Once again, Atlanta area food bloggers are invited to get together in a casual, informal environment, grab a bite to eat and get to know each other. This isn’t limited to just food bloggers – we’ve got some devoted followers and food fanatics that hang out with us online and [...]

More cold, rainy weather in Atlanta means more comfort food. And nothing spells comfort like a 6 million degree stone bowl with a side of chili paste. Dolsot bibimbap (mixed rice in a stone bowl) was a distant memory that I needed to refresh.

Wow, I just noticed that I have a lot of posts that I started and never completed (I have a few dating back to last summer….). Between a cold and a few deadlines, my updates kind of dropped off here, so I’ll try to catch up and get some of these pushed out.
This is one [...]

Yes, that was in my house when I moved in – I replaced it with a vintage Jenn-air…
OK, some of you may have noticed a new item in the sidebar titled “DinnerBell Twitter Feed”, just below the “About” link. At this point it’s just an experiment – meaning it could work out well and lead [...]

One of the difficulties with a lot of the online recipes that I find appealing is that they focus on some pretty high-end and/or refined ingredients. Unfortunately, my schedule (and oftentimes, my budget) doesn’t allow me to spend half a day wondering farmer’s markets for heirloom vegetables and handmade sausages. Be that as it may, [...]

This has to be one of the best pasta sauces I’ve ever made – no recipe, nothing fancy – it just lets the ingredients speak.

1/2 lb pork belly, cut into lardons (about 1/4 strips – skin and all)
1/2 onion
3 cloves of garlic, minced
5 or 6 Roma tomatoes – I combined canned and fresh (a little [...]

Finally, with warm weather, we get some decent produce. It’s hard to believe coming from a hardcore carnivore, but the first thought I had on seeing fresh green beans in the market today was, “That’s dinner.” Just roasted green beans with smoked sea salt.
A bit of olive oil, 450° oven, 20 minutes until they shrivel [...]