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JACKSONVILLE foodfood loverslovers Dinner for two under $25 | Thanksgiving Made Easy | Jacksonville Fair | Latino Film Fest free monthly guide to entertainment and more | november 2008 | www.eujacksonville.com 2 NOVEMBER 2008 | eu jacksonville monthly contents 6 4-7 14 on the cover home Model: M. Anna Stephenson, Anna feature page 22 netscapades can be reached for modeling jobs at pages 4-7 holiday meal tips page 23 notes from the bachelor pad [email protected]. page 8-9 dining out for under $25 Photographer: Daniel Goncalves, page 10-11 second harvest food bank Daniel is a local professional music photographer covering stories and dish page 26 rusty young of poco interview subjects around the world. He is page 27 jason michael carroll page 12 chef rock available for all your photography page 28 cafe 11 trunk show needs. 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It’s the time of year when food is brought to the fore, from hoilday meals to school bake sales. So this month we’ve devoted our feature to food. Mostly we write about what you can fi x for your upcoming holiday feasts (sassy side, anyone?) but when when you’re too tired to cook and your budget is low, we’ve also got you covered in our dinner for two under $25 article. We’re sure you’ll fi nd some- thing to carry you through the holidays and beyond. Bon appetit! photos by daniel goncalves 4 NOVEMBER 2008 | eu jacksonville monthly llazyazy hholidayoliday mmealeal by erin thursby Saving money is fabulous, but what if your time is worth more to you than saving a few dollars here and there? In this case, Jacksonville has lots of options for making your meal conve- nient. Plenty of your favorite restau- rants offer holiday take-away meals; you need only ask and arrange for it ahead of time. Here are just six of the places where you can carry a meal away or have a meal brought to you. michelle’s southern home cooking Really, there are only so many stovetops in your kitchen. With all the sides you’re expected to offer at a holiday meal, you’d have to start cooking at least a day before. I know I do! Michelle’s takes some of the pressure away by offering southern-style home cooked options hholidayoliday ddinnersinners such as collards and black-eyed peas. They hholidayoliday ddinnersinners aren’t open Thanksgiving Day, but picking your side up the day before isn’t a big deal. More than 270 orders for their squash casserole holiday meals on the cheap were placed the day before Thanksgiving last year. They’re known for their side items and Its time again for the most expensive meals of the year. While there isn’t anything like tucking into a holiday meal, it can their marvelous pies. Call 353-0002 for more info. be a real strain on the pocketbook. Here are a few tips on saving a bit of green for a frugal feast. by erin thursby bogetta di bella sara / have everyone pitch in make what you can ahead of time catering by liz Start a new tradition and ask everyone to bring a particular dish. If fes- Feeling really ambitious with lots of freezer space? Then why not look Catering by Liz does offer full service catering, tivities are at your house just take care of the bulky items, such as the bird, for deals on fresh produce items that you know will keep in the freezer once but there’s only a slim chance you’ll be able and let everyone else worry about the rest. This might not work if everyone is you’ve cooked them. Casseroles will keep, as will most rice, pasta and veggie to fi t into their booked calendar this holiday coming from out of town, but it is an option if everyone is living in the same dishes. Dairy-based sauces can get a bit lumpy and separate out some, so season. But cheer up, you can always pick up place. watch for that. items to bring home for your holiday feast at Basically, you don’t need to pass up a good deal on fresh sweet potatoes their take-away store, Bogetta di Bella Sera. just because you have two weeks before the big meal. Buy it, cook it in a cas- Calling in advance helps a lot, so they can set shop for the christmas meal a month serole, freeze it and thaw for your holiday meal. Sweet potatoes, by the way, things aside for you. If you’ve got just 2 or 3 can only be frozen if they are cooked fi rst, otherwise they lose their fl avor and people at your holiday table, or you want a early develop a rock solid core. different option, try the Whole Marinated Pork Shopping for food the day after Thanksgiving does not help you for You can also dry out leftover bread to make your breadcrumbs ahead of Tenderloin with Au Jus and Cilantro Crème Thanksgiving, but it will help you for that Christmas meal. Turkey keeps quite time. Our family is mostly bread-free, so this doesn’t make sense for us, but if Fraiche at $15. You can serve 8-10 people with well in the freezer. An uncooked turkey can actually keep for an entire year in your family goes through lots of bread, you can dry it out in the oven to make their gourmet-style dishes, like their Artichoke the freezer. You can keep it in there even longer than that. It’s still safe to eat breadcrumbs. Parmesan Souffl é or Olive Oil Roasted Brussels even after a couple of years, but it won’t be as tasty. Prices on turkey should Sprouts with Apple Smoked Bacon and Shal- be much lower the day after the big feast. Provided you have room in your lots, to name a few. Each are about $15-25. A freezer, it’s a no-brainer. to the farmer’s market! whole, boneless turkey, which feeds from 12- Look for sales on canned goods you’ll know you’ll use and always look For fresh produce, the farmer’s market is actually cheaper, plus you can 15 people will cost you about $100. Items are at the expiration dates, no matter how good the deal! haggle with the vendors. Do price out what you’re buying at the supermarket available for pickup November 24-26, 9 am – 6 Since turkey keeps, you can also start shopping for it in October or early before you hit the framer’s market, that way you’ll know how good of a deal pm in disposable containers. Call 387-1955 for November for that Thanksgiving meal. The deals won’t be as good, but they you’re getting. My advice is to take your time and never buy the fi rst thing you more info or to order for pick up. might be better than the prices just before Thanksgiving, when demand is see. There will most likely be another vendor with the same item at a lower high. price. You’ll fi nd almost everything you’re looking for (and then some) at the farmer’s market. maggiano’s Whatever way you save this holiday meal, just know that your meal will This is a commercial chain with an Italian bent, start shopping now and be be just as good if not better. How little you spent will be your happy holiday but they offer the full enchilada, so to speak. secret. They can deliver the entire holiday feast right to disciplined! your door with the means to keep it warm. For Look for loss leaders when you’re clipping coupons. Loss leaders are Just three of the area farmer’s markets. Check the websites for hours and Thanksgiving Day they ask that you call about items in the store designed to bring people into the store for the great bargain.