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…
The sweetest of my culinary adventures! Making sorghum Molasses with Mr. Doug Harrell
Perhaps my most favorite culinary adventure of all… making sorghum molasses with Mr. Doug Harrell & family at Harrell Hill farm… Bakersville, NC!
Open Faced Chicken Cordon Bleu over savory French toast
Cordon Bleu is such a crowd pleaser but can be a bit intimidating for some. Make my sheet pan recipe in short order for something to be enjoyed by most everyone (the young ones, too). Nice for supper or a holiday brunch gathering!
Tex-Mex TacoBellas over Ranch Salad
Make a quick trip through your grocer’s deli and produce departments along with their salad bar to grab what you
Surf n’ Turf Asian Stir Fry
Make a quick trip through your grocer’s deli and salad bar to grab what you need to throw together this
Toasty Focaccia Italian Antipasto Melts “au jus”
Just a quick trip to your grocer’s deli and salad bar and you’ll be ready to throw together these tasty toasty supper sandwiches! A family and crowd pleaser.
Chunky Monkey MoonPie® Ice Cream Cake
Now you know you want some of this Chunky Monkey MoonPie® Ice Cream Cake, eh? Well them make one. Fun
Crispy Ranch Garlic Toast ~ K & W Copycat
Who doesn’t love garlic bread? Especially with my Cafeteria Baked Spaghetti! This creamy spread can be kept in the fridge for a while for making crispy garlic ranch toast anytime.
Creamy Sweetpotato & Oat Milk Breakfast Shake (and a sweet ‘tater culinary adventure!)
February is National Sweetpotato Month! Join me in celebrating, starting with a creamy healthy tasty breakfast shake.
Did you know North Carolina grows more sweetpotatoes than any other state? That’s right, two-thirds of American grown sweetpotatoes are from good ole North Carolina dirt. Our own dirt candy!
Sweetpotato! Did you know it’s one word? It’s scientific…
Menia’s Chocolate Pie with Dill Pickles
My mama was no cook. Of the handful of dishes she did cook, this was her version of chocolate pie. And when she made chocolate pie, we always had dill pickles with it. Crazy as that sounds, the pairing works, so give it a try!
Honey Snow Cream!
Time to enjoy some Honey Snow Cream! Check out my Snow Custard Cream and Snow Cocktails too… (like SnowMosas, Kahlua
