Food, Drinks, & Recipes
Recipe: Green Bean Casserole
To this day, when visiting other families for the holidays, I find joy in seeing the green bean casserole laid on the table. Though eating anyone’s other than my father’s is like drinking sweet tea when expecting a coke-I have grown to only enjoy his haphazardly constructed masterpiece.
Read MoreShrimp & Grits Recipe
My grandmother’s grits were always the best. When I had grits cooked by others they did not come close to hers. They were very smooth, creamy, and full of flavor. Not gritty and tasteless. Many people have tried to get their hands on my grandmother’s secret, but she always kept it close to her heart, until one day she asked me if I wanted to help her make breakfast. That’s when I learned her secret, and have been making grits “Grandma’s Way” ever since. I have even converted my husband, who is from New Jersey, into a grits lover.
Read MoreCharleston Culinary Tours
Charleston Culinary Tours Charleston, SC, knows a thing or two about food. Known for its local seafood, and full of Lowcountry flavors and staple dishes like gumbo, fried oysters, and shrimp and grits, popular eating spots (like Hyman’s Seafood, A.W. Shucks Seafood Restaurant and Oyster Bar, and High Cotton) are bound to have long lines.…
Read MoreWine Escape: Florida Wineries
Florida’s grape scene is one of intrigue. The Muscadine grape, the Southeast’s little secret is the main grape grown to make wines in the Sunshine State. It’s a special grape, for more reasons than just its taste. It’s adaptable to the warm, humid climate in Florida, and is also disease resistant. But Florida also has wines outside of the traditional grape variety, some wineries stepping out of the box and spreading the diversity of the drink with fusion wines, and tropical citrus and berry wines. So it’s time to drink some wine, folks!
Read MoreCheerwine: NC’s Fizzy Little Secret
I remember the first time I ever had Cheerwine. Being a North Carolina specialty, I had never heard of it before moving here. With my family in transition from the move to NC
Read MoreIt’s National Ice Cream Month!
So if you are out wandering about on a hot day, or just have a hankering for some ice cream, here are a few places to get it around the South.
Read MoreCold Foods for Hot Days
It is HOT out today and about the last thing I want to do is fire up the grill for supper. No, it is definitely time to make something to eat straight from the refrigerator. In fact, I may just take my time deciding what to take out of the crisper and enjoy the cool air flowing delightfully into my face as I look for it.
Read MoreA RC Cola and a MoonPie: A Southern Tradition
A RC Cola and a MoonPie: A Southern Tradition “Give me a RC Cola and a MoonPie I’m playin’ Maple on the hill I’ll catch that freight train on the blind Leave my corn down at the mill ’Cause I sold my calf for a dollar and half So Brother, I can pay the bill…
Read MoreFrom Big City Excitement to Beach Town Charm, Florida’s West Coast Offers It All
As the sun slowly sinks below the horizon, a once clear blue sky fills with breathtaking hues of crimson, orange and gold. Watching such dazzling sunsets perched on a sandy white beach is just one of the many reasons retirees choose Florida’s West Coast as their retirement destination.
Read MoreWineries of American South Pour Over
In addition to everything else it has to offer, this region is becoming increasingly well-known as one of the nation’s premier winemaking centers.
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