All this weekend on "What's Cooking" on News 12 Connecticut we have a special holiday edition of wine pairing and holiday dinner recipes. While it may be too late to change this year's menu, if something comes up and you need to quickly pull something together, I suggest the beef filet wrapped in bacon. The recipe is courtesy of Stew Leonard's, and the executive chef Georges Llorens says you can use turkey bacon if you want to cut fat or not use pork. We show you how to put it together on this weekend's show, but here is the recipe for clarification.
Also, Stew's in Norwalk is doing something different this year. There is a new holiday menu where you can order pre cooked meals for up to... name any number. The menu includes a Traditional Beef Wellington with truffles and Foie Gras ( Chef Georges also shares this recipe on this weekend's "What's Cooking" ) as well as Seafood Paella and roast Cornish Game Hens.
Okay, now for the laugh.
While the crew from Stew's was at the station, they brought the store's latest commercial to my attention. During the shoot on the farm with cows, they explained how the cows just wouldn't stand there and cooperate. They were pushing and bumping Leonard out of the way. They said the ad agency originally put together a serious commerical from the shoot, but kept all the outtakes as a laugh for the company. Ultimately they decided the problems with the cows made the better commercial. So here it is if you haven't seen it. Silly cows.
