Cafe Rustica Redux
As anyone who has read my notes on Richmond restaurants knows, Andy Howell’s Café Rustica is among my favorite spots in the city. Compared to most restaurants of comparable pedigree, Rustica churns out consistently excellent food for better prices. I …
impolitic eye | July 30, 2010
Beach House Chatter
That beach nap I was counting on so much never quite happened. Oh, I made it here just fine and spent the afternoon on the beach with my sister and brother-in-law and their seven guy friends, but things were too social to sleep. If I’m only here for 48…
i could go on and on | July 30, 2010
Lunching on the Intercoastal Waterway
Almost six hours at the National last night plus barely three hours of sleep meant that a beach nap was seriously in order today. Conveniently, I had plans to leave this morning for the beach to visit my sister and her husband and their gaggle of male …
i could go on and on | July 30, 2010
book reviews.
hey all! tgif!mom update: to all those that prayed and kept her in your thoughts, thank you! she is doing AMAZING. this morning she was up dancing, picking peppers in her garden, and generally trying to keep all of us in line 
giveaway revi…
Clarity in Creation | July 30, 2010
Red, White and Brew Update
This just in from Kyndra with Sam’s Sausages and Haven Farm:We have just ( in the past month) started attending the 17th Street Farmer’s Market’s Friday night Red, White and Brew. We sell fresh raw bulk sausage to take home and cook as well as grilled…
Richmond Food Collective | July 30, 2010
News You Can’t Use
I have started a second blog, with what I hope will be daily snapshots (crappy, natch) of things Miss Pooch and I see as we are out and about. We’ve come across opossums in trash cans, blue herons, and more vomiting homeless women than I care to remember, so who knows what could happen. http://tarryandtoddle.blogspot.com/
Squeaky Peanut | July 30, 2010
Flounder with Cilantro Curry Topping & Toasted Coconut
I’m always looking for new fish recipes and this is yet another great one from Cooking Light. Sometimes as we all know though, recipes don’t always go quite as planned. I had prepped the topping, and everything was going smoothly until …
One Couple's Kitchen | July 30, 2010
Scary Storms & Spicy Pasta Bakes
Wow friends, I sure am happy that it’s Friday!! And also that this past Thursday is over… Richmond got slammed with one of the worst storms I’ve seen in a long time yesterday. Right before rush hour it rolled in and left very shortly after that, but not without some major damage to the entire [...]
CookingFanatic | July 30, 2010
Talk About Coming Back With a Bang!
So I feel like my life really couldn’t get much more lucky than it has been of late. Then low and behold I was contacted by the fabulous people over at CSN about hosting a giveaway! I have seen it before on other blogs and was so happy to get the opp…
mommy gourmet | July 30, 2010
{friday poll} Recipes
Making peace with food and enjoying what you eat is an integral part of intuitive eating. And through my own process of learning to listen to my body, I’ve learned that creating and sharing recipes is one of my favorite pass times. I love every part of it, from coming up with my next recipe [...]
Honoring Health | July 30, 2010
Hit by the Unexpected at the National
I didn’t expect to be at the National for 5 3/4 hours. so I’ll do the abridged version of a really interesting night full of unexpected surprises.Doors were at 7 and NYC’s the Postelles were to take the stage at 8. They didn’t bring their garage pop to…
i could go on and on | July 30, 2010
honey, i’m home!
hello fabulous foodies and friends as some of my twitter buddies know (@bekahraenels – i’d love to hear from you!), i’ve been at the hospital all day with my mom. she is now home, sleeping, and doing wonderfully. thank you all so much for your though…
Clarity in Creation | July 29, 2010
Where the Meatloaf’s Cold and the Skirts are Short
When I got to Ettamae’s Cafe today, the smiling staff said that my party was waiting for me upstairs. Except that I didn’t have a party; I was just meeting my friend. They suggested I go on upstairs and wait in comfort and they’d send him up when he ar…
i could go on and on | July 29, 2010
Food lottery!
Well the beach vacay must have seriously kicked my cookin’ mojo into high gear because this week’s meals have been top notch! *Toots own horn* Okay but really, I pretty much attribute the deliciousness of our meals recently to the wonderful fresh summer flavors that are all around us right now! For instance, in last [...]
CookingFanatic | July 29, 2010
Salmon w/Tomato & Lemon Vinaigrette
I don’t think it’s any secret that I absolutely love to eat and cook fish! Just don’t make me clean them! I think fish is even more desirable to me now since it’s the closest I can get to shellfish (developed an allergy- boo!)So, I’m always up for a ne…
Bella Lately | July 29, 2010
Dark Chocolate Coconut Milk Ice Cream
This dark chocolate coconut milk ice cream recipe is actually a re-do of my first one. I was actually going to get a little crazy and make something new and when I got in the kitchen and starting playing around, I realized that there was some room for improvement in my first version of chocolate [...]
Honoring Health | July 29, 2010
Dying for Some Action
For the second time in just over two weeks, I heard an outstanding cover of Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark.” But that came after the sad poetry and the sad love songs.My evening began at Chop Suey Books for the Dream Horse Press book tour with a SR…
i could go on and on | July 29, 2010
Hummus and Avocado Cakes- The Best Snack of Summer 2010
I had the best dinner tonight! It was pieced together with two very interesting items (note that Isaac wasn’t home for this dinner), but it’s way too good not to share with you all. 1.) Baked sweet potato with cottage cheese and ketchup. I know it sounds odd, but if you’ve been reading EBF for [...]
Eating Bird Food | July 28, 2010
Q Barbeque
This week after two years of talking about it I finally made it to Q Barbeque. One thing I have learned is when it comes to BBQ in the South everybody has an opinion. My wife having grown up in NC praises the vinegar based sauces (and of course no wher…
RVAEats | July 28, 2010
Sufferin’ Succotash!
Hey hey friends! Well I’ve got another great recipe for you to get ya through the week How about it?! Corn, Edamame & Summer Squash Succotash I based this recipe off one that caught my eye on Cooking Light, making a few modifications and changes to ingredients to “fanatic-i-fy” the dish. Fanatic version included: 1/2 [...]
