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Shoo-fly Pie
Dan’s birthday dessert request this year was shockingly not a cake (his birthday is the one day a year where I happily make a cake), but instead one of his favorite childhood desserts- a shoo-fly pie....
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Smoked Chicken Wings
After months of dodging it I finally caught the flu. It was inevitable, of course, since last week a preschooler coughed in my face and everyone both at school and in life has the crud. I have been...
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1. How Cards Against Humanity managed to parcel out their private island, Hawaii 2. 2. Why #LikeAGirl (and the reaction) is important. 3. Who is throwing a Galentine’s Day party? P.S. I’m going to miss...
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1. This is what happens when we vilify a people, a community, a religion because of the actions of a small group of terrorists. We need to find a way to peacefully coexist. There is room in this world...
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Boudin Balls
There are many things we love about my brother-in-law, Bradley. He is kind, funny, good at mediating family arguments, and most importantly, he loves my sister. But perhaps the best fringe benefit of...
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Fire Cider
I put a lot of stock into traditional remedies. When all is said and done I believe in a balance between the amazing discoveries and innovations of science and technology and the herbal medicinal...
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Buttermilk Biscuits with Caramelized Apricots and Honeysuckle Butter
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of cooking for two (sold out!) dinners at Greenlands Farm in Bolivia, NC. It was the second of these Farm to Fork dinners (or even better, Field to Frying Pan) I’ve...
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1. The South is so much more than a flag. #theytookitdown 2. An incredibly moving and funny This American Life covering race, sex, and death and how we talk to kids about the uncomfortable discuss...
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Pizza on the Grill
Guys, I took a break. I took a vacation where I turned off my email and checked out of all of my work and responsibility and just relaxed. We started our vacation in Southern California and then drove...
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Mango, Chili, & Lime Dolphin Fish
For two years in a row we’ve been able to be in Morehead City during the annual Big Rock Blue Marlin fishing tournament. Last year we were even at sea during the first day, catching dolphin fish...
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Sparkling Paloma
This year I’ll be celebrating my first Mother’s Day as a mom, and I am beyond thrilled to finally reach this moment. I spent many Mother’s Days hoping to be a mom, and this year I’ll get to spend the...
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Low Country Boil
Last week we had the pleasure of spending time at our family house in Morehead City with my some of my immediate family. This was our first family vacation with two toddlers, and the week was the most...
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Slow Cooker Sausage & Potato Soup
Two weeks ago we moved into our new house. Ten days before that we closed, and the night before that we realized that 99% of the downstairs was not just painted bold colors, but painted bold colors on...
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Colcannon
They say that on St. Patrick’s Day, everyone is Irish. And while the sentiment is certainly admirable, for those of us with deep roots in the South, this is also pretty true. A serious case of the...
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