Not many fruit trees are grown on the islands, but one that thrives here reigns supreme! The glorious honey-sweet fig weathers the storms like a true local, and just keeps going. Huge fig trees are groaning under the weight of their fruitful abundance in August, and that means deliciousness, both sweet and savory. Figs are […]
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These July days have been scorching, and it doesn’t cool down much in the evenings. Hot dinners are not appealing, and I sometimes feel too drained to spend much time over the stove, so a make-ahead, cool supper really hits the spot! With friends’ gardens in production mode, (as opposed to mine – more on […]
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When tuna fishing is this good, and the evening weather is this fine, what else to do but to enjoy dinner on the deck, enjoying the beauty of the marsh and the songs of “our” purple martins? Our grill is ever-ready on the deck, and the hail-pocked table and chairs have been refinished. It is […]
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When our friends’ young son catches a great big cobia and then opts to share it, I am filled with such joy! An island tradition is being passed on! Hunter Ferguson of Buxton went out of Hatteras Inlet this late May morning with his dad, Sam, and brother, Carter. They didn’t fish long as the […]
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Since so many of us are cooking and baking more often and running through our pantry supplies while limiting our trips to the store, here is a list of substitutions that may be helpful. 1 cup self-rising flour = 1 cup all-purpose flour + 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup cake flour = 1 cup […]
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The island watermen, which includes Hatteras and Ocracoke Inlet and Pamlico Sound fleets, have been able to get out again! And that means fresh, local seafood is finally becoming available. This is certainly welcome news. My freezer is now depleted. Don’t look for it in the supermarket. You will find it at our fish houses […]
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A young girl with magical powers dwells in Hatteras village. Haley Rosell realized for the first time that she “really had a way with birds” when she bonded with a newly hatched chicken. That little peep followed her everywhere she went, and Haley loved it. “But Turk was the first bird I really, truly bonded […]
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This column was planned to be a visit to Cape Hatteras Secondary School’s end-of-year Foods and Nutrition class. Well, so much for that. I am sorry, because you would be so impressed with the progress of Evan Ferguson’s students, and with their community support and spirit. Instead, I would like to highlight the phenomenal generosity […]
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With the promise of spring rising and the new challenge of getting protein, it is time to finish the last of the seafood in the freezer. We busily freeze fish and shrimp all season, and at the end of the season, I purchase crab cakes, crabmeat and scallops. We vacuum pack them all, and they […]
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I am, by no means, a chef. I do consider myself a decent home cook, so I was delighted to attend a recent cooking class and find I had a few things to learn! The cooking class was personal and inviting – forget Food Network! You get to interact and ask questions, take pics, even […]
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