A Splash of Summer, Art and Wine September 24, 2006

Happy Fall!
It’s officially Autumn! Pumpkins, apples, scarecrows, fairs and that feeling of a fresh new start in the air! I remember growing up here in Connecticut how my Mom liked to head to the beach during September, it wasn’t quite as crowded and the skies seemed to match the cooler air, with [...]

A Treasured Family Recipe September 17, 2006

Grant’s Recipe For Pasta Carbonara
On Sunday morning’s show (Sept. 17, 2006), Billy Grant, the owner and chef of Grant’s Restaurant and Restaurant Bricco in West Hartford Center showed us how to make Pasta Carbonara. He brought two wonderful assistants, his son Billy and his 3-year-old daughter Frankie Blu!
Carbonara is a traditional Italian Pasta Sauce. Carbonara [...]

Time To Celebrate, Cherish Family September 10, 2006

A Family Picnic
On Sunday morning’s show, (Sept. 10, 2006), our guest was Judy Keane, of Wethersfield. Judy lost her husband Richard Keane in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. He worked for the Hartford office of Marsh McLellan and he was attending a meeting at the World Trade Center on that morning.
From what Judy and [...]

Welcome to the Eyewitness News This Weekend blog! September 3, 2006

Stay tuned as Channel 3’s Irene O’Connor updates this page with previews, information and her own thoughts every weekend!

I Spy Two Great Summer Recipes September 2, 2006

Almond-Crusted Halibut with Southwestern Corn Salad
On Sunday Morning’s show (Sept. 3, 3006), Chef Chuck Simmons from Avon Old Farms Inn Restaurant made this wonderful dish, perfect for a late summer meal.
Ingredients

1/2 cup sliced blanched almonds

1/2 cup All Purpose flour

salt and pepper

Olive Oil

8-ounce Halibut filet

Instructions

Crush almonds by hand, combine them with the flour in a [...]