…recipes ~ originals and favorites from friends as well as from here, there and everywhere!
Keep cool in the kitchen… throw together this no-cook Italian Rotisserie Chicken Salad in no time for a tasty meal on a hot summer’s day.
Italian Rotisserie Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes ...keep reading »
Ahhh … juicy NC summer tomatoes, how we love thee. Since they don’t need much fuss’n over, this simple shortcake is just right for breakfast, brunch or as a side with a juicy steak. A dollop of savory cream is the crowning glory.
Tomato-Pimento Cheese Shortcakes With Black-Peppered Whipped Cream ...keep reading »
Well here we are, just like that ~ looking at Thanksgiving 2017 in our rear view mirror. Did your grandmas tell you too, that “the older you get, the faster
Soup’s on! Blushing Turkey Soup ...keep reading »
Krispy Kreme “Kroutons” are a fun treat by themselves, but floating in boiled custard to enjoy at the bottom of your cup is good, too!
…krave-worthy Krispy Kreme Kroutons! ...keep reading »
Don’t miss these recipes for Flavor, NC featuring muscadine grapes! Muscadine Crisp. Muscadine Grape Pepper Jelly. Muscadine Shrub. And an experience at John Campbell Folk School…
What time is it? Muscadine time…. ...keep reading »
Fall is in the air… well kinda sorta, now that fresh North Carolina apples are making their debut at farmers’ markets! And with that, comes comfort foods, like applesauce. Who
Fall = Applesauce! ...keep reading »
A few years ago while food styling and creating recipes at Our State Magazine, I had the opportunity to create some “sauces” for Fried Green Tomatoes! We Southerners know summertime
Speaking of tomatoes, fried green ones… ...keep reading »
It’s no new news that I’m not the baker. I can do it when need be, but all that chemistry of proper measurements annoys me… I’m not particularly into tedium,
Squishy Fig Gingerbread… oooh la LA! ...keep reading »
We do love our field peas here in North Carolina! Pea shelling meant life lessons for me as a little girl… oh, if we could only turn back the clock to those days.
Peas, please… field peas, that is! ...keep reading »
Corn…. here, there and over yonder! Oh, the delicious time of summer is here in all its golden glory, and I don’t know about you, but I just can’t get.enough.CORN!
…sweet summer corn salad with honey-citrus dressing ...keep reading »
’tis pie season. Tomato Pie Season! As House Chef, food stylist and recipe developer at Our State Magazine for 5 years, I often prepared and styled recipes from church and
Wendy’s Dilly Swiss Tomato Pie! ...keep reading »
Published in Carolina Country Magazine Summer 2018 Well I don’t know about where you are, but here in Eastern North Carolina, we’re in the middle of a ridiculous heat wave….
Beat the heat with this Green & Gold Okra Summer Salad! No cook’n here…. ...keep reading »
