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Breakfast & Champagne Brunch Guide - It's that time of year to gather friends and family together for spring and summer holiday breakfast and champagne brunch get-togethers! Enjoy these expert recipes, cooking and sparking wine pairing tips!

Banana Cream Pie - A perennial favorite choice among pie lovers since bananas made their grand entrance in the American market back in the 1880s, Mike Hinkle 'The Pie King' shares a few recipes to try your hand at baking.

A Taste of Desert Hot Springs - Linda Kissam 'Food, Wine & Shopping Diva' shares recipes from her visit to Desert Hot Springs in Southern California, including Aqua Soleil Blueberry Bellini, Chilled Avocado Soup with Tomato Salsa, and Chicken Marsala.

Drunken Crumble - Traditionally served with hot custard, this tipsy tart recipe is from Janette McLintock, the Chieftain's wife and one of the organizers of the Annual San Diego Scottish Highland Games & Gathering of the Clans!

Cookbook Giveaway: My Husband is NOT a Vegetarian - Featuring of Vegetarian and Omnivore recipe solutions to create a succulent dish that satisfys both, enter to win the new recipe book 'My Husband is NOT a Vegetarian' by Sharon Rouco!

Pink Kitchen's Marvelous Medjool Date Recipes! Lisa Grey, author of the Pink Kitchen cookbook series, keeps it healthy and vegetarian with these delicious date recipes featuring Bard Medjool Dates!

Vegetable Paella - Featuring fresh vegetables and fragrant spices, this vibrant paella recipe is compliments of Executive Chef Steve Pickell, of the award-winning Cafe Champagne, at Thornton Winery in Temecula, CA

Seamus Mullen's HERO FOOD - Award-winning New York chef Seamus Mullen’s Hero Food is not only a cookbook, but an exploration of its subtitle, “How Cooking With Delicious Things Can Make Us Feel Better.”

A Taste of India - Sharon Rouco, author of "My Husband is NOT a Vegetarian," talks Vegetarian Cooking and shares her recipes for Spicy Indian Vegetable with Coconut Turmeric Sauce, Indian Green Curry, and Indian Spiced Jasmine Pilaf.

May 23: BBQ, Blues & Brews! Join Nancy Reid & Lisa Smith, and co-host The David 'Bully' Bowers, for Big Blend Radio's Eat, Drink & Be Merry Show!
We're talking BBQ, Blues & Brews in Julian, Southern California with Chef Jeremy Manley - Jeremy's on The Hill California Bistro, Tom Nickel - The Bailey Woodpit BBQ & Julian Brewing Company, and Therese 'Trez' Gotfredson - Country Cellars Tasting Room.
Hear about southwest New Mexico's famous annual Silver City Blues Festival; Craft Brewery Pilgrimages with Greg Richardson the 'Strategic Monk', and Mike Hinkle 'The Pie King' who is on a quest for the America's Best Golden Wedge!
Musical Guests include: Franc Robert, Whiteboy Slim & Gina Zavalis, and the Dan Lawson Band!  
Show Airs Live on May 23, 2pm-5pm PT / 5pm-8pm ET -
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