Here we are together, January cohorts. Note below the first entry in the “Best Thing Cooked or Served in 2019” discussion. Next week you will read about another reader’s Best Thing: stuffed mushrooms. You might be the third contributor, if you would send the best in your recent memory, and thus we can keep the conversation going.
We’ve got a request from Mary Claire, a visitor during the holidays who has returned home. “In Chattanooga we ate at SideTrack Restaurant on Hixson Pike, and it was wonderful. My guests and I tried to make garlic mashed potatoes like theirs, but they fell short of the mark. I just made garlic mashed potatoes at home. It is hard getting the right amount of garlic, isn’t it? Before I put the garlic cloves in the chicken broth, I peeled and smashed them, but it didn’t make any difference. I still had to add a lot later. I also added some chives.”
This is where you – or the restaurant itself – come in. Ms. Claire continued, “I’ll try again someday with the other half of my 5-pound bag of potatoes.”
PERSONAL BEST
Part 1, Best of the Best Dish: Jim Sparks’ specialty was lamb. “The best dish I cooked in 2019 was Lamb and Spinach Pasta. It’s very flavorful and fairly easy to make.”