1952-2011

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

St. George -Norman R. LaValley, Jr., known to his friends as Skip, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 14, 2011 after a short but hard battle with cancer.  Born on May 29, 1952 in Troy, New York, he was the son of Marlene and Norman R. Lavalley, Sr.  Skip was one of 9 children. He has three sisters, Susanna Manning, Debbie Lattimore and Karen Malandrucolo and six brothers, Michael LaValley, David LaValley, Stevie LaValley, Timmy LaValley, Danny LaValley and Jeffery LaValley. Skip attended schools in both Troy, NY and Burlington, VT.

In 2001 he married Melissa Hupper of St. George.  Skip served as a medic in the Vietnam War. He was a professionally trained clown (he liked to say he went to “Clown College” and preformed in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and at children’s birthday parties. Since 2007, Skip worked at Café Miranda where he demonstrated his strong work ethic and eagerness to help. He volunteered with the Hospitality House and the Maine Lobster Festival.

Skip was an amazing man, husband and friend and was loved by everyone that met him. Skip will be remembered as always outgoing, always having a heart of gold, for being stubborn as a mule, for his strong work ethic and for helping anyone who needed a hand. Skip was a jack of all trades and succeeded at anything he did.  He worked hard his whole life and loved every minute of it. Skip enjoyed being with friends, having cookouts, camp fires, working on his flower gardens, fishing and taking family vacations. Skip will always be missed and never forgotten.

He is survived by his wife Melissa Hupper, two special children whom he treated as his own, Keegan and Kiara and close personal friend, Kerry Altiero.

For details about the service please email Skip’s wife, Melissa Hupper at melissalavalley@gmail.com.

Youth Links – I Pity the Fool Dance April 1st

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Be There!

I Pity the Fool Dance on April 1St for YouthLinks

Youth Links has tickets available online for this great event. Visit: YouthLinks Online

 

I Pity the Fool Dance April 1st

Hand Made Pasta Throw Down

Monday, March 14th, 2011

PASTA THROW DOWN ROCKLAND STYLE!

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

 

This is going to be FUN! Our next cooking class is going to feature a “Pasta Throw Down” with Frank Isganitis from the LimeRock Inn.

Both Chef Kerry and Frank have deep rooted Italian families – and both have terrific stories of growing up with Italian Grandmas. 

Chef Kerry and Frank will discuss and demonstrate basic techniques in traditional “hand rolled” and “machine rolled” spaghetti, tagletelli & fettuccini. The class will also include ravioli & “lasagna” styled dishes. Tips on drying, freezing and preparing fresh pasta with appropriate sauces will also be included.

Students will learn two methods for making pasta, enjoy samplings and finish with a family style pasta dinner (with wine and beer pairings of course!).  Believe us.. you won’t leave hungry.

The bonus – we will find out which Italian makes the most awesome hand-made pasta in Rockland. Will it be Chef Kerry or… Frank?

Class Time -10:00AM – 1:00PM

Format – Classes are primarily demonstration with some hands on and concludes with a full service lunch. Beer and wines will be provided by Central Distributors, Lewiston ME and paired by Eric White.

Class Size – We limit our class to 12 participants. If we have more than 12 participants, and can fill another one, we will schedule another class.

The Cost – $60.00 per person, plus tax per class. Cost includes two glasses wine beer, or soft drinks of choice (depending on what is being paired). Reservations & full payment required.

Lunch Guest Add-on – Those enrolled in the class may invite a lunch guest. $30.00 per guest which includes lunch, drinks and tip.

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