A Year-Round Guide to Franklin and Nantahala

  No. 11: Tailgate Ham Rolls RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES These tailgate ham rolls are the perfect snack to bring to a get-together. MAKE IT     No. 10:

Rosemary and Goat Cheese Strata

  No. 11: Tailgate Ham Rolls RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES These tailgate ham rolls are the perfect snack to bring to a get-together. MAKE IT     No. 10:

11 Our State Recipes You Loved in February


 

No. 11: Tailgate Ham Rolls

RECIPE BY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK SERIES

These tailgate ham rolls are the perfect snack to bring to a get-together.

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No. 10: Baked Spaghetti

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

A different kind of winter warmer: Our baked spaghetti combines pasta, cheese, and tomato sauce into one melty medley.

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No. 9: Roast Beef Sliders with Horseradish Sauce

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Need to fuel up before kickoff? Try these sliders stacked with roast beef and provolone — plus horseradish sauce for dipping.

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No. 8: Carolina Dogs

RECIPE BY SHERI CASTLE

North Carolinians love a Carolina dog “all the way” — topped with chili, slaw, onions, and mustard. Nothing more, and nothing less.

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No. 7: Chocolate Walnut Pie

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

Creamy, crunchy, and chocolaty — we’ll take two slices, please.

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No. 6: Outer Banks Clam Chowder

RECIPE ADAPTED BY LYNN WELLS

Unlike its Northern counterparts, this clam chowder omits the cream and tomatoes to let the clams shine.

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No. 5: Atlantic Beach Pie

RECIPE BY CROOK’S CORNER

A recipe created “almost by accident” turns into a sensation.

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No. 4: Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake

RECIPE BY LYNN WELLS

If you can’t get enough chocolate, a drizzle of royal icing is a simple, easy complement to this dense, rich cake.

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No. 3: North Carolina Brunswick Stew

RECIPE ADAPTED BY LYNN WELLS

Packed full of okra, corn, potatoes, barbecue, chicken, and tomatoes, Brunswick stew is a delicious showcase for locally grown ingredients.

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No. 2: Chocolate Chess Pie

RECIPE BY EMMA LAPERRUQUE

Van Eure runs the Angus Barn, where the chocolate chess pie recipe was developed by her mother and a waitress in the 1960s.

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Shrimp and Grits in North Carolina

 

No. 1: Crook’s Corner Shrimp & Grits

RECIPE BY CROOK’S CORNER

Perhaps no version of this Southern classic is more renowned than the one that the late Bill Neal created for Crook’s Corner.

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This story was published on Feb 24, 2023

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