It was incredibly hard for me to decide what county, what recipe, what food group I was going to choose to launch Tasting North Carolina. I grew up in Durham County, have spent countless summers and made incredible memories (including my wedding) in Carteret County, and now find myself living in New Hanover County. But the [...]
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Oyster Casserole
Like most everyone, I am the result of many different families, marriages, couplings. Most recently I can trace my lineage back to four families, the Rosemonds, Waldrons, Fiorellos, and Ballengers. This past Saturday was the Ballenger family Christmas party, my paternal grandmother’s family. My grandmother, Bobbie, was the daughter of Stanley Ballenger and Flossie Caudell, [...]

























