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!
K&W Cafeteria Turkey Dressing & Gravy Recipe (copycat)
Who doesn’t love a good cafeteria? Come with me on a visit to a favorite… K&W Cafeteria Turkey and Dressing. You’ll think you’re sitting right there with this copycat delight.
Sweet Corn Ice Cream With browned butter and salted popcorn
An outside-the-box way to enjoy summer corn… the kernels are like little bits of “candy,” yet are simply caramelized nuggets of a vegetable in this luscious ice cream! Who knew corn could be dessert too?
Carolina Cajun Shrimp Boil Packets
Foil packets are perfect for camp cooking on the grill or in hot coals. Make ahead at home and throw in your cooler, or have fun making on site. They come in their own serving “dish” too!
Grandma’s Cranberry Congealed Salad With Krispy Kreme crullers
Growing up, I can never remember a time my Grandma didn’t have a dish of this in her refrigerator. She loved cruller doughnuts and hated waste, breaking up the stale ones into her Jell-O salad. This dish would shine at a summer picnic — don’t forget the Cool Whip!
Creamy Fried Chicken Salad Rolls
What’s a southern picnic without fried chicken? Or chicken salad? I’ve combined the two and offer you these stuffed rolls to make and take with our time-saving tip. The salad can be a bit messy, and although you can serve on mini rolls as sliders, I like stuffing into top-split dog rolls so the goodness doesn’t fall out!
Steak with Mongolian Beef Gravy
A favorite at many Asian restaurants, I’ve switched up Mongolian Beef with a little bit of “Southern” by making the sauce into … gravy!
Crispy Girl Scout Cookie Butter Mint Fudge
Each January, we look forward to the appearance of our annual treats … Girl Scout cookies! We all have our favorites, but their biggest seller remains the thin mint. Set aside a few to make this crispy, fudgy treat. During off season, substitute thin mint “grasshopper” cookies from your grocery store.
Tex-Mexican Spaghetti
Don’t we all love spaghetti? Some of us even like it for breakfast… hot or cold. Spaghetti is fun to create too, so I offer you this one with a southwestern twist.
No Fry “Fried” Banana Pudding Ice Cream
Remember when Chi-Chi’s introduced us to fried ice cream long ago. Simply scrumptious. Enjoy my version with a twist… no frying fried ice cream! The crispy cereal is crunchy like fried without all that… and a banana pudding version on a puddle of dulce de leche… just because!
Winter Broccoli and Dried Cherry Salad dressed with balsamic dijon
This vibrant fresh salad is a nice side with a pot of soup on a chilly winter’s day. You might want to double up on the tasty dressing… it keeps well refrigerated for several weeks. It’s quick to make but if you have a favorite, you can easily substitute that as well.
Rotisserie Chicken French Onion Soup… and a life lesson in cultivating a refined palate!
Few things are as delicious as a bowl of flavorful French Onion Soup… topped with the cheesiest toasted bread. I thought the world needs a new variation… and hope you will make this rotisserie chicken version… perfect for when you’ll be nestled at home on a cold day this winter.
