MaryBeth and Colin Smith, local business owners of Roundabout Catering, Smith and River, Tannenbaum Events Center and The Meadows events venue, have announced the acquisition of Franco Baking Company. For more than 50 years, Franco Baking Company has been producing freshly baked bread at its facility in Sparks, Nevada. With…
Clean eating does not have to be boring. Shanti Wolfe, registered dietitian from Roundabout Meal Prep, talks about this chef-inspired, science-based program, prepared fresh in the Roundabout Catering kitchen in Sparks. Examples of clean meal prep menu items are: Shrimp, a cauliflower rice, red beans and cajun chicken sausage for
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How to Read a Nutrition Facts Label for Weight Loss by Morgan Vitti, Roundabout Meal Prep Assistant Director Learning to read nutrition labels can be incredibly beneficial. Nutrition labels pack a ton of information and can sometimes be overwhelming if you don’t know what to look for. Let us give
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Three Tips for Fighting Off Cravings by Morgan Vitti, Roundabout Meal Prep Assistant Program Director If you are reading this I imagine it’s likely because you have tried some kind of restrictive diet or type of eating and you struggled with all the wrong foods always sounding good. Don’t worry,
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Another tasty summer favorite from Chef Colin Smith is for flat iron steak, which comes from the vertical part of the shoulder of the cow. It’s got the texture of a flank steak or a London Broil, but with the flavor of a rib eye. It’s thin, so it cooks
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Three Easy Steps to Meal Prepping on Your Own By: Morgan Vitti, Roundabout Meal Prep Assistant Director I want to preface this by telling you that meal prep can be challenging, but my intentions are to help take some stress out of the process. Before I jump into the three
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Beach day? Camping? This is a delicious, simple dish — the boil! In Louisiana it’s called a Low Boil. First, make a stock of water, Old Bay seasoning, lemon, garlic and onion and bring to your boiling point. At the time it starts to simmer and boil, that’s when you
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The second round of Reno News & Review Best of Northern Nevada is open (thru July 26)! We’d love your vote for: Best Chef Best Server Best Wedding Reception Site (Tannenbaum) Best Catering
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Enjoy this tasty comfort food recipe from Chef Colin. It was featured in the 2018 Yelp’s Home Away From Home event benefiting the Ronald McDonald House Charities Northern Nevada. Chicken 4 8 oz. skin-on chicken breasts 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 4 sprigs of parsley for garnish Butternut Squash
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Whoo-hoo! It’s summer. And that means lots of fun in the sun, pool time and yummy barbecuing. Take advantage of the sunny days and pleasant evenings, outdoors on the grill. Whether you use a charcoal or gas grill, The Roundabout team shares 8 handy tips for you to rock it
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