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Joe's Stew Recipes Featured in The Gazette - 2010-01-18 23:03:45

Looking for a hearty stew for lunch? So were The Gazette's features writer Angie Holmes and photographer Cliff Jette when they ventured out on a frigid Friday to visit Joe in his home kitchen and learn some of the tricks to making a great hot meal for a cold winter's day. Joe took them through the process of making a Savory Irish Beef Stew. Joe likes to use local ingredients when possible, so for this recipe he used an Amana Beef chuck roast, Granite City Brewery's Stout, potatoes from ZJ Farms, as well as herbs from Joe's own garden. When the stew was done, Joe treated Angie and Cliff, along with Joe's friend Wendy, to a lunch of stew, bread, and Pumpkin Ale Eggnog Ice Cream for desert. Cooking for friends, sharing recipes and cooking tips, and great conversation - what a great way to spend a day! See the article here.

New Products in the Mix - 2010-01-18 18:07:39

We've added some new products to our line. Look over on the left and, along with the links to our famous Red Rub™, and Beer & Cider Bread Mixes, you'll find our new Dip and Soup Mixes and Mulling Spice Blend. Be sure to check 'em out.

Joe's Kitchen a Proud Sponsor of Sleep Out - 2009-01-18 02:56:09

Join Joe at Greene Square Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday, November 14 for the  Fourth Annual Sleep Out For Homeless. We'll spend a night outside (from 5 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday) to discuss, to think and to learn about homelessness. You're invited to join participants in sleeping in cardboard boxes in the park as well as discussing and sharing information on homelessness across the street at First Presbyterian Church from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Sleep Out will take place regardless of weather conditions. Joe has teamed up with the great folks at Sutliff Cider and will be serving up hot mulled cider, a great paring of Sutliff's delicious fresh Apple Cider and Joe's Kitchen Mulling Spice Blend. For more information or to donate to this worthy cause, visit www.SleepoutForHomeless.org.

Joe's Kitchen at Sutliff Cider - 2009-11-01 06:39:05

Join Joe at Sutliff Cider in Lisbon, Iowa, on November 7 & 8 for the Iowa Wine Trail Fall Tour. Joe will be baking a few loaves of his new Raisin and Spice Cider Bread.mix along with some of his famous Beer Bread Mixes. Be sure to try the hot mulled cider, a great paring of Sutliff's delicious fresh Apple Cider and Joe's Kitchen Mulling Spice Blend.

Oktoberfest Cooking Class - Oct 17 - 2009-10-04 14:43:51

Celebrate Oktoberfest! Blue-and-white bunting, maßkrugs of bier, oom-pah bands, lederhosen and great food! No need to travel to Bayern and push through the dense crowd at Theresienwiese just to get a bite and a brau. Join Joe at the Edgewood Road Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, October 17 as we explore some of Deutschland’s speisen und getränke (food and drinks). On the speisekarte (menu): zwiebelkuchen (onion cake), jaegerschnitzel (pork cutlet with mushroom sauce), spaetzle (noodles), rotkohl mit apfeln (red cabbage with apples), and apfelkuecherl (spiced apple rings). We’ll taste a couple of biers und weins (beers and wines), too! Prosit!
Call 319-378-0762 or email Mary Pat Esch to enroll.

BrewNost! International Beer Tasting Event - Oct 16 - 2009-10-04 14:43:51

Join Joe at BrewNost!, an international beer tasting event on Friday, October 16, with proceeds going to the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids. This amazing night of beer, food and fun features 8 different countries/regions, 4 beers each, and 8 of Eastern Iowa's finest chefs preparing the food for each flight. This is a "must" for any beer lover! Joe is a Brewmaster Host for the event, and will be pouring some of the best beers around…A great evening for a great cause!

To make a reservation, contact Kelly Otto at 319-447-5533 or email kotto@ncsml.org.

Joe's Kitchen Feeds Often-Overlooked Heroes - 2009-09-17 15:22:20

Joe and the Crew get a visit from Representative Dave Loebsack and community volunteers at the 2009 Vets Stand Down. From left: Kelsey Morrissey, Janet Powers, Linn County Veteran Affairs Commissioner Joe Michalec, Representative Dave Loebsack, John Powers, Joe Stutler, Ashley Powell, Mike Little.

On Friday, September 11th, Joe's Kitchen™ had the privilege of providing lunch for the 2009 Vets Stand Down. This year more than 70 veterans and 30 non-veterans were provided needed services, supplies, and the care and respect from a grateful community. Joe would like to thank Mike Wallace, Ashley Powell and Kelsey Morrissey for helping prep and serve a hot lunch for this great event, Third Base Brewery and ZJ Farms for help with ingredients, Hanford Post 5 for the use of their kitchen, and Linn County Supervisor Lu Barron for her generous contribution.

Items served included Lew Smeet™ sandwiches, bbq beans, coleslaw, pasta salad, chips and cookies.

Cooking Class - Tamales! - Sept 24 - 2009-08-31 17:58:03

Join Joe at the Edgewood Road Hy-Vee in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, September 24, to learn how to make Tamales. These tasty treats are a traditional dish that comes to us from the Azrtec empire and are now a staple throughout Latin America and beyond. In this hands-on class we'll make both savory and sweet tameles, and while they steam we'll prepare a few basic sauces to go with 'em (mole negro & salsa verde), as well as champurrado, a chocolate beverage traditionally paired with tamales.
Call 319-378-0762 or email Mary Pat Esch to enroll.

Joe's Kitchen Launches New Web Site - 2009-08-31 17:58:03

Joe's Kitchen™. launched a new web site today. "We were overdue for a facelift, and we've added features and resources as well. Now we can sell our products via the Internet, advertise our services, and share some of our recipes and tips with our friends and fans," said owner Joe Stutler.

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