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Video: April 2019 Recipe Tastings

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Our April 2019 recipe taste testing video is up on our YouTube channel! This month, Chef Tim made the stuffed spiral ham with help from Mamala Conlon. He also made the buttered sweet pea rice and a rhubarb tart. Rob’s signature cocktail for the month was also pulled from the magazine: the Ginger-Rhubarb Raspberry Punch. As written, the recipe is for a mocktail, but we added vodka of course.

Recipe prep: Tim Lawton with Patti Conlon. Music by Bensound.com. Special thanks to Michael Hall.

Listen to our entire April 2019 episode here or wherever you get your podcasts!

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#Dead: Guest Appearance on the Dead Radio Podcast

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Though our podcast feed is quiet now as we prepare for our Live Event on January 18th, that doesn’t mean we can keep our mouths shut. In advance of that super-fun event (that you can still attend!) we did a crossover episode with Dead Radio Podcast–another Hudson Valley based show featuring two guys who banter and drink (a lot).

Ryan from Dead Radio Podcast, big black cock dildo, and Rob

We went live (though it’s Dead Radio) on YouTube on Monday, January 7, 2019 to talk with Adam and Ryan about our show, their show, the local podcast scene, and lots of pop culture references. The DR guys even made a cocktail on the spot inspired by the December issue of Better Homes & Gardens: the beer smash. None of us liked it, BTW.

Adam and Ryan in their sweet recording studio with ingredients for a beer smash cocktail.

Watch us on their YouTube channel or tune into the podcast episode once it reaches their feed. Subscribe, too, because these guys are awesome (they’re organizing a big charity event for May, and Ryan is a huge #RPDR fan!) And be sure to get your ticket for Could Be Better LIVE! on January 18th!

It’s the “Odd Couple” of Hudson Valley podcasts…
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Video: November 2018 Recipes

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To prepare you for Thanksgiving, we tried out cranberry sauce recipes, a roasted veggie side dish (but we’re bougie and gay so we turned it into an appetizer), and the cover recipe, Pumpkin Bread Trifle. Recipes from the November 2018 issue of Better Homes & Gardens. Rob’s signature cocktail is a cranberry orange bourbon smash. Chef Tim checks in from Provincetown with his comments. Basically, one of these recipes is a MUST-DO for Thanksgiving! Listen to the full November episode for more Turkey Day fun. Music: Bensound.com.

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Video: October 2018 Recipe Tastings

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This month we sample paella, delicata squash rings with an herb buttermilk dip, scones, and poached pears–plus our signature cocktail, of course!

Chef Tim got busy (especially for a Thursday night) with four recipes from the October 2018 issue of Better Homes & Gardens: the delicata squash rings with an herb buttermilk dip, chicken and pork paella, poached pears, and classic scones. Rob paired these with a new cocktail, which we’ve dubbed a Pum-mosa: cava (Freixenet in this case, because it’s easy to find) and Roundhouse Pumpkin King Cordial. It’s an autumnal take on a mimosa…but it’s also very similar to hard cider. So if you’re a fan on that…

Watch and see our reactions to each dish, and stay for the playful banter between Chef Tim and cohost Rob.

Recipe prep: Tim Lawton. Squash from Clarke’s Family Farm. Camerawork by Michael Hall. Edited by J. Dewey. All music by Bensound.com.

 

 

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Video: September 2018 Recipe Tasting

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Could Be Better’s Rob Conlon and J. Dewey sample the coconut-chia oat crisp recipe from the September 2018 issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine, and Rob creates a signature cocktail inspired by the global flavors and colors throughout the issue and the special feature about chocolate.

If you don’t have the magazine, you can find the recipe on the BHG website here.

Once again, Tim Lawton did an excellent job with the recipe. He also tried the French chocolate mousse recipe, but we seriously think there was something off about that recipe because it didn’t turn out quite like we all thought it would. We may try it again and see how we can do better.

Camerawork by Michael Hall. Music by Bensound.com.