
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…

Fluffy Watermelon Spoon Pie… with crispy macadamia nut crust
This make-ahead summer treat will make everybody smile. Serve semi-frozen for an ice cream texture, or right from your refrigerator.

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

Kannon’s Hot Dog Chili…”two hot dogs and a drink”
…”two hot dogs and a drink!” Kannon’s Hot Dog Chili ~ a walk down memory lane in Zebulon, North Carolina

Cooked any good Groundhog lately?
To celebrate the day, the lazy blogger is sharing this annual post originally from 2011! However, that’s about to change

Counting blessings ~ what we take for granted…
bless·ing [bles-ing] the invoking of God’s favor upon a person I should rename this “The Molasses Blog” since that’s about
Maple Sausage & Apple Harvest Skillet Cassoulet With Cheddar Gingerbread Crumb Topping
…so I’ve been throwing a recipe into this site (please click and VOTE for my recipe!) having differently weekly contests