The prize is in the journey, not the destination — unless you’re driving Carolina back roads on the hunt for hoop cheese.
Slightly Fancy & Really Good Grilled Cheese
Sheri Castle’s recipe is delightfully melty and full of flavor; plus, her top tips will help you craft the ultimate grilled cheese every time.
Vinegar: The Everything Elixir
Vinegar carries the familiar zing that brightens our barbecue and bounties first, our spirits and souls second. One food writer ponders the question: What can’t vinegar do?
Cold-Press Shrub Syrup
A sip of shrub is like springtime in a glass — sweet, tart, and utterly refreshing. Make this simple fruit and vinegar syrup and add it to soda for a fizzy treat.
Butter Swim Biscuits
Butter Swims were once a boon for time-strapped cooks. This is the type of recipe that many home chefs would keep near the front of the recipe box or taped inside a cabinet door, assuming they didn’t know it by heart.
Spread With Love
Whether it’s hidden in a pie crust or glistening atop a biscuit, in North Carolina, good butter never goes unappreciated.
Salted Honey Chess Pie
Give chess pie a touch of floral flavors with a sweet dose of sourwood honey from North Carolina bees.
Liquid Sunshine
Honeybees devote themselves to making one of the sweeter things in life.
Digging Deep
Memories of spuds are firmly rooted in one chef’s mind, just like the Watauga County potatoes she once unearthed.
