Contigo, owned by native Texans Ben Edgerton and Andrew Wiseheart is modeled after Contigo Ranch in South Texas. I’d been dying to try this place and after many failed attempts to make it happen I was beyond excited when my friend won the 5 course dinner with wine pairing from Austin Tidbits. The concept is simple, according to the website: “Since we can’t have everyone down to the ranch, we wanted to do our best to bring the ranch to them.” And bring it they did. I opted for the vegetarian option this magical evening my taste buds were left singing.
1st Course: Root Vegetable Soup Wine Pairing: Castillo Perelada, Cava, Brut Reserva, DOC Cava, Spain
2nd Course: Three Beet Salad with arugula, caraway and parmesan Wine Pairing: 2009 Casa Morande, Chardonnay, Reserva, Casablanca Valley, Chile
3rd Course: Potato Gnocchi with Johnson Backyard Garden “Morning Harvest” Wine Pairing: 2007 Bodegas Benegas, Sangiovese, “Finca Libertad”, Mendoza, Argentina
4th Course: Roasted Cauliflower, toasted almonds, smoked greens, salsa verde Wine Pairing: 2008 Bodegas Benegas, Syrah, “Finca Libertad”, Mendoza, Argentina
5th Course: Stacked Chocolate Cake with coffee creme Wine Pairing: Mendoza Vineyards, Gran Reserva, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina
Location: East MLK
2027 Anchor Lane Austin, TX 78723
MONDAY – SUNDAY 5PM-12AM | SUNDAY BRUNCH: 10:30AM TO 2:30PM | HAPPY HOUR MONDAY – FRIDAY 5PM-7PM |
512 614 – 2260
When you get home at 5pm and all you want to do is get dinner served so you can relax, pull out this easy and healthy recipe.
Wok
1 Tbsp. of Vegetable Oil
Can of Water Chestnuts
Broccoli
Edamame Beans (or any other greens)
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Prepare the soba noodles first, set aside. Add vegetable oil to your wok, once heated add broccoli. Sautee broccoli to desired consistency. Add water chestnuts, edamame beans and lastly the soba noodles until heated through (about 2 minutes). Turn heat off and add desired amount of teriyaki sauce.
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Like most fellow vegetarian and vegan eaters, I too am always on the hunt for new wonderful tasting substitute meat and protein products, and I sure did find one in my discovery of Field Roast Grain Meat Co. products. Not long after I stumbled upon the product online, I put in a call to Whole Foods to see if they had the product available. A gentleman from the meat department took the call and explained,
“Oh yeah, we carry that product ma’am, and coming from a serious meat eater, I can vouch for the quality in texture and taste.“
Unlike the majority of other vegan/vegetarian products containing mostly soy, the main ingredients are vegetables.
Orecchiette Pasta with Rosemary & Vegetarian Sausage Recipe
Ingredients:
Package of Orecchiette Pasta
3 tablespoons olive oil
Either onion or garlic or shallots, and amount to preference (thinly chopped)
2 or 3 links of ‘Smoke Apple Sage’ flavored vegetarian sausage
3 sprigs of rosemary (chopped)
about 1/2 cup of shredded parmesan
Instructions:
Cook orecchiette pasta per package, rinse and set aside
Chop onion or other and add to olive oil in heated pan, let brown slightly
Add sliced vegetarian sausage to warm
Add chopped rosemary
Top with shredded Parmesan
Salt to taste
*Product approximately $5 USD per 4 pack.
*Serves 4
*Try truffle oil drizzled on top or adding sauteed mushrooms