How Do You Like Your Sweet Potatoes? Many of you may only think about this locally grown vegetable around Thanksgiving when you will use it
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Cheers! Raise a Glass, its Time to Drink Local!
Cheers to North Carolina’s Thriving Community of Distillers and Legal Moonshine Raise your glasses and say, “Cheers!” Some 84 years ago today Prohibition in
Fresh from the Farmers’ Market: Pork Chops and Sweet Tater Tots
I love shopping at farmers’ markets and eating local. For those of you who have read the stories I share on these digital pages, or
Home Grown Tomatoes
Plant ’em in the spring eat ’em in the summer, All winter without ’em’s a culinary bummer…
Biscuits and the Big Deal about Baking with Buttermilk
I come to you today on the heels of three days in Knoxville, Tennessee. First at the Southern Food Writing Conference and then at the
On Your Charlotte Restaurant Radar: 5 Asian Restaurants you must not miss!
After all the holiday trimmings, visions of sugarplums, Hanukkah candles and potato latkes have come and gone this holiday season, lets take a break and
Seasonally Speaking: It’s Time for Local Organic Baby Ginger
To every time (and to every fruit, flower, herb and vegetable) there is a season. Back in 2011, it was my pleasure to join a
Get Your Panther Game Day Eats On
Football season 2016 is kicking off and Carolina Panther’s fans of all ages are feeling the roar! Time to suit up for the season, and
Tomato Time Recipes You Will Love
It’s summer and that means, it’s Tomato Time! For years – honestly, more summer seasons than I would like to admit – I have tried
A Taste of Spring: Asparagus
Spring is my favorite season. In my hometown of Charlotte, NC it starts with the first crocus, then the cherry trees add a pop of color and after a long winter’s break, the beautiful Bradford Pear trees which line many a street in town, burst forth with blossoms. For about a week, the city is awash in white blossoms and that’s when you know it – you’re on the cusp of asparagus season.
5 Cool Places to Put on Your Dining Out Radar
Tiz the time of the year for lists and count downs. Today, I offer you my dear readers, a quick catch up on a blog