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.
Roasted Veggies & Shrimp Skewers
High temperatures paired with abundant vegetables make for healthy nibbles or a light meal. Roasting brings out the natural sugars in your vegetables that caramelize for a sweet zing. Exact measurements are not needed — make as much as you need for your crew. Dollop with Buttermilk Green Goddess Dressing and you’ll never look at vegetables the same way again.
Buttermilk Citrus Green Goddess Dressing (and roasted vegetables & shrimp skewers)
Here’s an old dressing with a bright twist thanks to some citrus alternatives to the standard lemon. Super simple to throw together, it’s free of preservatives and packed with vibrant flavor. Use as a sandwich spread, veggie dip, topping for meat and fish or a pasta sauce — the possibilities are endless!
Strawberry Vanilla Simple Syrup
Simple syrups are just that — simple to make. But you can use them in so many ways. Visit a local farm, pick some fresh strawberries and honey for this sweet syrup.
A”peel”ing to you… the maddening art of egg peeling!
Don’t let peeling eggs make you crazy! Even though frustrating at times, give this method a try. It works best for me…
Apple Chicken Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Summer’s almost gone and here comes fall. Still too hot for heavy autumn dishes… this fresh salad with rotisserie chicken and crispy apples is just right!
Dilled Reuben Deviled Eggs
I don’t know about you, but I don’t recall ever meeting a deviled egg I didn’t like, like these Reuben
Church Hot Dog Chili
It’s hard to beat a good ole hot dog. And the best are topped with simple homemade chili, fittin for dogs and burgers. All the way please… chili, mustard and chopped onions! And a dollop of slaw doesn’t hurt either.
Look y’all… I baked!
Have fun making pizza at home with Mimi’s Mountain Mixes! Teach a child to cook… this is a great fun way to do that.
Crispy Churro Cake Bites with chocolate hazelnut dip
Look no further for a fun, finger food dessert to put smiles on faces! Keep cake pieces on hand in a freezer bag to fry in a flash for when you need “just a bite of something sweet.”
Sweet ’n’ Spicy Chili Vinaigrette with pickle juice
Drizzle this sweet n’hot chili vinaigrette over a simple salad along with my Carnitas Enchiladas Suiza, or put it to work in a shredded cabbage slaw. Need a quick marinade for chicken or shrimp? This is your go-to! Keeps in the fridge for about a month.
Carnitas Enchiladas Suiza
This one needs a bit of planning ahead to cook the pork, but using one large butt yields lots of meat to freeze to make several batches of these easy, creamy Carnita Enchiladas Suiza.
Salted Butterscotch Crème Brûlée
Turning sugar, butter and cream into this browned, decadent custard is only made better by devouring it fireside in the dead of winter. Can be made up to four days ahead. Salted Butterscotch Crème Brûlée all around please!
