Immaculate Conception Román Catholic Church in Montgomery is hosting a Lenten Fish Fry every Friday in March.
$10 for baked or fried fish, bread, cole slaw, baked potato with soue cream, baked beans and a piece of chocolate cake.
I ordered carryout, which they package for you. So I didn't really see when I got until I was home. The fried fish has a thinner breading than some of the other ones, but nice overall.
The First Baptist Church of Charleston has a commercial kitchen and has been cooking up some delicious dishes on specialty days each week - like Wing Wednesdays and Fish Friday.
To add to their offerings, the church now does hamburgers, hotdogs, nachos, and other sandwiches on Thursdays. I went with a Philly cheesesteak, which came with peppers and onions. It was quite tasty; I would just add some mayo on my next one.
Today, I tried a new fish fry for dinner at the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
Friday Lenten Fish Fry - $10 per person
When: 6:00pm - until sold out!
Fridays March 1, 8, 15, 22
Where: Sacred Heart Grade School Cafeteria
Enjoy our Fried or Baked Premium Cod, Baked Potato with Butter or Sour Cream, French Fries, Hush Puppies, Cole Slaw, Green Beans, Roll, Beverage, and Dessert After paying my $10, I followed the flow of traffic into the school cafeteria. I waited in line until it was my turn to fill my to-go box. As I made my way down the line, I chose fried fish, green beans, and hushpuppies. The next section was slaw, which I, of course, added. Then it was a baked potato, french fries, and a roll. Finally dessert was at the last table, and I was excited to pick up a piece of strawberry cake with sprinkles. The fish here was impressive. It was nicely crisp outside with a moist, flaky interior. A great meal while supporting our community members.
When: 6:00pm - until sold out!
Fridays March 1, 8, 15, 22
Where: Sacred Heart Grade School Cafeteria
Enjoy our Fried or Baked Premium Cod, Baked Potato with Butter or Sour Cream, French Fries, Hush Puppies, Cole Slaw, Green Beans, Roll, Beverage, and Dessert After paying my $10, I followed the flow of traffic into the school cafeteria. I waited in line until it was my turn to fill my to-go box. As I made my way down the line, I chose fried fish, green beans, and hushpuppies. The next section was slaw, which I, of course, added. Then it was a baked potato, french fries, and a roll. Finally dessert was at the last table, and I was excited to pick up a piece of strawberry cake with sprinkles. The fish here was impressive. It was nicely crisp outside with a moist, flaky interior. A great meal while supporting our community members.
The First Baptist Church of Charleston has a commercial kitchen and has been cooking up some delicious dishes on specialty days each week - like Wing Wednesdays.
I finally was able to try their Fish Friday, which has been around prior to Lent. And, they are not playing around when it comes to fish. On this particular day, they were offering whiting, red snapper, catfish and perch. Plus shrimp and alligator.
You can get an entire dinner with fish, two sides and a drink for $15. I went with whiting, macaroni and cheese, and Creole potato salad.
That macaroni and cheese was so cheesy and had just a hint of sweetness – my favorite. The creole potato salad had some nice mustard seed flavor kick. The whiting did not have the thick, golden, deep-fried batter I was hoping for. But, I have learned that fish in the south is more commonly crusted with a sort of cornmeal coating. So, it's a bit more crunchy than it is crisp. It was flaky, white fish with a great flavor. They thought of all the accompaniments as well; I had tartar sauce, hot sauce, and a tangy sort of barbecue sauce. Super tasty.
Last weekend, I excitedly attended the Winter Blues Farmers Market here in Charleston.
This market brings together tons of producers from around the state into one space for the best of local shopping. Here are some of my highlights:
Bakery
BAKED - I had to try a cookies & cream cookie from here, and it did not disappoint.
Goldilocks Grazing
Handmade WV Market - I so want to try these pepperoni rolls and unique jellies
Kristi Ann’s Bakery
Legacy Foods
Lisa’s Jar of Love
Mama Faye's Fudge & Confections
Mrs. Mels
Nanas Kitchen
RF Sweet Shop - I want to get my hands on some of this fudge in the future.
Rise Appalachia Donuts and Sourdough
Small Business and Sundry LLC - A cookie from here went home with me, too.
Sunrise Sweets and Treats LLC
Sycamore Farm and Primatives - I had never had a strawberry cheesecake bread before this place, and wow!
The Wild Ramp
Tibbenham Chocolates
Walnut Hollow Farm
Whimpsey and Willows Market LLC
Wildee Made
Willow Brook Farm
The Sourdough Effect
Coffee
Aroma of the Andes
Coal River Coffee Company
Mountain Table
The Black Dog Coffee Company
Goods, Snacks & More
Dark Hollow Foods
Cerealsly Delicious
Perk Farm Organic Dairy
Putnam Farmers Market
Riverbend Farm and Gardens
Angie’s What’s Poppin Shoppe
Arbaugh Farms
DARN Enterprises
Eldridge Alchemy - Finally had a chance to check this place out; their drinks are interesting
G & G Heritage Farm
Grassy Creek Farm
J.Q. Dickinson Salt
Mama Maes Apple Butter and Freeze Dried Candy
Moonraker Alpaca Farm
Mountain Juice
Mud and Woods
Novak Farms
Sassy Gals
St. Albans Farmer’s Market
Tower Garden
Tracy Sugar Shack - I had to try some freeze-dried Starburst
Twelvepole Trading Post
Villa DiTrapano
We B Fryin Snacks
Blue Acre Aquaponics
High Priestess Goods
Meat
Angelo’s Italian Sausage
Circle S Farmers Market and More
Custard Stand Chili
Lost River Butcher Block Overholt Homestead LLC
Pig Man
Quicken Farms
Red Tool House Farm
Taylor Family Farms and Custom Meat
Twisted Chicken Farm
Wilfong Farms
Mushrooms/Produce
Glascock’s Produce
Green Thumb Botanicals
Hernshaw Farms
Mon Valley Mushrooms
Spring Valley Farm and Orchard
Oh My Greens
Harvest Trails
Plants
Native Florals
Terra Fate Exotics
Ellison Mountain Heritage Nursery
Gritt’s Farm
Pet
Mary’s K9 Bakery
Bath & Body & Candles
Appalachian Botanical
Appalachian Lavender
Blessed Full Farms
Brookestone Soaps
Good Horse Scents
Grassy Meadows Goat Milk Soap
Hill and Holler Herbal Company
Sachet Lavender
Soaps by Sid
T.L. Soaps
Tarts in Heart - A blueberry pancake candle went home with me because it was just absolutely too cute
On the Go Soaps
Rustic Root Soap LLC
Canned Goods, Jams & Jellies
Clara’s Gourmet
Honey Do Produce
Jar Head Farms
LeJa Produce - I know they're closer to the Morgantown area and have been wanting to check them out.
Owl Mountain Farm LLC
Sloping Acres
Williams River Farms
Mals Produce - another Morgantown stop I want to check out when the weather warms up
Smoke Camp Crafts
Sunset Berry Farm
T.L. Fruit and Vegetables
Uncle Frankies
Tarbilly’s BBQ
Tipsy Roos
Uncle Bunks LLC
Hemp
Almost Heaven Hemp
Dovetail Ridge Farm
Genesis Mountain Farm
Maple & Honey
Fruits De La Rose and Oldham Sugarworks
Ronk Family Maple Farm
Treats from Trees
Twelvepole Trading Post
Howe Sweet It Is
Carry Apiaries
R+A Honey Bees LLC
Rimfire Apiary
Schamberger Honey
Sugar Bottom Farm
'Tis the season for lenten fish fries.
"According to Christian teaching, Jesus died on a Friday, fasting on Fridays became a way to honor his sacrifice. However, this type of fasting didn’t mean not eating anything (unlike trendy modern-day fasts). It simply meant abstaining from eating the flesh of warm-blooded animals—since the thinking goes, Jesus was a warm-blooded animal. Fish, though, which are cold blooded were considered okay to eat on fasting days. Hence, Fish on Fridays and “Fish Friday” (among many other religious holidays) was born," according to the website The Better Fish.
St. Francis of Assisi in St. Albans is one of a few churches in the area hosting a fish fry.
For $15, you get baked fish, fried fish, fried shrimp, green beans, macaroni and cheese, rolls, baked potato, coleslaw, hush puppies, a homemade dessert, plus tartar sauce, cocktail sauce, butter, sour cream, and a drink.
Yum! Who in the area has your favorite fish fry?
February 28 - Celebrating the Seasons, Winter Edition
Chef Mike Bowe of the Red Yeti is the guest chef. $85 per person, included food, service, and non-alcoholic beverages.
This was an incredible specialty dinner that delivered flavor in every course. The menu consisted of five courses. Here they are from first to last: Sweet Potato Bisque, Spice Roasted Hazelnuts, Charcoal Creme Fraiche, Brown Butter, House Cracker Cornbread Pudding, Shaffer Farm beef Brisket, Kentucky Sorghum Glaze, Smoke Pepper Popped Sorghum, Micro Buckwheat Braised Stonecross Farm Bacon, Weisenberger Mills Grits, Herbed Capriole Farm Goat Cheese, Tomato Jam, Charred Onion Red Frazier Farm Bison Meatloaf, Cauliflower Silk, Bourbon Barrel Red Eye Gravy, Roasted Root Vegetables Apple Butter Cake, Whipped Greek Yogurt, Smoked Wildfower Honey, Granola
So delicious. Will you be attending any specialty dinner at J.Q. Dickinson this season?
Chef Mike Bowe of the Red Yeti is the guest chef. $85 per person, included food, service, and non-alcoholic beverages.
This was an incredible specialty dinner that delivered flavor in every course. The menu consisted of five courses. Here they are from first to last: Sweet Potato Bisque, Spice Roasted Hazelnuts, Charcoal Creme Fraiche, Brown Butter, House Cracker Cornbread Pudding, Shaffer Farm beef Brisket, Kentucky Sorghum Glaze, Smoke Pepper Popped Sorghum, Micro Buckwheat Braised Stonecross Farm Bacon, Weisenberger Mills Grits, Herbed Capriole Farm Goat Cheese, Tomato Jam, Charred Onion Red Frazier Farm Bison Meatloaf, Cauliflower Silk, Bourbon Barrel Red Eye Gravy, Roasted Root Vegetables Apple Butter Cake, Whipped Greek Yogurt, Smoked Wildfower Honey, Granola
So delicious. Will you be attending any specialty dinner at J.Q. Dickinson this season?
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