8 Ways to Support Local Restaurants during COVID-19

Updated December 7, 2020 Restaurants far and wide are feeling the impact of COVID-19. News of closures of our local restaurants is sadly becoming more common. If you have been ordering food during the past 6 months, that is a great start. Financial support is always a win. However, in these times, we have to do a little more to help keep the doors open to our fave eateries…

Tom Kha Tofu (Thai Coconut Soup with Tofu)

Tom Kha Tofu is a delicious Thai coconut soup. If you have ever eaten at a Thai restaurant you have probably had Tom Kha. It is a light coconut based soup that is creamy and tangy. Whether it has chicken, shrimp or tofu, I always want it. Seriously. I love getting lunch combos at the Thai restaurant up the street from me because they come with a serving of Tom…

VoyageATL Feature

Confession: I really don’t like to talk about myself. I prefer to listen and learn about other people. I never know where to start or what to say when someone wants to get to know me.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣I don’t even know what to say on this post. ? So, yeah… thank you VoyageATL for the recent feature. I’m just a gal that loves food, travel, fun…

Slow Roasted Carnitas (No Lard)

Carnitas is what some refer to as “Mexican pulled pork”. Most are probably introduced to carnitas at their favorite taqueria as a taco filling. It happens to be one of my favorites. I almost always order carnitas as at least 1 of my tacos in an order. The traditional method of cooking carnitas calls for braising pork in lard for several hours. This produces a tender, juicy meat. It’s…