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Soby's Farm at Dark Hollow

Over the next month I will start farming a 8-9 acre plot of river bottom on the Saulda River. I plan to plow under and plant a winter cover crop to add lots of nutrients to the soil. My grand plan is to have a sustainable heirloom/heritage farm. I will grow a lot of items that are located on Slow Foods Ark of Taste. Here is a link
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/downloads/USArkList_8.14_.09_.pdf

I will post more as I get up and farming.

Euphoria 2009

This weekend at Euphoria I met new friends and saw some old ones. Friday we did Taste of the South. We made Benton's Bacon Wrapped Berkshire Pork Loin, Sweet Potatoes, and Heirloom Apple Butter. Southern Pecan Tarts with Steen's Cane Syrup. Saturday I did a Wine Dinner with David Guas and Virginia Willis . Check out the menu below. Sunday we all pulled off a Big Jazz Brunch. Here are a few random pictures from the weekend.

Cooking Collard Greens

I cooked my first batch of collard greens of the season yesterday. I started out with a good amount of Goodnight Brother Country Ham from Boone NC. Added some rendered bacon fat. Salt,sugar, a little baking soda to soften them up. A hour or two later they where done. I'm not a big fan of cooking collards all day. I like to have a nice tooth fill when I eat them. I finish them to order with a little infused pepper and cider vinegar. I paired them with a nice veal chop, sweet potatoes, and heirloom apple butter.

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Euphoria Wine Dinner Menu

Loft at Soby’s
Saturday 19, 2009

Roasted Heirloom Apple Bisque, Elderberry Preserves

Frisee Salad with Poached Egg and Benton’s Bacon

Seared Oak Island Scallops, Fresh Shell Bean Succotash,
Late Summer Toy Box Tomatoes,

Braised White Oak Pastures Beef Short Ribs, Horseradish Mashed
Potatoes,Anna’s Twice-Backed Spinach Soufflés

Buttermilk Beignets, Chocolate, Passion Fruit

Salted Carmels

Virginia Willis, David Guas, and Shaun Garcia

Your Carolina Demo

http://www.yourcarolina.tv/ycvideo/entry/euphoria_cooking_preview/