Biscuit Topped Chicken Pot Pie
February has always been the hardest month of the year for me. It's cold, dreary, vast, and what comes to mind when I...
Five Bean Chili
Growing up there were two kinds of winters- Brunswick stew winters and chili winters. Every year my dad would make an insanely large...
Low Country Boil
Last week we had the pleasure of spending time at our family house in Morehead City with my some of my immediate family....
Buttermilk Fried Chicken & Waffles
For Ev's birthday we served chicken and waffles (which my friend pointed out meant we basically served pound cake two ways). The fried...
Skillet Meatloaf
This fall I was offered the opportunity to write a book that I've been wanting to write, thinking about writing, for years. A...
Littleneck Clams, Salmon & Collards Skewers, Grilled Asparagus
This Spring has been absolutely lovely. The weather, in what I can only take as a third trimester miracle, has been actual spring...
Chicken & Dumplins
So I had the slightest moment of hesitation sharing this recipe the week before Valentine's Day because chicken & dumplins' are decidedly unsexy,...
Smoked Turkey
Guys, over the years we've made a lot of turkeys. We've roasted turkeys, grilled turkeys, fried turkeys, soaked turkeys in bourbon, and even...
Chipotle Sweet Potato Bowls
For reasons that are probably only interesting to me, I've been on an anti-inflammatory diet for the past month, and will be on...
Pizza on the Grill
Guys, I took a break. I took a vacation where I turned off my email and checked out of all of my work...
Citrus & Dill Crab Cakes
Last month we headed to Charleston to take advantage of a fantastic opportunity to stay with the Belmond Charleston Place. It was an...
Shrimp, Collards, & Cheese Grits
My collards have come up! They're green and beautiful and tender and perfect and I love them. I mean, I always love collards,...
Brown Sugar Smoked Ham
I woke up yesterday morning and the first thing I thought was "CHRISTMAS STARTS TODAY!" We drove up yesterday to Morehead City to...
Bacon Wrapped Turkey
For the past few years I have been pretty sure that being in Southern Living was going be the highlight of my career. I've been very fortunate...
Three Cheese Macaroni
One of my favorite traditions is our yearly friends Thanksgiving- Fauxgiving. We invite a ton of friends over and I cook everything that...
Sausage Stuffed Quail with Spicy Sorghum Sauce and Fried Apples
This month I am the featured "Food Blogger of the Month" over on The Local Palate, which is a huge honor that I...
9/100: Columbus County Beet & Goat Cheese Pizza
There are many things to love about a Farmer's Market-- an excuse to wake up early on a Saturday and indulge in a...
Pan Seared Pork Porterhouse
I think it's safe to say that in the past year I've learned more about meat than in any of my previous years...
Winter Chili
I'm the first one to admit that over the course of the past year or so I've gotten obsessed with running. I really...
Grits Bowl
This past Sunday, on our way out of Durham, we stopped in to Watt's Grocery for brunch with my friend Julia. I'd not...
Slow Roasted Pork & Cranberries
Well friends, we did it! We're moved in to the new house and 95% unpacked, which is basically a miracle. We got in...
Bourbon & Maple Glazed Turkey
For those of you who have followed the blog for a while, you may remember that last year Dan and I fried our...
Steak & Cucumber Lettuce Wraps
Next Friday we're skipping town and heading to the motherland. I cannot wait. Every inch of my body is dying for a break....
Beer Can Chicken
Also known as Beer Butt Chicken. I'm a lady, though, so we'll call them Beer Can Chickens. We served two of them for...
Cottage Pie
The first time I remember having Shepherd's pie (which a know-it-all-coworker/good friend just pointed out is actually Cottage Pie because it is beef,...
Chili & Cornbread Pie
A few weeks ago when I announced this month o' pie on twitter and the like I got a lot of feedback, requests,...
Stewed Pork Pie
One of the most fun parts of celebrating National Pie Month this way is that we've been able to share the pie love...
Smokey Chicken Pie
If you follow me on twitter you'll know that I've been in kind of a slump lately. Part of it is that I've...
Roasted Chicken & Root Vegetables
This year we managed to make Christmas last until January 15th. One benefit of having large families spread all over the country is...
Fried Turkey
I know I've said this before, and I know I'll say it again, but Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. And I am not...
Braised Short Ribs over Creamy Grits
Sometimes we get very lucky and have the opportunity to host someone very important to us. This past weekend it was our old...
Eastern North Carolina Barbeque
Starting a post about one of my favorite foods has left me here, sipping my coffee, for almost an hour. Where do I...
Pork, Fig, & Rosemary Browned Butter
To frame this post, I'd like to tell you Dan's recommended names. First was "Pork Fig Fat." Secondly, he went with PORK FIG...
A Perfectly Cooked Steak
Oftentimes I begin to compose posts for this site in my head, far from my computer screen. Whether I'm driving through suburban Maryland...
Roasted Mango and Habanero Turkey
Nothing freaks me out as much as cooking whole turkeys. Part of it, I think, stems from my years as a vegetarian. Cooking...
Oven Roasted Kabobs
I know, logically, that it's not winter yet. I also know that I should stop whining about the fact that the seasons are...
Herb Roasted Chicken
When I'm at the grocery store, I always look at the whole chickens and think about what I would do with them. Usually...
Grammy’s Chicken Spezzatini & Molten Lava Cake
One of the most unfortunate things about living in Florida was how far away we were from my mother's side of the family....
Bobbie’s Smothered Pork Chops
I've talked a lot about my grandmother, Barbara, on this site. She, along with my mother, taught me a lot of what I...
Stuffed Red Peppers
One of my favorite meals during the summer months are stuffed vegetables. I love the flavors of the roasted vegetables, and it makes...
Chicken Pot Pie
I can thank the Food Network for 70% of my food cravings. The rest can be attributed to a combination of hormones, food...
Turkey Chili
This is my least favorite part of the year. By Valentines Day I'm wintered out, and it feels like the stretch between...
Roasted Pork Rib with Garlic Tomato Sauce
A craving for saffron rice this week led to a quest to find the perfect meal to accompany it. While I was thinking...
Pork Roast with Carolina Apple Compote
Since lately I've been posting a blitz of fall dessert recipes, and since this blog is already heavy in the baked goods, I...
Whole Turkey with Apple-Sage Glaze
This year, because of a scheduling mishap with our families, Dan and I are missing a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Which, I will admit,...
Fried Chicken
To me, fried chicken has always been synonymous with boating. For reasons I can't explain, fried chicken is the perfect boat/beach food. That...
Country Style Steak with Jasmine Rice
Early in high school, I decided to become a vegetarian. My decision was heavily influenced by my new friends at Durham's art magnet...