Friday, May 20, 2011

Vintage Tub Sponsored Show House

Juniper Hill Inn
Vintage Tub & Bath is a featured sponsor for a bathroom at a historic non-profit fund raising event. The affair will be held at the lavish Juniper Hill Inn located in lovely Windsor, Vermont. 

The fundraiser will be taking place from Memorial Day through Labor Day and its producers hope the event will raise more than $1,000,000 for their six non-profit beneficiaries. The gala is part of the 2011 New England Living Show House, which showcases the nation’s best home and garden design professionals. 

Vintage Tub & Bath has partnered with designer Rose Ann Humphrey, to conceptualize a stylish bath space. Vintage Tub donated many products, including a cast iron pedestal tub. All of the donated items will be utilized in the Teddy Roosevelt Bathroom at the Juniper Hill Inn. (Pictures Soon To Come!) We're excited to have an opportunity to contribute to a great charitable cause!

How to Have a Great Backyard Party

Backyard BBQ

It’s grillin’ and chillin’ time; so fire up those grills for some great backyard barbeques. With Memorial Day and the unofficial start of the summer right around the corner, cleaning up the grill should be on everyone’s to-do list.

If the spring grill maintenance cannot revive your BBQ grill, and a new grill is in your future, don’t look any further than Vintage Tub & Bath

Picture yourself with your friends and family kicking back on comfortable patio furniture, chillin’ with a refreshing glass of lemonade, iced tea, or whatever your pleasure. Imagine frosty drinks staying glacially cool nestled in an OCI stainless steel bar cooler. Meanwhile, the luscious, hickory-smoked aroma of steaks, chops or savory, marinated chicken sizzling on the grill is like an invisible haze that lightly laces the backyard. Then your ears start ringing when you hear the kids begging you for a hot dog, and reality sets in, snapping you into the realization of the party that’s going on in your backyard.

You provide the friends and the fun. We'll provide the comfortable touches and necessary instruments to create a backyard party to go down in history!

Just for fun, here's one of the featured recipes from Professional expert Chef Glenn Lyman, Celebrity Chef serving professional athletes and the personal chef for NBA’s LeBron James and Team USA.

Grilled Ribeye with Caramelized Onions and Gorgonzola Steak Butter
Serves 6
  • 1-24 oz. boneless Delmonico rib eye steak
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt, approx.
  • 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper, approx.
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large Vidalia onions, sliced 1/2 inch
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch cracked black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon GCooks Creole Soul seasoning
  • 1/4 pound butter, softened
  • 1/4 pound gorgonzola, crumbled
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
For Steak:
Gently blot steak dry with paper towels. Generously season with salt and pepper and drizzle all over with olive oil. Let rest at room temperature for 10-15 minutes. Preheat grill or ovenproof grill pan to medium-high heat.

Sear steaks on one side, in a hot grill pan or over direct heat on the grill, undisturbed for 4-6 minutes to create nice grill marks.
Flip steak and transfer to preheated oven (or to indirect heat on the grill) for 12-15 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 135° for medium rare. Check with an instant-read thermometer. PLEASE DO NOT CUT OPEN STEAK! You will lose valuable juices.
Let steak rest, covered loosely with foil, for 10 minutes. This will allow juices to redistribute throughout the meat. The temperature will rise 5-10 degrees upon standing.
Meanwhile, preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil. Add onions, salt, pepper and GCooks Creole Soul seasoning. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for about 20 minutes, until soft and turning golden brown. Turn up the heat to medium-high for about 1-2 minutes to evaporate the liquid. Set aside and keep warm.

For Butter:
Mix butter thoroughly with a wooden spoon until smooth. Gently stir in cheese, Worcestershire, pepper, and parsley. Blend well, leaving cheese a little chunky.
Slice steak in 1/2" slices. Serve on a warm platter (family style) topped with caramelized onions and big dollops of Gorgonzola Steak Butter.

Now it’s time to continue your fiesta….or maybe take a siesta!