Ann Lemons Pollack, who recently contributed article has passed away

UPDATE: Ann Lemons Pollack, the poplar St. Louis meals critic handed away immediately. Ann was concerned in lots of issues and had an abundance of buddies. Her loss of life was sudden, resulting from a fall.

A number of months in the past she mixed on an article for STLSportsPage.com across the Tremendous Bowl. She was keen so as to add a recipe which was the favourite of her late husband, meals author icon Joe Pollack. In reminiscence of Joe and honor of Ann, we made the meatloaf and it was nice. We could have meatloaf once more this week in reminiscence of Ann. Relaxation in peace.

Here’s what her household wrote on social media:

On behalf of the Lemons and Pollack households, we need to categorical our deep because of so many individuals. Ann Lemons Pollack was the middle level of our lives, an individual stuffed with ardour, drive and dedication. We now have been touched by the attractive tales conveyed about her…

St. Louis has been blessed with many gifted journalists by way of the years, together with her late husband, Joe Pollack. Mother had fairly a journey to hitch the writing group — a far cry from the Nineteen Seventies when she was a single mom on welfare, elevating two children whereas placing herself by way of nursing faculty at Mineral Space School in St. Francois County.

Her path ultimately took her to the Barnes Hospital ICUs and lots of different stops in St. Louis, ultimately buying and selling in her work as a Registered Nurse to put in writing about “meals, wonderful meals” in addition to theater and lots of different issues — throughout her partnership with Joe and past. She was energetic in lots of teams, together with the St. Louis Media Historical past Basis, People United for Separation of Church and State, her beloved “Knitting Posse,” working at her native voting precinct and so many others.

We’ll plan a celebration of her life later this summer season.

In lieu of flowers, individuals could make donations on her memorial web page on the St. Louis Media Historical past Basis or to any of the teams she was concerned with. She would additionally embrace tipping generously when having fun with an excellent meal, taking time to attend a reside theater efficiency or actually doing something to assist make a distinction to somebody in these attempting occasions. She meant the world to us, and we’re deeply touched by the tales so many individuals have shared with us. We can not thanks all sufficient, and as Mother would so usually say, “Take into account your self hugged.”

Unique Article: (Feb. 2022)

Meals For the Massive Sport: Soup Treats and Tremendous Treats

Compiled by Sally Tippett Rains, with Ann Lemons Pollack

The Massive Sport will likely be right here earlier than it– and based on the native weather-casters so will the snow. Are you searching for an excellent hearty soup to serve within the chilly climate? Are you pondering forward to your Tremendous Bowl unfold?  We’ve received a number of fascinating dishes you may attempt. We’ve added soups and chili to the combination and two contributions from particular visitor  award-winning meals author and writer, Ann Lemons Pollack.

The sport will likely be performed at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, February 13, 2022.

Tremendous Bowl Sunday has lengthy been a day the place all soccer followers and even non-football followers can agree on one factor: good meals is necessary. Whether or not you’re a Cincinnati Bengals fan or a Los Angeles Rams fan, the selection of meals on the buffet is a key ingredient in an excellent Tremendous Bowl get together.

Who could possibly be higher to contribute to a soccer meals article than a meals author (Ann Lemons Pollack) who was  married to a sports activities author (Joe Pollack) turned foodie.

Joe Pollack, who handed away in 2012 was a newspaper icon in St. Louis for a few years, having began as a sports activities author on the Globe-Democrat, moved on to grow to be public relations director for the St. Lous Soccer Cardinals (now Arizona Cardinals) after which the St. Louis Submit-Dispatch in 1972, the place he served as a movie, theater and restaurant critic and a wine author.

Ann Lemons was already an completed meals author having been printed within the Submit-Dispatch, St. Louis Journal, New Orleans Menu, Sauce Journal, and Ladue Information, amongst different publications when the 2 met. Ann and Joe wrote three books collectively and since then, her newest e-book is  Iconic Restaurants of St. Louis.

They’re proven within the photograph, left (by Herb Weitman). With this distinctive background, we requested her for some Massive Sport ideas. There was one dish that instantly got here to thoughts that Joe liked.

“We liked doing a meatloaf which we frequently was fats hamburgers on the grill,” she instructed STLSportsPage.com. “Joe liked them a lot I generally referred to him in print as ‘Mr. Meatloaf.’  He was additionally very keen on my soups, and there is a tomato soup that might be good sipped from mugs.”

With the temperatures hitting the one digits nowadays, and snow on the best way, soups can be a welcome addition to any meal planning.

“I’m not a fan of canned tomato soup, one of many remnants of my picky-eater childhood,” she stated. “Not even grilled cheese sandwiches may persuade me in any other case. So it’s a supply of personal amusement to me that this soup is considered one of my favorites. It’s wealthy, creamy, deeply satisfying and a completely fabulous first course for a flowery dinner or a foremost course for a Sunday evening with an excellent salad and the legendary crusty bread or a grilled cheese sandwich, haute or ordinaire.”

Ann and Joe Pollack are proven within the photograph, left (photograph by Herb Weitman). She even had a Tremendous Bowl story to share.

“Top-of-the-line jobs we did collectively was when the NFL referred to as Joe to put in writing a bit for the Tremendous Bowl program.  The sport was being performed in New Orleans, and the article was to be in regards to the meals and nightlife there,” she stated. “We received to spend two hours with Emeril Lagasse. This was again when he was highly regarded however pre-television years. He was a very sensible man, by the best way.”

Emeril was telling all of them about New Orleans, nonetheless Ann Lemons Pollack knew so much in regards to the metropolis.

“We each knew New Orleans however in numerous methods,” she stated of Lagasse and her. “I had really gotten began in meals writing due to one of many restaurant critics there, and it was a wonderful serendipity.”

Tremendous Bowl Treats

Meatloaf- Ann Lemons Pollack

1 Tbs. cooking oil

1/2 c. minced onion

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tsp. freshly-ground pepper

1 tsp. cayenne

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. floor cumin

2 lbs. floor chuck or a combination of beef and pork

1 1/2 c. dry bread crumbs

1/4 cup tomato-based barbecue sauce plus extra, if desired

3 Tbs. plain yogurt plus extra

1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce

1 egg

Preheat the oven to 350 levels F.

Warmth the oil in a small skillet. Add the onion and garlic and cook dinner till they’re softened. Stir within the black pepper and cayenne, salt and cumin and cook dinner an extra 2 or 3 minutes.

Spoon the vegetable combination into a big bowl. Add the meat, bread crumbs, barbecue sauce, yogurt, Worcestershire sauce and egg. Combine nicely together with your arms.(This can be a good job for teenagers; squooshing issues round is infinitely satisfying.) Add as rather more yogurt as essential to make the combination moist however not soupy.

Put the combination right into a greased loaf pan or a 1 1/2 quart casserole. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes. Elevate the oven temperature to 400 levels and proceed baking one other 20-Half-hour. If you want, brush with further barbecue sauce the final 10 minutes.

Serves possibly 6 individuals; additionally makes nice burgers to go on a grill.

Word: The meatloaf can be made into small ‘fats’ burgers, served with buns–though Joe after grilling them appreciated them simply plain on the plate.

Crock Pot Meat Balls – Sally Hanson

30 oz. jar of grape jelly

18 ouncesbottle of Candy Child Ray’s barbecue sauce

Frozen meatballs such as you purchase at Sams

Place one half of a jar of grape jelly (30 ouncesjar-generic model is ok) and half of an 18 ounce bottle of Candy Child Ray’s barbecue sauce within the backside of the crockpot.
Place 1/2 bag of the frozen meatballs after which high with the remainder of the BBQ sauce from the bottle.
Cook dinner it on low about three hours, stir it a number of occasions, after which if it wants extra time, cook dinner for an additional hour.

Word: Use a daily sized crockpot liner to keep away from additional work cleansing up!

We at all times took these to potlucks to make sure our youngsters would eat one thing with protein in it.

Smoked Queso- Ann Mandernach

9 x 13 pan

1lb of chorizo – cooked and drained

2 – 10oz Rotel unique (can use spicy when you prefer it spicy)

32 ouncesVelveeta

8 ouncescream cheese

Set temp on smoker at 225

Stir after Half-hour, then each 15-20 minutes till carried out.

Cook dinner time is about 1:30.

Serve with taco kind chips.

Prime Notch Guacamole- Ann Mandernach

5 ripe avocados

1 massive tomato, chopped

1 small purple onion, chopped

½ cup chopped cilantro

Finely grated zest of 1 lime

3 tbls freshly squeezed lime juice

2 cloves of garlic

1 jalapeno pepper – finely chopped

1 tsp salt (plus extra to style)

Mash Avocado in massive bowl.  Stir  in tomato, onion, cilantro, lime zest and juice, garlic, jalapeno, and salt.  Cowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.  Serve with taco kind chips

Karen’s First Down Dip – Karen Henington

Jar of salsa

Container of bitter cream

Mayonnaise

Knorr’s dry vegetable soup combine

Combine one small jar of chunky salsa, one small container of bitter cream after which equal half mayonnaise blended with a package deal of Knorr’s dry vegetable soup combine.

Word: It’s higher to make a day or a few hours forward, so all of the flavors come out.

This dip is nice with massive Fritos but in addition goes with tortilla chips, potato chips and could possibly be the dip within the middle of a veggie tray.

Italian Roll-Ups- Joan Spink

Tremendous Sausage-Egg Balls

(And they’re nice for individuals who like low-carb)

1.5 lb. breakfast sausage

4 eggs

1 package deal cream cheese

1 cup shredded cheese

2 cups of almond flour

2T Baking Powder

Brown the breakfast sausage, drain, and set in massive mixing bowl. Add the cream cheese to the bowl and blend nicely.  Set it apart for a couple of minutes to let the cheese soften in addition to letting the combination cool in order to not cook dinner the eggs once you combine them in.

Add the eggs, flour, baking powder and cheese. Chill the combination a couple of minutes to provide the flour time to soak up the moisture.

Use a small cookie scoop or massive spoon to get the combination out and kind into balls.

Positioned on a greased (or sprayed with Pam) baking sheet.

Cook dinner at 350 levels for about quarter-hour (or till they appear carried out).

Every ball is about one web carb. The sausage balls may be cooked forward of time and frozen. Simply take them out as wanted and both microwave them for a minute per one ball or placed on tray and heat up within the oven.

Word: They are often made smaller as a sport time snack or bigger to be eaten for breakfast.

Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Steak Bites – Tara McMahon

8oz Fillet Mignon

1 Bottle of Italian Dressing

1 8oz package deal of Cream Cheese

20 slices of Bacon

1/4 cup minced jalapeños

Small skewers

Instructions: Slice steak into 1/2-inch large strips. Pound strips to about half unique thickness. Place steaks in bowl. Add salad dressing. Cowl and refrigerate for two hours. Preheat out of doors grill. Combine cream cheese and jalapeños. Put aside. Take away strips of steak from marinade and lay on flat floor. Unfold 1 teaspoon cheese combination on every strip. Roll strip in a ball. Wrap bacon slice the wrong way and safe with skewer. Cool on preheated grill till bacon is crispy. About 4 minutes per facet.

Toffee Bugles- Sue Hyde

3/4 cup mild brown sugar

6 tablespoons butter (actual butter)

3 tablespoons mild corn syrup

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

7/8 cups bugles (1 bag)

Put bugles in massive mixing bowl Add butter, brown sugar, syrup in saucepan. Stirring continually till it begins to bubble, add baking soda. Pour over bugles and stir. Put bowl in microwave and warmth 1 minute. Take out and stir repeat 2 extra occasions. When completed unfold out bugles on lined baking sheet to chill.

Ranch Snack Combine with Oyster Crackers- Joan Spink

Word: Everybody loves this snack combine. I at all times carry it to the vineyard and serve it each time I’ve a celebration.

Editor’s notice: The Ranch Snack Combine would go nice with these soups…

Soup Bowl Treats

Tomato Bisque- Ann Lemons Pollack

1/2 c. chopped onions

1/2 c. unsalted butter

1 1/2 tsp. dill

1 1/2 tsp. oregano

5 c. tomatoes 

4 c. rooster inventory

2 Tbs. flour

2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper (she suggests white; I take advantage of white or fresh-ground black)

1/4 c. chopped parsley

4 tsp. honey

1 1/4 c. heavy cream (see milk dialogue in notice beneath)

2/3 c. half-and-half

In a big pot, soften the butter over medium warmth. Add onions, dill and oregano and cook dinner till onions grow to be translucent, or kind of clear. Add the flour, stir it in and cook dinner 3 minutes, stirring continually. Add the tomatoes, inventory, salt and pepper. Stir and lift the warmth to excessive. Proceed stirring till the combination involves a boil. Drop the warmth to a simmer and cook dinner for an additional quarter-hour.

Add parsley and honey Take away from warmth, let cool, just a little or so much, and puree. Add no matter milk/cream you’re utilizing and reheat. This makes about 9 cups, so determine on it serving 6, however, as at all times, who is aware of? Individuals usually need seconds.

Word: The recipe requires heavy cream and half and half. I virtually by no means make it that wealthy; my normal mixture is a cup of heavy non-ultrapasteurized (it tastes higher) cream and the remaining lowfat milk. It really comes out to five/6 of a cup, however you could be a little informal in regards to the precise quantity.

Landing Taco Soup- Sally Hanson

A crockpot recipe

1 (15 oz.) can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed

1 (14.5 oz.) can candy corn, drained

1 (12.5 oz.) can white rooster breast (drained)

1 (10.75 oz.) can of cream of rooster soup

1 (10 oz.) can inexperienced enchilada sauce (elective)

1 (14 oz.) can rooster broth

1 packet taco seasoning (use as a lot as you assume your style would need)

Instructions:

Dump all substances right into a crock pot and cook dinner on low for a number of hours or you should use a daily pan on the range: Combine all substances collectively  in a big pot. Warmth till heat, stirring sometimes, Serve with tortilla chips.

Turkey Soup- Holly Reimer

Turkey

broth

greens (onion, carrots, celery, no matter you select)

water

bay leaves, sage, salt, pepper

Instructions: This can be a homeade soup constituted of the stays of your turkey. You possibly can add bits of turkey to it you probably have some. Take the turkey carcass with the juice within the pan and put it in an enormous inventory pot. Add water and rooster broth. Cowl it. Add greens greens of your alternative, bay leaves, sage salt and pepper

Ham and Bean Soup- Barbara Tippett

1 pound dry nice Northern beans

8 cups water

½ teaspoon salt

1 ham hock (or you should use items of ham)

1 cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1 teaspoon mustard powder

2 cups chopped ham

½ teaspoon floor white pepper

Rinse the beans, checking out any damaged or discolored ones. In a big pot over excessive warmth, carry the water to a boil. Add the salt and the beans and take away from warmth. Let beans sit within the scorching water for a minimum of 60 minutes. After beans have cooked an hour, add the hamhock and onion for an additional hour. Take away the hamhock and add the chopped ham.

Word: This soup needs to be made in a pot on the range however can then be put in a crock pot (as proven proper) to serve later. We at all times ate it with just a little vinegar and ketchup added to our particular person bowls– at all times with cornbread because the facet.

As with most soups and household recipes you may improvise. When you’ve got additional ham however don’t have the ham hock and also you need to make the soup simply dump all of it in originally. You actually can’t go mistaken with this primary soup.

Mother’s Straightforward Hen Noodle Soup

(One who submitted it wished to stay nameless)

Substances

2 ½ cups shell noodles

1 teaspoon vegetable oil

12 cups rooster broth

1 ½ tablespoons salt

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped onion

⅓ cup cornstarch

¼ cup water

3 cups diced, cooked rooster meat

Instructions: Cook dinner the noodles-  Carry a big pot of flippantly salted water to a boil. Add noodles, and boil for 8 minutes. Drain and rinse.

Carry to boil in saucepan: broth, salt, celery and onion. Cut back warmth, cowl, Simmer quarter-hour.

Make the thickener: combine cornstarch and water collectively in separate bowl till cornstarch is totally dissolved. Slowly add to soup, stirring continually. Stir in noodles and rooster, and warmth by way of.

This may be put in a crock pot at low till time to serve or eaten as quickly as made.

Joan’s Buffalo Hen Chili- Joan Turner

2 cans of rooster drained

1 can white navy beans (drained and rinsed)

1 can (14.5 oz.) Hunt’s fireplace roasted tomatoes (drained)

1 cup frozen corn

2 cups rooster broth

1/2 cups Frank’s Scorching Buffalo Sauce

1 packet ranch seasoning

1/2 tsp garlic powder, onion powder and dried cilantro flakes

1 tsp. salt

1.8 oz. cream cheese

Put all substances (besides the cream cheese) in crock pot. Put cream cheese on high. Cook dinner on low for eight hours. Stir collectively earlier than serving.

Word:This chili is award profitable, lol. I received my division chili cook dinner off. Now I often shred my very own rooster as a substitute of cans. It’s consolation meals for positive

Smokey Hen Chili- Ann Mandernach

2 kilos floor rooster (can use turkey)

2 16oz cans of black beans

16 ouncescrushed tomatoes

Pink/Orange/Yellow peppers (any colour will do)(you solely want to make use of 2)

Giant onion

Garlic

Small can of inexperienced chilies

Smoked paprika

Candy purple pepper – powder

Chili powder

Ancho Chili powder

Pepper flakes

Salt

Brown rooster in olive oil (I take advantage of Pam to spray the pan).  Take away from pan and add to crock pot.  Sauté onion and peppers in Pam/olive oil.  Add garlic and sauté with the onion and peppers.  When carried out, add to crock pot.  Add tomatoes with liquid, chilies, beans with liquid and spices to style.  Salt to style.  Add further spices as you want.  I like so as to add a variety of smoked paprika for that smokey style.

Straightforward Gumbo- Pam Melvin

A gumbo soup combine package

Diced tomatoes

Andouille sausage

Shrimp- medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Instructions

Purchase a gumbo soup combine and put together it in a big pot. I take advantage of the combination proven within the photograph, proper.

Add diced tomatoes, as many as you need. Then add andouille sausage and shrimp.

Word: This soup is very easy to make however it’s a hit.