We know that many households are been divided when it comes to peanut butter – crunchy or smooth. Whichever way you like it, it’s easy to make at home. “When I make peanut butter, I make both smooth and crunchy,” said Wendy Perry, recipe developer and blogger. I also make some honey and molasses peanut […]
WRAL reporter Brian Shrader and our own Lisa Prince feature seasonal recipes in their weekly Local Dish Cooking segment. This month’s recipes feature North Carolina’s favorite nuts – pecans and peanuts. North Carolina produced 342 million pounds of peanut in 2016, ranking the state 6th nationally in peanut production. The state also produces between three […]
This is the time of year that cooks and bakers get to show off. It is fair season in North Carolina and blue ribbons are up for grabs. The N.C. State Fair hosts 12 days of special cooking contests during its run. Most of the competitions include commodities grown in North Carolina. Below is the […]
The peanut. Call it a nut. Or better yet, call it a legume. Either way, it’s delicious! March is National Peanut month and the perfect time to enjoy some North Carolina peanuts. Peanuts are grown on more than 90,000 acres in North Carolina. The state mostly produces the type of peanuts that are sold in […]
Each week we round up the latest N.C. agricultural headlines from news outlets across the state and country, as well as excerpts from the stories. Click on the links to go straight to the full story. “Bumper crop of fun at state fair,” The Apex Herald: I can feel it in the air. Fall has […]
It’s always busy for the Food and Drug Protection Division, which oversees food safety regulations across the state with a staff of 28 field inspectors and four feed inspectors. But things have been particularly hectic since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall on Jan. 28 on thousands of peanut-based products that can […]