Annual Helping Hands Food Drive - Nov. 15

Blugold Dining cordially invites all members of the university community at the UW-Eau Claire to fight hunger and help those in need across the Chippewa Valley by taking part in our Helping Hands Across America food drive on Tuesday, November 15. Blugold Dining will sponsor the non-perishable food drive from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in all campus dining locations.

All of the food items collected on the UW-Eau Claire campus will help senior citizens, single parents, the working poor, the homeless, the mentally ill and others in need throughout the Chippewa Valley.

Last year more than 3,800 pounds of food was collected and donated to the Feed My People Food Bank in Eau Claire. Blugold Dining’s goal is to collect more than 5,000 pounds of food during this year's event and they need your help!

Faculty and staff members are encouraged to collect food as a department or class project. As a special incentive for group participation, the top department or organization donating the most food per person will receive $150 worth of Catering from Blugold Dining.

Donations from the community are also encouraged. Those wishing to contribute may drop off their donations in Marketplace on the lower level of Davies Center from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on November 15.

For questions, or to register your group, please pick up a registration packet at the Blugold Dining office (Davies 227) or contact Paula Stytz at stytzpm@uwec.edu or 836.3503.

Viennese Ball and Great Food

The 37th annual Viennese Ball was this past weekend and hopefully you were able to attend the wonderful event. The Davies Center was busy with beautiful gowns, music and wonderful food. Here are two great recipes for you try at home with an attached video of Executive Chef Timothy Grayson walking you through the steps.

Austrian Cucumber Potato Salad with Ligonberries
(15 servings)

3 lbs. of red skin potatoes peeled and diced
1 cup chopped cucumbers
2 ribs of celery sliced
1 bunch of green onions sliced
2 tbls. of dill weed
1 16 ounce package of ranch dressing mix
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp of fresh ground black pepper
2 cups of mayonnaise
1 cup of fresh lingonberries or blueberries

Place diced potatoes in large kettle and cover with water and boil for 15 minutes then drain and rinse with cold water in colander.
Then fold together all remaining ingredients and add berries as the final step and fold into mixture.


Paprika Chicken Schnitzel with Caper berries
(5 servings)
1 ½ Pound of boneless skinless chicken breasts
½ cup of all purpose flour
½ tsp of salt
¼ tsp of black pepper
1 cup of dried Italian breadcrumbs
1 tsp of dried oregano
2 tsp of paprika
2 eggs beaten with ¼ cup of milk added
2 tbls of vegetable oil
1 lemon sliced
1 cup of German white wine
First pound the chicken breast covered with plastic wrap with a meat mallet until thin. Do not pound too thin that it tears the meat.
This in wide dish place flour seasoned with salt and pepper.
In another dish place the bread crumbs with the oregano and paprika.
Then place the egg mixture in third pan
Dredge the chicken in the flour.
Then dip in egg mixture.
Then dredge in bread crumb mixture.
Then over medium high heat brown the chicken about 4-5 minutes on each side.
Then after chicken browned add capers and lemons (squeeze some extra juice into pan) to be cooked for 2 minutes more and then add wine for one more minute to deglaze the pan.
Remove chicken and top with sauce. Can also be topped with fried cooked egg for Holstein style Schnitzel.

Welcome Back Everyone

Blugold Dining would like to welcome all students, faculty and staff back to UW-Eau Claire! We hope you had an enjoyable, relaxing break and wish you all the best for a great spring semester. While you were on break we made a few changes. For your convenience, to-go containers will be available on the weekends until 9pm in The Riverview Café and 8pm in The Terrace. Also, Marketplace Food Court in Davies Center will now stay open until 8pm Monday through Thursday and 4pm on Fridays and Intermezzos Café will stay open until 10pm Monday through Saturday. Check out the dining Hours of Operation online at http://www.uwec.edu/dining/hours.htm. As always, please do not hesitate to contact us with your questions, problems or comments. We are here to serve you!