Category Archives: City Grit
Southern Small Plates
We’re announcing so many new dinners at City Grit but the Southern Small Plates dinner has got me most excited! Here’s a sneak peek at what’s on the menu for this week: Double Spiked Sangria, Spicy Olive Pastries Creamy Gazpacho … Continue reading
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Filet Au Poivre with Bechamel Grits & Haricot Verts
Another sneak peak – the fourth course for next weekend’s Parlez Vous Francais, Y’all! dinners. It’s my favorite thus far!
Grits Croutons
I can’t serve breakfast for dinner at City Grit without incorporating grits in to the menu. And for last week’s supper club, I knew two things – I didn’t want to serve shrimp and grits nor did I want to … Continue reading
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Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Dumplings with Breakfast Dashi
I’d been dreaming about creating a breakfast soup for my supper club dinner for quite some time. I wanted a broth that tasted like breakfast with little soup dumplings filled with cheese and sausage floating about topped with a poached … Continue reading
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January Breakfast for Dinner at City Grit
Here’s a peak at Tuesday night’s supper club at City Grit. This month’s menu included: Bloody Mary’s with Buttermilk Biscuits Bacon Soup with Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Dumplings Arugula Salad with Onion Jam, Poached Eggs, and Grits Croutons Chicken & … Continue reading
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Braised Collards
October Dinner at City Grit with Lamb Loin Chops, Braised Collards, and Parmesan Cheese Grits As every good southerner knows, you can’t start the year without a plate of black-eyed peas and collards, some cut of pork, and probably a … Continue reading
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Living the dream…
I’ve been really bad about updating my blog lately. My plan was to load it up with weeks of content before things got crazy so it wouldn’t look like I’d dropped off the face of the planet. But then I … Continue reading
Polenta Squares with Mushroom Ragu and Goat Cheese
I can’t even begin to describe how much I love mushrooms. It’s embarrassing actually. The other night I was sauteing two pounds of shitakes and baby bellas for a soup. I never ended up making the soup because by the … Continue reading
Filed under Appetizers, Casserole, City Grit, Grains
Sun-dried Tomato and Goat Cheese Grits
I had the pleasure of serving dinner for some of my favorite people on Saturday night. My friend, Dennis, has a fantastic apartment and a table that seats 12, which gave me a chance to host my first sit down … Continue reading
Grits Biscuits
Melissa was kind enough to work on the Grits and Cheese Biscuits Recipe! I’m going to try her recipe this weekend! Thanks, Melissa! ………………………………………….. Recipe for Grits and Cheese Biscuits Makes 16 miniature biscuits 3/4 cup all-purpose unbleached flour 1/4 … Continue reading
