Bette Fulghum preserved this family chicken salad recipe in her cookbook Lizards for Dinner and Other Good Stuff.
Savory Side Notes
A clever title may make you pick up a cookbook, and the recipes inside can prompt you to buy it. But the stories within its pages are often the best part.
Buffalo Bill Derailed in Davidson County
In October 1901, two trains collided near the Linwood rail station — disrupting the reign of the famous Wild West Show. But among the calamity, the importance of human kindness shone through.
Steady Hands
Tina Gregory practices scherenschnitte — an art form of extreme patience. With every snip, she trims away the excess, and beauty emerges from the remnants.
Finding Her Place
Writer Daphne Athas didn’t choose to move to Carrboro with her family after the Great Depression — but she did decide to stay and build a life as a Southern writer.
Southport
Three waterways lead into town, and two roadways lead out, but few people who come here ever find reason to leave.
Layered Apricot Squares
These delicious layered apricot squares from Lord, Ain't the Gravy Good are a perfect sweet treat for any occasion.
Batman of Swain County: Keith Bruce
Lifelong adventurer Keith Bruce, a retired dentist, flies into his later years on a zip line and the belief that life should be a ride.
The Dark Hole: Civil War Prison Camps
At first, soldiers from both North and South return to their regiments in prisoner-of-war exchanges. But when officials end the old system in hopes of diminishing the slaughter, captured soldiers face death in the prison camps. (Volume 1, Part 6)
