Posted by slowfoodiebear on August 6, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Last Monday, the Clifton Inn hosted the second dinner of its Chefs in the Garden series where they invite additional chefs to join head Chef Tucker for a multiple-course dinner in the garden. Each of the chefs dreams up and creates their own courses. The most recent dinner featured Chef Joe Sparatta from Heritage (Richmond), Tim … Continue reading →
Category buttermilk, Charlottesville, Main Dish, mayonnaise, meat, pork, Restaurant Reviews, salad, Side Dish, tomato, veggies · Tagged with Charlottesville, Chefs in the Garden, Clifton Inn, Comfort, dinner, Heritage, Pasture, photography, plating, presentation, restaurant, Secco Wine Bar, Tucker Yoder
Posted by slowfoodiebear on March 21, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The first weekend of my spring break, I attended a Matchbox 20 concert in Richmond. I made two earth-shattering discoveries on the night of the concert: the first was that the lead singer, Rob Thomas, of Matchbox 20 is the same person as Rob Thomas, solo artist. I know it seems like a trivial discovery, … Continue reading →
Category beef, buttermilk, fish, Main Dish, potato, Restaurant Reviews, salad, Side Dish, veggies · Tagged with Avalon, brussels sprouts, burger, cannelini beans, dinner, fries, honey, rainbow trout, restaurant, Richmond, shellfish stew, truffle, vegetables
Posted by slowfoodiebear on January 9, 2012 · 1 Comment
Do you know how sometimes you just get this craving for certain home-y foods? Well, it had never happened before, but being away at college made me crave pancakes all of a sudden, and with no mom there to whip up a batch for me, I had to learn to make them myself. I of … Continue reading →
Category Breakfast, buttermilk, eggs, uncategorized · Tagged with breakfast, butter, buttermilk, buttermilk pancake recipe, coconut oil, organic eggs, pancakes, white whole wheat flour, whole wheat flour
Posted by slowfoodiebear on January 9, 2012 · 1 Comment
In the fall, I had taken a trip to Carter Mountain in Charlottesville, Va. It’s one of the must-see and -do things students must do during their time at UVA. I got to go right into the apple orchards and pick the Fiji and Pink Lady apples that were ripe at the time. Because of … Continue reading →
Category buttermilk, Dessert, eggs, pie, uncategorized · Tagged with apple orchards, apples, buttermilk, carter mountain orchard, pie, pink lady apples, whole wheat pastry flour
Posted by slowfoodiebear on October 27, 2011 · 2 Comments
For a fall-themed sorority fundraiser this weekend, I volunteered to prepare and bring baked goods. Rather than baking the expected cookies or brownies, I tried some new recipes that embodied the spirit of fall. The pie I made was a Maple Buttermilk Pie from a recipe I found on 101cookbooks.com. The recipe included directions for … Continue reading →