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…
Cauliflower au Gratin with crispy onion topping
This cheesy side pairs with just about anything. Serve it with a simple supper, or let it hold its own with more elaborate meals, too.
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
Smoky Okra Fries with Cinnamon Honey Drizzle
Fries and a burger, ho hum. Flip a switch on those boring fries by serving okra! Easy to make and best when hot, these smoky okra fries are still tasty at room temperature. Add the sweet and savory honey drizzle over these crispy fries—woo hoo!
Everything Pork Smash Burgers with Toasty Hoop Cheese
Smashburgers! or Smash Burgers? No matter which you way you prefer, they’re everywhere these days… but do you know
Hummingbird Ice Cream Parfaits with toasted pecans and buttercream whip
Such a southern thing, the hummingbird cake. Although its history is shrouded in mystery and conflicting tales of its
Bacon Cheeseburger Ice Brittle for pups
These homemade dog treats are a cool treat on hot summer days for your fur baby pooches! Make this easy Bacon Cheeseburger Ice Brittle for yours to have on hand for a frosty treat from the freezer.
Kitty Shrimp & “Grits” Bites
These crunchy seafood treats will make your cats happy. Grits aren’t great for them, but when corn is ground into meal, it’s safe for making these little shrimp nuggets. You can sub canned tuna for the shrimp if preferred. My dog loves these, too!
Doggone Good Chicken Salad & Deviled Eggs ~ treats for your furbabies
Well of course any Southern picnic needs chicken salad — and deviled eggs! Including those for your furbabies.
Hot n’Honey Dill Pickled Mustard Seeds
This one might sound a bit odd, but do give them a try. They add a fun little pickled crunch to deviled eggs, sandwiches, meats, salads and dips.
