In writing this blog it’s tempting to only recount the successes, to post only photos of the beautiful finished dishes and regale you, gentle reader, with semi-authoritative recipes.
In short, it’s easy to make cooking look easy.
But cooking is not easy. Nor is it safe.
There are the everyday, ordinary debacles. Biscuits that look beautiful, but [...]

This just in from the The (Va.) Daily Press in Tidewater:
In the beginning, there was ham.
The very first English settlers in Virginia — the original Jamestown colonists — brought pigs with them when they crossed the Atlantic. The first wave in 1607 brought three, historians tell us.
In short order, that trio of oinkers increased to [...]

I love Netflix because you can search for little-known food documentaries. Recently, I found a Rick Sebak film that aired in 2002 on PBS stations called “Sandwiches That You Will Like,” and it forced me to ask the question: Does Appalachia, or even my native Southwest Virginia, have a special regional sandwich?
The documentary, which [...]

It wasn’t like I didn’t have enough to do yesterday, leaving most everything to the last four  hours before my Thanksgiving guests arrived. I started early, about 8 a.m., and cooked right up to dinner time at 2 p.m.
But somewhere in the middle, between scrubbing the Yukon golds and chopping herbs for the stuffing, I decided [...]

Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and 4:30-8:30 p.m.
Address: 119 N. Main St., Blacksburg, Va.
Phone: 540-951-1094
Offerings: Serving carryout only meals from $5-$11, fish, beef, chicken and vegetarian entrees and side dishes served with traditional Injera bread. Soft drinks only. Accepts credit cards, marginally handicapped accessible (ADA-standard bathroom, ramp leading to door). Non-smoking.
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