Food & Wine Pairing Virtual Cooking Event: Rodeo Cook Off Brie Quesadillas

I was so excited to move back to Houston last summer, and even more excited to take my husband to the Rodeo this year- it's quite literally his first rodeo. 😅 Not shocking, the rodeo has been pushed back to May now... and let's be honest at this rate it's probably not gonna happen 😬 Take my trips and parties from me COVID, but don't take my deep fried oreos and mutton bustin' 😡

In honor of the *traditional* rodeo kickoff, I am hosting another virtual cook-along! This month's recipe feels a little bit Texan + rodeo, and is super yummy/unique!

Ingredients:

-3 Slices of Bacon

-Butter

-1 Cup of Pecans (Texas pecans recommended!)

-Brown Sugar

-Worcestershire Sauce

-Yellow Mustard

-3 Pears (1 pair will be used in the cocktail pairing!)

-Brie Cheese (8 oz)

-Flour Tortillas (2-4, depending on how many you want to eat or save for later!)

To Pair With:

Texas Sangria

Drink Ingredients:

3 tablespoons sugar

1/4 teaspoon orange extract

1 teaspoon Angostura bitters

1 cup water

3/4 cup Whiskey

3.5 ounce Texas honey Austin East Cider

1 1/2 cups Spanish red wine (I will be using Marques de Caceres Rioja Crianza)

1 apple, cut into bite-sized pieces

1 orange, quartered and thinly sliced

1 pear, cut into bite-sized pieces

Food Allergies:

Please be aware this recipe contains nuts if you have any nut allergies! This meal is not vegetarian/vegan friendly! For vegan or vegetarian attendees, I recommend replacing the bacon with Morningstar Farms veggie breakfast bacon frozen strips and using Earth Balance Butter + using Urban Cheesecraft's Brie cheese.

Process:

Join us on Zoom in your kitchen with all of your ingredients ready! We will prepare, chop, & cook all of the ingredients together :) Zoom link to be emailed to all ticket holders the day of. After we cook our meals, we can enjoy them with a glass of sangria over Zoom. I plan to keep these events to around an hour.

I'm looking forward to cooking up some new recipes with y'all and hopefully some friendships too 😅

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