Domestications

How to Host a Pig Picking… and P.S., barbecue is a noun, not a verb!

9 minutes of reading / October 28, 2020 / By Wendy Perry

Ahhh… the good ole southern NC pig picking! Here’s all you need to know to host one for yourself. Nothing is much finer than gathering friends and family to pick pork, is there?

Carrying on a Carolina Tradition… the dying community “art” of the hog killin!

5 minutes of reading / November 6, 2019 / By Wendy Perry

Come along for this journey… a chilly winter’s day and a rural North Carolina tradition where one family and community is keeping this generation’s old tradition alive.

Grilled Eggplant with Blueberry Vinaigrette & Stone Ground Mustard

Grilled Eggplant with Blueberry Mustard Vinaigrette …and how to freeze eggplant

3 minutes of reading / August 19, 2019 / By Wendy Perry

Grilled eggplant drizzled with blueberry mustard vinaigrette and fresh herbs

Summer Corn and Crab Salad with honey citrus dressing

Summer Corn & Crab Salad with honey citrus dressing

3 minutes of reading / July 17, 2019 / By Wendy Perry

Lazy hazy hot days of summer… nope, no cook’n around here! Throw together this no-cook fresh and light salad featuring fresh summer corn and the best crab you can find… like sweet lump North Carolina crab!

Flash’n… this way or that?

2 minutes of reading / January 21, 2019 / By Wendy Perry

It hasn’t been that long ago when I set my bedroom ceiling fan for the winter, I think! But a week or so ago, I went to flash’n… so while snow was fall’n outside, I was on my step ladder pull’n chains on my bedroom ceiling fan till I found that sweet spot…

…southern wine glasses

1 minute of reading / January 21, 2019 / By Wendy Perry

I much prefer a nice glass of wine in a mason jar… as a matter of fact, i think everything tastes better in a mason jar! So as i enjoy a glass of red wine this evening,

Blackboard Blurb!…. NEWSFLASH!!! Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year… i loveeee! and YOU?

1 minute of reading / December 6, 2018 / By Wendy Perry

Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year is beautimous and will brighten up your world. Don’t you love it?

Popcorn & Vintage Candy Bar! Fun for all…

2 minutes of reading / December 4, 2018 / By Wendy Perry

Over 3+ decades of catering, I did many a party of every description… for young and old alike! When my friend Jim called me to throw a surprise 50th …

Popcorn & Vintage Candy Bar! Fun for all… …keep reading »

Counting blessings ~ what we take for granted… …keep reading »

How to Host a Pig Picking… and P.S., barbecue is a noun, not a verb!

Carrying on a Carolina Tradition… the dying community “art” of the hog killin!

Grilled Eggplant with Blueberry Mustard Vinaigrette …and how to freeze eggplant

Summer Corn & Crab Salad with honey citrus dressing

Flash’n… this way or that?

…southern wine glasses

Popcorn & Vintage Candy Bar! Fun for all…

Peas, please… field peas, that is!

A backroads adventure…. the clothesline

Counting blessings ~ what we take for granted…

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