Some relatives of mine and I went to Juliette Georgia to eat at the Whistle Stop Cafe on Saturday. Juliette is very small town on the Ocmulgee River and is very picturesque. We did have Green Fried Tomatoes and Vidalia Onion Rings. We have eaten both of the dishes when in season for years. Juliette is a lovely place to visit if you are passing through.
A great Georgia tradition is grilling out. My cousin is a volunteer fireman in Effingham County, and his crew converted an old propane tank into a grill.
Yes, we Georgians take our grilling VERY seriously.
Photo taken inside the Smith House.
There are two places I love to eat, the Smith House and the Dillard House. They both serve old Southern dishes in the family style which means that they put family sized portions in dishes and have you pass them around the table.
The Smith house has made the news recently with the discovery of an old mining shaft under its basement. The old story goes that no one really knew how the founders got their money and mining was not allowed in the city of Dahlonega. Rumors had it that the founder had found gold under his house and mined it. With the proceeds he created the house. Whether or not there is gold under there, finding the shaft struck gold for the Smith house as it pushed it into the news again. When I was there several months a go, they were expanding.
Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite Recently my cousin was married and my “side” of the family entertained the out of town guests. We love to cook and make food that is not only delicious but beautiful.
I was most pleased with the way our cheesecake display turned out. People who stereotype south Georgia as all “fried chicken” and “collard greens” don’t have any idea what they are talking about. We cook delicious dishes from around the world but we like to make things from scratch. Although we focus on healthy cooking, at events such as these, taste is the most important thing.
