Dining with Dan May 2019
May 2019 In their younger days, my grandkids would say, “Pops, let’s go on an adventure!” I would crank up my vintage Mustang convertible and we would have a great time, usually ending up at a favorite restaurant … of course. So the term “adventure” has a special...Dining with Dan February 2019
February 2019 Honor with a Side of Hope What better way to bring in the New Year than to honor our military personnel and veterans who have sacrificed ― some making the ultimate sacrifice ― to protect the freedoms we enjoy every day? With this new year, I also like to...Dining with Dan November-December 2018
November-December 2018 Actually, if this were anytime between 1842 and 1908, my overnight rest would, indeed, have been in the Bath County pokey. Fortunately, things have changed over time. The old jail and accompanying Bath County Court House are today the Warm...Dining with Dan September 2018
September 2018 Country cooking that defies the odds Virginians are fortunate to have access to so many good restaurants that specialize in country cooking. Good country cooking captures the tastes, flavors, likes, even the attitudes of its locality. In New Mexico,...Dining with Dan July 2018
July 2018 After 40 years traveling our state, I can report that even in today’s fast-paced world, many pleasant old-Virginia traditions are alive and well! Take oysters and the town of Colonial Beach. “Going back in history, oysters became a driving force in the...Dining with Dan May 2018
May 2018 Deep in the heart of Virginia’s lush horse country is a unique restaurant on a mission. This restaurant, Hunter’s Head Tavern, and its neighboring Ayrshire Farms in Upperville, are dedicated to the experience of organic local farm meats and produce. ...Dining with Dan February 2018
February 2018 One of the things I most enjoy about this job is unexpectedly coming across little gourmet gems. Nothing fancy, just good eatin’! That’s exactly what happened recently while traveling through South Hill, Virginia, on historic U.S. Route 1. I drove...Dining with Dan December 2017
Golden Leaf Bistro Growing up in the South has given me many enduring and pleasant memories. One is of my dad taking me to a tobacco warehouse for the annual tobacco auction. The air was filled with the aroma of dried tobacco leaves and the rhythmic chant of...
Congratulations to Elnora Tompkins who received the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) during its 75th Annual Meeting in Williamsburg last month.
A longtime teacher and guidance counselor at A.T. Johnson School in Montross, Mrs. Tompkins served for 32 years on the Northern Neck Electric Cooperative board of directors, including 26 years as secretary-treasurer.
In addition to her co-op service, Mrs. Tompkins, a graduate of Virginia State University, has chaired the board of directors of Rappahannock Community College and the VMDAEC's Communications and Public Relations Committee. She also served on the @wESTWestmoreland County Public Schools Board and her local American Cancer Society chapter, among other civic contributions.
Several of Mrs. Tompkins’ relatives, colleagues and former students (including Delegate Margaret Bevans Ransone) are in this video that was shown during the award ceremony.
In the August issue of Cooperative Living, we feature the community of Scottsville in our Crossroads section. We highlight Baines Books & Coffee, a place the Scottsville community comes to not only read books and drink coffee but where groups come to meet and talk and hang out or bring their laptop to work.
There are places like Baines Books & Coffee in a lot of our communities across Virginia. Let us know if you have a spot like this that you like to go in the comments below.
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Baines Books and Coffee Central Virginia Electric Cooperative
The football season is ramping back up with preseason games already going on. We thought it would be the perfect time to revisit the Commonwealth Kitchen and showcase our tailgating treats column from October 2018.
Our Cooperative Living chef Kara created this video to show us how to make Baked Potato Salad.
For more recipes go to co-opliving.com/food/recipes/ or co-opliving.com/food/commonwealth-kitchen/. You can also submit your favorite recipe and maybe we will include it in an upcoming issue!
