The second recipe I’d like to share from Off the Eaten Path is from one of my favorite Chapel Hill restaurants, Crook’s Corner. Crook’s Corner is a hidden treasure, famed for their shrimp and grits and creative approach to Southern cuisine. Their honeysuckle sorbet has become a favorite in this house, so when I saw [...]
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Blueberry Soup
During the warm summer months, I love gazpacho. I love soups year round, and cold soup in the summer makes perfect sense. I especially love fruit gazpachos, because I feel like the flavors can be so wonderful and unexpected. I’ve been waiting all winter for the arrival of delicious, local, organic fresh fruits and vegetables [...]
Honeysuckle Sorbet
I am a really excellent swimmer. I’m far more coordinated and comfortable in the water than I am on land, and therefore the majority of my extracurricular activities since childhood have taken place in water. I was captain of my swim team, a swim instructor and lifeguard, and I’m passionate about diving. Swimming remains the [...]
Shrimp and Grits
One of the meals that I most enjoy making and one of the recipes that I am always proud to serve is shrimp and grits. This recipe has been adapted from the famous Crook’s Corner, a restaurant in Chapel Hill, NC, that is renowned for it’s shrimp and grits. For good reason, they’re delicious. Shrimp [...]
