The holidays can be enjoyable but also stressful times, especially if there’s a big meal that’s part of the tradition. Some people easily source great local ingredients, plan everything perfectly and deliver a delicious meal for a crowd year after year. Others, on the...
In the Kitchen
Recipes that celebrate our Farmers Markets: Grilled Peaches with Fresh Blueberry Compote
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week we’ve worked with NCDA&CS Marketing Division’s dietician, Freda Butner, to bring you healthy and delicious seasonal recipes that use plenty of ingredients bountiful at farmers markets across the state. Check out her...
Recipes that celebrate our farmers markets: Stealth Spaghetti Squash
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week we’ve worked with NCDA&CS Marketing Division’s dietician, Freda Butner, to bring you healthy and delicious seasonal recipes that use plenty of ingredients bountiful at farmers markets across the state. Check out her...
Recipes that celebrate Farmers Markets: Sweet Corn and Zucchini Pie
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week we’ve worked with NCDA&CS Marketing Division’s dietician, Freda Butner, to bring you healthy and delicious seasonal recipes that use plenty of ingredients bountiful at farmers markets across the state. Check out her...
Recipes that celebrate Farmers Markets: Watermelon Poke Bowl
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week we’ve worked with NCDA&CS Marketing Division’s dietician, Freda Butner, to bring you healthy and delicious seasonal recipes that use plenty of ingredients bountiful at farmers markets across the state. Check out her...
Recipes that celebrate our Farmers Markets: Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Herbs
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week we’ve worked with NCDA&CS Marketing Division’s dietician, Freda Butner, to bring you healthy and delicious seasonal recipes that use plenty of ingredients bountiful at farmers markets across the state. Check out her...
Recipes that celebrate our Farmers Markets: Vegetarian Tacos with Avocado Sauce
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week we've worked with NCDA&CS Marketing Division's dietician, Freda Butner, to bring you healthy and delicious seasonal recipes that use plenty of ingredients bountiful at farmers markets across the state. Check out her...
From the Ag Department: A pair of family recipes made with love
Lori Wright’s Deep Dish Sweet Potato Pie There are few things quite as tied up in happy memories as a family recipe. For Lori Wright, NCDA&CS Plant Conservation Program Assistant, her love of baking was instilled at an early age. Born in San Francisco and raised in San Diego and Los Angeles, Wright learned to […]
From the Lumbee kitchen: A soup for leftovers that won’t be a ‘gaumy mess’
Jamie Locklear grew up in the Saddletree community outside Lumberton in Robeson County. He’s a cultural preservationist of Lumbee foodways.* After the work and stress of putting together a full Christmas meal, his idea for what to do with Christmas leftovers may have you singing “hallelujah! Something simple!” “It’s not a specific recipe. It’s a […]
Supporting local at a seaside escape in Beaufort
A passion for all things local is what drives Chefs Kim Bell and Jonathan Haas and their menu choices at the Inn on Turner in Beaufort. This coastal getaway is appealing for visitors due to it’s short walk to the town’s historic waterfront shopping area and historic sites, but it also offers its guests a […]
Holiday leftovers become family traditions
Matt Rivers, Executive Chef at Timberlake’s Restaurant at the Chetola Resort in Blowing Rock, grew up in Kinston where he developed his love of cooking and culinary talents from his mother. He worked for a variety of chefs across the High Country before taking his current position at Timberlake’s Restaurant. He prides himself on creating […]
Food traditions help define the holidays and spark joyful memories
Sheri Castle has been writing about food and talking about food professionally for 30 years, always with the goal of helping home cooks become more confident and passionate about cooking. She understands the powerful connection between food and holiday memories. “We all know the feeling of getting a whiff of an aroma of a ham […]