Hot In Little Rock

If you subscribe to Wednesday’s Hot in Little Rock, you’ll probably get two emails from us today.  Sometimes technology gets the better of us and things don’t get sent out as planned – despite our best efforts!

But today is food day – so that’s what we’re talking about in this installment.  As you’ve no doubt figured out by now – we love to eat.  And we eat out a lot.  We love trying new restaurants and rediscovering the old ones.  But we also love to cook, and thoroughly enjoy the times when we get to do so with dear friends.  Such was the situation last night.

After a particularly draining first half of the week, we were excited to have close friends come over for dinner.  All of our schedules had been crazy, and we hadn’t seen these folks in months.  So a laid back night in was planned.

We stopped by Whole Foods to pick up the ingredients for our dinner, since we’ve found that they have the freshest fish around.  And yesterday, the salmon had just arrived.  What we also love about Whole Foods is that they carry local products.  When we’re out in West Little Rock, it’s nice to be able to run into Whole Foods and find some great local fare.

Yesterday, they also had Arkansas tomatoes.  How thrilled we were!  We came home and the ministaffers helped to plate fresh fruit and sliced tomatoes, layered with big slices of buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil.  We drizzled our local tomatoes with a plum balsamic vinegar reduction and sea salt.  Now that is the ultimate taste of summer.

The salmon was delicious, but the local tomatoes in our caprese salad, along with the conversation and activity in the kitchen, made last night one of the best nights we’ve had in a very long time.  So don’t miss out on the local – whether you choose to eat out or eat in – there are lots of options for us all to keep it local and delicious!

Local products are available at:
Whole Foods
10700 N. Rodney Parham
(501) 312-2326