May 9, 2008The Charlottesville sceneThe Washington Post recently did an interesting story about the burgeoning food scene in Charlottesville. If you haven't had a chance to read it, click here. After seeing the article, I can't wait to check out Mas, a Spanish restaurant that supposedly serves up great tapas. Anyone else have a favorite restaurant in Charlottesville? Or any thoughts on what makes the dining scene better than Roanoke's, if anything? While I'm sharing random tidbits, I'll share a random recipe. I found this recipe for Mango Chicken Curry on Simply Recipes. Yellow curry...golden raisins...mangoes...heavy cream...what more could you want? Since Swagat, one of downtown Roanoke's Indian restaurants, has apparently closed down, maybe it's time to perfect some Indian food at home. Enjoy! Before I go, I wanted to let you all know that I'll be in Florida this weekend and the first part of next week visiting my grandmother for Mother's Day. When I get back, we can dish about grouper sandwiches and conch fritters and key lime pie. Until then, please enjoy the guest blog entries on Monday and Tuesday by my colleague Nona Nelson, who can typically be found over at Happy Wag, the Roanoke Times pet blog. Thanks, Nona! Tater salad and a BBQ opportunity
One blog reader requested the recipe for my family's all-time favorite potato salad, and I am now prepared to offer exact measurements for all the ingredients. My sister came through with the measurements this morning, which is appropriate because she's the one who started this whole potato salad thing, in a roundabout way. When she was in college, Sis dated a chef who ended up being a real jerk. But we did get this recipe out of him before they broke up, so you see something positive comes out of every relationship. Gee, I hope that guy isn't reading my blog. The secret to this potato salad, I believe, is the bacon. We all know that bacon makes just about everything taste better. I'll attach the recipe below. As with any potato salad, this one tastes a lot better after it has had a chance to sit for a few hours or overnight. May 8, 2008Mother's Day prize winnerCongratulations to Julie F., who submitted her mother's recipe for warm, soothing rice and raisins and won our Mother's Day recipe contest. Thai-tanic flavors
Have a look at this beautiful photo of shrimp pad thai, which was sent in by blog reader Angela. According to Angela, she was addicted to the shrimp pad thai at Thai Orchid, but when that restaurant closed, she tracked down a Thai cookbook and decided to master the recipe herself. The first time I tried Thai food, I was hooked immediately. I adore the flavors of coconut milk, curry, kaffir lime, lemongrass, ginger and Thai basil. So like Angela, I decided to try and create two of my favorite dishes, pad thai and green curry, at home. May 7, 2008Pickin' and grinnin'
In other news, Roanoke Public Libraries are hosting an Introduction to Thai Cooking class later this month. If you're interested in learning more about this intoxicatingly delicious cuisine, check out the details after the jump. And don't forget to enter my Mother's Day recipe contest! The prize consists of a whole package including a Pampered Chef apron, knife, spatula, measuring bowl and seasoning blend as well as a Betty Crocker cookbook written just for women. |
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