
Can you start and operate a food business from your home kitchen in North Carolina?
Are you in North Carolina? Do you have the “best” cake recipe from your grandma? or baked goods? or folks say “you need to put that in a bottle and sell it?” Perhaps your home kitchen meets criteria for a home-based food permit. There ARE limitations. Read all about them here…

Grilled Oysters Rangoon
Instead of classic Crab Rangoon, I put the creamy filling on top of meaty North Carolina oysters and crowned them with a crispy pork and sesame crunch… and a dollop of sweet chili crisp.

Fall off the Fork tender BBQ Beef Ribs… for the winter that won’t quit!
Fix these “stick to your ribs” beef ribs in no time! You never knew you could have fall-off-the-bone beef ribs this fast!

Snow Cocktails ~ How to make the best of being snowed in!
Here in the south… central North Carolina in particular, we can’t wait for snow… to celebrate everything shutting down… and making Snow Cream Custard. Or… tasty Snow Cocktails. SnowMosas anyone? Kahlua Kreme?

Wondermous Winter Salad with maple balsamic mustard dressing …after the flood came!
This beautiful salad will brighten up any winter’s day! Tailor to suit your tastes and what you have on hand. Substitute and omit and you like.

My favorite food Christmas tradition… Ma Perry’s boiled custard
What are your family Christmas food traditions? Our is my Ma Perry’s Boiled Custard. Creamy custard we sipped from punch cups… topped with a spoon of strawberries she put up that summer… I make it every year with my nephew… since he was toddling, and now he makes it all by himself! Now we top with my Krispy Kreme Kroutons…


Fall Food ~ Ma Perry’s Corn Pudding!
Usually served as a southern side dish, did you know you can also add a dollop of cinnamon whipped cream and call it dessert too?
my almost famous “Pickled” Pickled Shrimp and Eastern NC Cotton Honey-Mustard Slaw
Happy July y’all…. the world’s slowwwwest blogger dropping by! I’m gonna be ramping things up (yes, I know I’ve said

WIN Tickets to Southern Women’s Show!!
Hey y’all! The Raleigh Southern Women’s Show is coming up next weekend…. April 26th-28th! You can catch me doing on-stage

Easter Basket of Goodies! “3 Karat” Gluen Free Carrot Cupcakes with Pineapple Whipped Cream-Cream
These moist gluten free carrot cake muffins are made with Trader Joe’s almond meal… great for breakfast, snacks or alongside a bowl of soup!


OINKERS Biscuits Recipe… a little south in YOUR mouth Barbecue Sandwich Biscuit Bites with BBQ Gravy Dip (1)
In honor of it being National Biscuits & Gravy Day, we are revisiting this post from a ways back. Now