Monday, September 27, 2010

One Contest Over, Another Just Begun

Thanks to our budding pig poets for the great entries last week… and a big congrats to our High on the Hog winner C, who submitted the following witty limerick for last week’s contest challenge!  

C will be heading to Streak O’ Lean’s High on the Hog event on Thursday, Oct 7 at Engine 11 with a guest.  Have fun!

Here’s the winning entry:

Man, that bacon looks great.
Just look at it there on his plate.
It’s all that I see,
And it’s calling to me,
I don’t care if I ruin our date.

Now, on to another fun prize for our Atlanta Dish readers!  

Local veggie lovers will want to block out Sunday, October 3 for the Field of Greens, Georgia's 5th Annual Organic Farm Aid event at "Don't Panic. It's Organic!" Whippoorwill Hollow Farm.  The family friendly event runs from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. and features lots of locally grown, chef-prepared foods, live music and green-living education. 

Get ready for all-day access to the farmers market and educational expo; small-plate tastings (from noon - 3 p.m.) of farm-fresh food prepared by Atlanta- and Athens-area farm-to-table chefs including Micah Willix of Ecco, E. J. Hodgkinson of Woodfire Grill and Ford Fry of JCT. Kitchen & Bar; live music, cooking demos by chefs, a learning and activity area for kids, plus trail walks and animal visits on the 74-acre, certified-organic farm in Walnut Grove. 

To enter to win tickets here on our blog, just tell us in the comments what your favorite seasonal ingredient is and why – we’ll be picking a entry at random this Wednesday!  Stay tuned to our Twitter and Facebook pages for the winner announcement.

Purchase tickets for $15 in advance or $20 at the gate; children 12 and under enter for free.  Event proceeds benefit Georgia's organic and sustainable farmers, in partnership with nonprofit Slow Food Atlanta

8 comments:

Unknown said...

I'm a huge fan of kale - baked, sauteed, in soups, etc. So a delicious and versatile!

Maura said...

Butternut squash - nutty, delicious and versatile!

grayhardeman said...

Looove cooking with butternut squash! So good as a creamy soup with a touch of curry and a wedge of green apple... OR with Italian sausage! Yum!

Lindsey V. said...

Pumpkin - pumpkin ravioli and pumpkin desserts are heaven!

Lucy Mercer said...

As tempted as I am by the glorious greens of fall (I pretty much swoon over bunches of fresh collards), I've got to say that the humble rutabaga wins my heart for most-longed-for autumn vegetable. Like most worthwhile romances, it takes some love to get to the good part, but when you do, cooking the peeled, cubed root in pork broth, you are rewarded with an amber-hued, tender bite of autumn - funky, earthy, porky and comforting.

Lindsay said...

I'm going to have to say kale because it's so much better than regular lettuce on sandwiches and I can make soup with it.

Also, muscadine grapes are amazing in the fall. I haven't tried any recipes with them yet, though.

Unknown said...

Loving Apples right now! Apple Risotto, Apple Tarte Tatin, Caramel Apples, Apple Turnovers, Apple and Fennel Salad.

Mandy said...

Lucy Mercer and grayhardeman, you are our winners! Please email us at atlantadish@gmail.com and we'll get you both set up on the list. Congrats!