HAMMER & ELLEN J ARE COOKING WITH CHEF CHERISE...COME COOK WITH US!!!

If it's Friday, you know what that means...Hammer & Ellen J are cooking with our favorite chef, Chef Cherise Kateri Cox!!! Baby, it's cold outside, but Chef Cherise has a delicious soup that is sure to chase away those winter blues...

Butternut Squash Soup: Ingredients: 2/3 Butternut Squash 1 1/3 Tablespoons Butter 2/3 Onions diced 4 Cups Chicken Stock 1/3 Teaspoons Nutmeg 1/3 Teaspoons Salt 1/4 Teaspoons Pepper Directions: Cut squash into 1-inch chunks. In large pot melt butter. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 8 minutes. Add squash and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook until squash is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove squash chunks with slotted spoon and place in a blender and puree. Return blended squash to pot. Stir and season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.

And in the second half of the show, Brian & Ellen J will have headline news, politics, entertainment; we'll be going over some of the season premiers on TV and giving our reviews. And if there is something on Brian's mind, you know what that means...LIVE PHONE CALL TIME!!! These calls are not scripted---Brian has no idea how they will go...

If you would like to join us, 319-527-6099 is the number.