Cooler temperatures for Autumn mean more comfort food and filling hot meals for the family. Autumn Jubilee continues with a recipe today. Meatloaf is a meal I like to have, as I can prepare it earlier in the day, clean up the kitchen, then relax while it bakes, just finishing up the side dishes at …
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Blueberry Competition at the Mountain State Fair
The last competition I entered at the Mountain Regional State Fair was a Blueberry recipe competition sponsored by the NC Blueberry Council. The rules for this competition were a bit different, as the focus was on the health benefits of blueberries, not their use in sweets. In fact, for scoring purposes, healthy was 50% of …
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Egg Salad Competition at the Mountain State Fair
Returning to the fair earlier this week for the Egg Salad competition, I had some time while the judging was going on to walk around the fair with DH. The judging wasn't in the public view, you just dropped off your food and came back an hour later to see who won. No, I didn't …
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Quick Sewing Project for Grilling
Labor Day usually means a cookout here, hot dogs with chili, bratwurst or burgers with beans. I actually made this quick project last summer, and then got busy. I am so easily distracted by shiny things and thrift stores. I realized that I never posted it, so here goes, just in time for the last …
Fresh Peaches and Peach Coffee Cake
I managed to get the peaches this year before the bears did, and what a bumper crop for my little wild peach tree!! I harvested 21 peaches, nicely ripened. These are wild clingstone peaches, so the amount of actual peach is pretty small per piece. Still, they are organic, no chemicals used, and have a …
Summer Chilled Corn Crab Soup
A luncheon on a hot summer day needs something cold and delicious! I had an idea for a cold crab and corn soup, and decided to try it out on my friends at a recent luncheon. They pronounced it good, and I liked it too. I gave DH a bowl for his lunch, and he …
Chocolate! A Tasting, Recipes and a Book Review
I'll admit to being a card carrying chocoholic, I love the stuff. Most of the time I go for the dark varieties, but I won't turn down milk chocolate if it is offered. I like it best in its pure form, just chocolate, unadulterated with any other flavor. Chocolate French Silk Pie is my favorite …
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Summer Squash Casserole
I have been working on this recipe for quite some time trying to get it just right. I usually make a recipe at least three times before I share it with you. DH doesn't really mind being the taste tester. I have made this one now several times, each time tweaking this or that, …
Crescent Dogs and Patriotic Tables
Memorial Day weekend is here, a great time for some finger food to watch the auto races on Sunday, or to take to the park for a picnic, or pack in a warmer to go hiking. Even if you are staying home, the weather looks nice here for a meal on the veranda. This tablescape …
Heirloom Tomatoes
One of the wonderful things about warmer weather is the appearance of lovely ripe heirloom tomatoes at my local produce stand. It is on my way home from just about anywhere, so I can stop in easily to see if the tomatoes have come in yet. She has fresh eggs and goat cheese too, so …
From My Carolina Home 