Satisfy warm-weather cravings with deviled crab fritters, fresh tuna salad, fish and corn chowder — and a frozen lemonade pie.
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Roadside Assistance: 9 North Carolina Road Trip Snacks
Running on empty? Time to fuel up! Luckily, some of the best homegrown snacks can be found in gas stations across North Carolina. Pull off the highway to fill your tank — and your belly.
11 Decadent Chocolate Desserts
Surprise your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day with a heartfelt, homemade dessert.
Our State’s 13 Most Popular Recipes of 2021
From creamy, crunchy chocolate walnut pie to melty, cheesy baked spaghetti, these recipes are our readers’ favorites — and ours, too!
In the Kitchen: Tamale Pie
In this warming winter dish, spicy sausage and sautéed veggies are topped with a fluffy, cheesy layer of masa, baked, then topped with a fresh, roasted pepper salsa.
An Our State Playlist: Cozy Tunes for Autumn
Curl up with our curated Spotify playlist, which features a comforting selection of tunes by homegrown artists — perfect for sweater weather in North Carolina.
Brown Butter Sage Leaf Buttermilk Cornbread
This beautiful and fragrant cornbread is sure to impress guests.
Apple Cider Caramel Dumpling Pie
This beautiful, rustic pie tastes most delicious when made with old-timey butter piecrust.
Pie Towns: 11 Places to Get the Sweetest Slices of the Season
In North Carolina, Thanksgiving pies — pecan, apple, sweet potato, pumpkin — have deep roots in farms from the mountains to the Coastal Plain. When bakeries wrap these homegrown ingredients in a buttery crust, pie makes perfect.