Midday Entree: Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast

The Music:

Theresienmesse, by Franz Joseph Haydn
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Philips 475 101

The Recipe:

It's a Veteran's Day tradition here at WRCJ to offer this recipe from our own Chief Engineer, who, as CPO Stephen Johnson, served aboard the USS Iowa (BB-61).


The first time we offered it, we were, much to our surprise, inundated with inquiries from veterans who actually like "S.O.S." as it's sometimes referred to in the service.

CPO Johnson’s Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
1 package dried beef (2.5-ounce), chopped
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/3 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 dash cayenne pepper
Buttered toast points, or English muffins


In skillet, sauté mushrooms in butter till tender. Add beef and cook until heated through.

Stir flour into mixture; add milk. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Add Worcestershire sauce and pepper.

Spoon over toast.

Anchor’s aweigh, and thanks for listening!

Some useful links for veterans, and those who care about them:

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center (313) 576-1000

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

Disabled American Veterans (877) 426-2838

Vietnam Veterans of America (800) VVA-1316

Midday Entree: Mandarin Orange Muffins

The Music:

The Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19, by Bela Bartok
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, conductor
London 448 276

The Recipe:

To accompany Maestro Dorati's superb recording of Bartok's Mandarin, we present this muffin recipe from Peggy Trowbridge Filippone:

"Canned mandarin oranges give a delightful citrus flavor to these delicious spiced muffins which are topped with cinnamon sugar. They are perfect for a quick breakfast or snack."

So get snackin' by clickin' here.

Midday Entree: Grand Marnier Souffles

The Music:

Requiem, Op. 9 by Maurice Durufle
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo soprano; Orfeon Donostiarra Choir, Toulouse Capitole Orchestra, Michel Plasson, conductor
EMI 556878

(NOTE: You can hear Durufle's Requiem live in a free concert put on by the WSU Symphonic Chorus and Orchestra on November 19th at St. John's Episcopal Church in Detroit. More information is available by clicking here.)

The Recipe:

OK, time for something special for a special occasion and special guests. As described on Epicurious.com:

"These individual vanilla soufflés include a surprise layer in the middle: almond cookies soaked in an orange liqueur syrup."

Now doesn't that sound special? Get cracking by clicking here.

Classical Destinations: The Seasons

Monday night at 9:30pm (ET) on the Create TV channel (56.3 in Detroit), Classical Destinations spotlights one of the all-time classical smash hits in the violin repertoire.



EPISODE SIX

Ep 6: Venice, Vivaldi and The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi spent his most productive years in Venice in the early 18th century. Simon, Niki and Matt tour the canals, bridges and piazzas for which Vivaldi created the perfect soundtrack in his Four Seasons.

Classical Destinations: St. Petersburg

Tonight at 9:30pm (ET) on the Create TV channel (56.3 in Detroit), Classical Destinations features a trip to one of Russia's great music capitals.



Ep 5: St. Petersburg

Former capital of Russia, with its canals earning it the description ‘Venice of the North’, St Petersburg was also home to the composers Borodin, Glinka, Mussorgsky, and the naval officer turned musical painter of the Arabian Nights, Rimsky-Korsakov.

Midday Entree: St. Looey Gooey Cake

The Music:

Symphony No. 3 in A minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff
St. Louis Symphony, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Vox 5034

The Recipe:

Here's something that might be just the thing for your upcoming holiday brunch. And what is a St. Looey Gooey cake? Well, according to cakespy.com:

"It seems that the most important aspects are a bottom layer of buttery yellow cake and a and a top layer of...well, gooiness: but depending on who you ask, the top layer will consist of either egg and cream cheese, or butter and sugar. But in general, it is served as a coffee cake and not as a dessert cake."

So let's get gooey by clicking here.

Midday Entree: Toad in the Hole

The Music:

Symphony No. 2, A London Symphony, by Ralph Vaughan Williams
London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox, conductor
Chandos 9902

The Recipe:

The English certainly have a flair for naming their delicacies, don't they? Well, fear not. There are no toads involved here. There isn't even a real hole to speak of.

Just your basic Yorkshire pudding with embedded sausages (which the Brits call "bangers," so why isn't it . . . oh never mind).

Get the details by clicking here.

(Incidentally, no amphibians were harmed in the creation of this recipe.)

Midday Entree: Hawaiian Sandwiches

The Music:

Serenade in D by Ethel Smyth
BBC Philharmonic, Odaline de la Martinez, conductor
Chandos 9449

The Recipe:

In addition to being a composer, Ethel was active in the Women's Suffrage movement in London. She wrote The March of the Women in 1911 and was actively involved in demonstrations to grant women voting rights.

So we borrow today's recipe from The Suffrage Cook Book (1915). Simple, elegant and tasty, you can make some of these Hawaiian Sandwiches for yourself by clicking here.

Midday Entree: Black Russian Cake

The Music:

The Fairy's Kiss by Igor Stravinsky
Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Jarvi, conductor
Chandos 8360

The Recipe:

Just the thing for your Thanksgiving dessert table, Black Russian Cake.

Easy and tasty, you'll be the hit of the party. Get the details by clicking here.

Prijatnogo appetita, and thanks for listening.

Classical Destinations: Finlandia

Tonight at 9:30pm (ET) on the Create TV channel (56.3 in Detroit), Classical Destinations features a look at Jean Sibelius.

EPISODE FOUR

Ep 4: Finlandia

The elemental sights and sounds of Finland, from Helsinki to the snowy vistas of Lapland where Santa has his workshop, are captured in the music of Sibelius. We hear the story of the Finnish musical legend, visit the composer’s home of Ainola, and hear his most famous musical work.