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Social Appalachia
Holy Taco–Atlanta
A few years ago (February 2008), chef Robert Phalen opened Holy Taco in East Atlanta. While that was still when I lived in Atlanta, I never made it to the restaurant graced with so much love by John Kessler, the food critic at the AJC, Besha and Cliff of Creative Loafing, and the host of … Read more
Dark Days: Orange-ish Broccoli & Bok Choy Stir Fry
This post was fully intended to make this week’s round-up, but things got a little off-kilter this week. It happens. But! Since each week’s post is due by Wednesday night and it’s now Thursday, let’s call this “look, Jes is ahead of schedule and already cooking something for the upcoming week’s Dark Days!” Shall we? … Read more
Dark Days: Broiled Cabbage with Lime Vinaigrette
This Dark Days post is going to be short & sweet as I’m feeling under the weather–but with such a simple, yet pleasing dish, there’s not much to say. Saturday, we forgot to go to the farmer’s market and, while I have winter squash and sweet potatoes on hand, I just didn’t have it in … Read more
Girls’ Night Out: Haru Ichiban–Atlanta
The week between Christmas and New Year’s, I jetted down to Atlanta for a couple of days to catch up with my family. We have a small but very complicated family, and given that my mother moved away from Atlanta a month after I moved north to Virginia, I don’t get to see anyone very … Read more
Dark Days: Spaghetti Squash with Brazil Nut-Basil Pesto, Oven Roasted Tomatoes & Spinach
For this rather drab and dreary (weather-wise) Dark Days post, I’ve decided to throw us a little summertime–compliments of my favorite place up the mountain & a bit of preserving. A skip, hop, and a jump away (well, up) the mountain from Roanoke is Floyd, Virginia–the area that another Dark Days poster, Rebecca, hails from. … Read more
Lucky’s One Year Anniversary Dinner & My Radio EP Release Party
A couple of weeks ago (oy, how was Christmas a couple of weeks ago?!), Lucky Restaurant celebrated their first anniversary with a five course paired meal. Along with the special dinner was a special show–the My Radio EP Release Party. Fact: several of the guys who co-own Lucky and manage it day-to-day are also bandmates … Read more
Dark Days: Collard Greens Casserole
Happy 2012! Feels like forever since I’ve been here, no? I can’t believe it’s a new year again and I’m not used to typing/writing January xx, 2012 yet, but I guess I’ll come around to it sooner or later. I hope everyone’s holidays were spectacular and I’ll be catching up on my blog reading/commenting very … Read more
Monday Archive: Smoky Split Pea Soup
A day late and a dollar short, Merry Christmas to everyone! G & I enjoyed a very relaxed holiday, with plenty of movie watching, couch lazing, and mixed drink making (Sazeracs are just ohsogood with Fee Brothers Bitters!) Dorian, while still not super interested in the Christmas tree, did decide to model in front of … Read more
Holiday Hosting & Sand Tarts Cookies
Tis the season to host parties–at least now that we have a house to host them in–and G & I hosted our first Casa G Christmas Party this past Saturday. For the fete, I whipped up a couple of batches of Christmas cookies from the family archive, as well as some savory hors d’oeuvres, and … Read more
Dark Days: Roasted Pumpkin, Turnip, & Garlic Soup with Balsamic Vinegar
I should really learn to come up with short, witty names for my recipes some day–the name “Roasted Pumpkin, Turnip & Garlic Soup with Balsamic Vinegar” is just a wee bit long. But it’s what I got. (smile) The other night found me in the kitchen with a bigger loot of local produce than normal–cleaned … Read more
