
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.

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