Blind Pig and The Acorn News
Next summer I’ll be teaching my Mountain Flavors class at the John C. Campbell Folk School again. The class is…
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Blueberry Cobbler
My blueberry bushes have done so good this year! I’ve been picking blueberries for several weeks and expect to be…
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My New Favorite Cookbook
The John C. Campbell Folk School just published a new cookbook. The book contains over 200 recipes. Many are tried…
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Fried Okra
One of The Deer Hunter’s favorite summertime foods is fried okra. Granny made a lot of fried okra when I…
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Summer Supper
Today’s guest post was written by Lorene from Appalroot Farm. This photo is a truly beloved scene from my childhood!…
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NC Chow Chow
Chow chow is a vegetable mixture that is either pickled or fermented. I don’t recall Granny ever making chow chow…
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The Joy of Watermelons in the Summer
The Deer Hunter enjoying a slice of watermelon I love watermelon. I always have, I mean what’s not to love?…
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Chicken Eggs
Eggs: The Almost Perfect Food “In the mountains, eggs were almost as important to our diet as milk and bread….
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Grandma Ida’s Fermented Chow Chow
Fermented foods are all the rage right now. Most of us are familiar with fermenting cabbage to make kraut or…
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Good Water
A spring Pap used to feed our gravity water system when I was a child “Mountain people…highly valued a cold,…
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Squash Casserole
This time of the year folks are trying to find as many ways as possible to cook up the squash…
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Holy Smoke Cake
Granny is famous for her Holy Smoke Cake…well at least in our family she is. Granny’s been making the cake…
