Louisiana Sausage and Seafood Ragout

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Preheat the oven to 400 degree oven. Dip the eggplant rounds in olive oil and place on a cookie sheet. Bake until quite soft, about 20 minutes. Set aside.

Add the red snapper and shrimp to the sauce. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes. Add the oysters and crabmeat and simmer for 1 or 2 minutes until the oysters are plump. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Arrange the eggplant slices in the center of shallow bowls. Spoon the ragout over the eggplant and serve with rice on the side.

* Louisiana cooks learned long ago that tangy, smoky flavors of pork sausage such as andouille are a perfect complement to seafood. Many classic New Orleans dishes reflect this perfect marriage of the sea and the land. Cajun and Creole classics such as jambalaya, seafood gumbo, stuffed eggplant, and stuffed crab, all link spicy sausage and seafood together. This elegant ragout bathes the seafood in a rich sauce flavored with andouille. The addition of cream makes this a rich and delicious dish for a main course or you can serve smaller portions as an elegant appetizer or first course at a Creole banquet.

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California Beef Stew with Zinfandel

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Preheat the oven to 325 degree oven.

In a large Dutch over or heavy lidded pot, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil over medium heat. Put in the pancetta and coppa ,and cook until the fat is rendered and pancetta is golden, about 5 minutes, stirring often. Remove the pancetta and coppa from the pot with a slotted spoon and drain them on paper towels. Toss the seasoned meat with the flour in a large shallow bowl. Turn the heat under the pan to medium high, shake any excess flour from the beef, and brown the meat on all sides. Take care not to crowd the pan; brown the meat in batches if necessary. As the meat browns, transfer to a platter. After all the meat has been browned, pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the pot, add the onions and garlic and reduce heat to medium and cover pot. Cook and stir until the onions are soft and beginning to color, about 5 minutes. As the onions cook scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Add the wine to the pot and bring to a boil and scrape up any more browned bits from the bottom of the pot.

Return the beef, pancetta and coppa to the pot along with the tomatoes, beef stock or chicken broth, and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer, stirring well. Cover the pot and put the stew in the oven and bake until the beef is fork-tender, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Remove pot from the oven and degrease any fat from the surface. Taste the stew and if it is watery remove the solids and boil the liquid to concentrate the flavor and slightly thicken the sauce. Remove bay leaf and add back solids. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and serve.

* You can serve this savory stew over mashed potatoes or cooked wide noodles along with oven-roasted root vegetables such as carrots, onions and parsnips and a crusty loaf of sourdough French bread.

(Adapted from The Complete Meat Cookbook by Bruce Aidells and Denis Kelly, Houghton Mifflin)

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Naomi Campbell's 'The Face' Lines up Several Brand Partnerships

Naomi Campbell's modeling competition series The Face has lined up several brand partnerships for its second season.

Oxygen Media and Shine America on Wednesday said that Pamella Roland, Alex and Ani, Liebeskind Berlin and Tweezerman have joined grand-prize partner Frederic Fekkai and editorial partner Elle Magazine as beauty brand partners.

The exclusive brand partnerships have both on and off-air extensions including in-show integrations, online cross promotions, the launch of consumer products and branded video content.

“What makes The Face so great is its authenticity and real life challenges, which allow us to integrate top fashion and beauty brands organically into the series” said Jane Olson, senior vp marketing and brand strategy at Oxygen Media.  “These partnerships extend beyond the TV screen, giving viewers new ways to engage and interact with the show and providing our partners a unique level of exposure and awareness with our young female audience.”

Added Vivi Zigler, president of Shine 360° at Shine America: "As our audience watches The Face they will see these world-class fashion and beauty brands come to life as our contestants get real-world experience working with them, just as our supermodel coaches have mastered. And since young women love to shop, bringing these products into the marketplace is a natural extension to create an enhanced experience for our viewers."

Produced by Shine America, The Face returns at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Wednesday, March 5, with executive producer Campbell as a supermodel coach along with two new supermodel coaches, Anne V and Lydia Hearst and host Nigel Barker.

More details from the release:

Consumer product partnerships include a pamella roland “The Face” co-branded tote bag available March 5 exclusively at pamellaroland.com, Liebeskind will launch a limited-edition “The Face” bag available at the company’s New York City SoHo location and online at usa.liebeskind-berlin.com April 1st, and licensing partner Tweezerman will have products featured in the show.

pamella roland, Alex and Ani and Liebeskind will each be featured in unique episodic challenges that put the modeltestants to the test to see who has what it takes to walk away with the ultimate grand prize of becoming a spokesperson and ambassador for Frédéric Fekkai’s 2014 national ad campaign. 

Designer pamella roland will make a special appearance to judge a challenge where modeltestants are charged with modeling her newest “pamella by pamella roland” cocktail and evening dress line that will launch in March, 2014 at fine department stores and specialty store locations.The episode is scheduled to air March 19.

Alex and Ani CEO  Giovanni Feroce, will be a guest judge as the modeltestants compete to record a 30-second seamless video promoting the lifestyle brand. The winning team’s video will appear on the Alex and Ani website after the episodes scheduled March 26 airdate. Throughout production of “The Face,” modeltestants were also given 24/7 access to the “Alex and Ani Bangle Bar” to accessorize their looks.

Liebeskind president U.S.A, Nathalie Sears, will be a guest judge and put modeltestants to the test as they must create a viral video that will be featured on the company’s website. The challenge winner will be flown to Germany to tour the Liebeskind headquarters and participate in shooting the next Liebeskind lookbook campaign. The episode is scheduled to air April 2.

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Dress du Jour, 'Downton Abbey' Edition: Michelle Dockery's Lady Mary Sparkles in Green

The Dress: A lovely green, beaded slim dress, designed by costumer designer Caroline McCall, who works with her team to bring the show's to-die-for wardrobes to the small screen.

The Wearer: Lady Mary Crawley, played by Michelle Dockery.

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The Event: Dinner at Downton -- it's always a dressy affair.

Why We Dig: Lady Mary looks perfectly -- for lack of a better word -- ladylike in this green number. The top half of the dress is light brown with a dark green panel embellished with floral beading draped over its center. The intricate design is complemented by a dainty black beaded necklace and an upswept hairdo to keep the focus on the beadwork. The bottom half of the dress is also beaded, though it is a bit more simple, keeping the attention up top. Here, Mary is the epitome of elegance.

Offscreen, we love Dockery's style as well. Living about one hundred years after her character (the series began with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912), Dockery is elegant in her own right. A recent example: Dockery stunned in a black-and-white J. Mendel gown with a plunging neckline and high slit at the 2014 SAG Awards. The look, complete with bold red lips and sideswept bangs, was sexy while still remaining elegant and classy.

Mary or Michelle? Now, that's the eternal question. For the time being, we're seeing green. But that could easily change. It is awards season after all.

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