Category: Carolina Reads
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Free Summer Meals for Kids: A Guide from Carolina Cuisine Network
5 Trusted Resources That Help Carolina Families Find Free Meals this 2026 School Summer Break from the Carolina Cuisine Network
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Feeding Hope: Laurinburg Nonprofit Delivers Food Bags to School Children in Need
At the Carolina Cuisine Network, we celebrate food traditions, ingredients, and people that nourish our Carolina communities. Sometimes, though, the most important food story is not about a tasty recipe. Food culture is not only about what appears on the table, but whether a child has food on the table at all.
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Savor Summerville: Discovering the Town’s Tastiest Eats
Summerville, South Carolina, is known for its charming historic downtown and an incredibly rich food scene that’s often overlooked. This historic town is nestled between Charleston peninsula and I-95 in the Carolina’s Lowcountry. Here’s a curated list of five must-visit local gems that perfectly capture Summerville’s culinary spirit.
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Welcoming Easter with Spring Flowers in Summerville
So many flowers and flowering shrubs are blooming in the historic city of Flowertown in the Pines aka Summerville, South Carolina. I’ve got to share the bounty and hope you see these and many more this Spring. I’ve included links to Amazon’s available garden products that every planting person needs this season. Potting soil, pots,…
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10 Must-Try Golf Courses in the Carolinas
Top 10 Best Golf Destinations for a Day Trip in the Carolinas. North & South Carolina are sprinkled with top golf courses from the mountains to the coastlines with many featuring water views. Rolling hills, tall pines, majestic oaks, lake breezes, and Atlantic coast views are part of what makes this area of the US…
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Spend the 12 Days of Christmas in the Carolinas
As winter approaches, Carolina towns offer various outdoor holiday activities for families. Popular events include the Charleston Christmas parade, Holiday Festival of Lights, and Winterfest in Wilmington. Other attractions include skiing in the Appalachian Mountains, tree cutting in Blowing Rock, and festive celebrations across cities, ensuring a memorable holiday season.
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Carolina Muscadine Grapes, Wines & Vineyards
Muscadine Grapes prosper under the Southern Sun. I recently found these jewel-toned beauties and was inspired to share the joy. Juicy Muscadine Grapes grown at Cottle Farms, Faison, North Carolina US boast health benefits and sweet mild flavor. I found these beautiful berries in the produce department of a food market in South Carolina and…
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2025 Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo; N.C. Cooperative Extension
Southeastern Vegetable and Fruit Autumn Expo
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Carolina Apple Orchards
I’ve been exploring some local apple orchards and cooking up some good desserts lately. Fried apples were a seasonal treat at mama’s house, usually served with chops. Here’s a classic sweet cinnamon side dish with a recipe written to serve two (as usual). Try this fried apple recipe or one of these desserts, just click…
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Chargrilled Shrimp Skewers
It’s a great day for a family food shopping trip and grilling shrimp on the patio charcoal grill. Come shopping with me in a beautiful Carolina-based grocery store.
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This is Our Carolina Cuisine Network
Welcome ALL to our Carolina Cuisine network! This site is intended to inform, entertain, and unite the Carolinas, our food experiences, and cooks of all skill levels who enjoy exploring food cultures. You’ll find recipes and articles on foods and dishes commonly found in North and South Carolina. I add content or work on this…
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Smoked Pork Barbecue at Home: Easy Recipe with Vinegar Sauce
Get my Southern Pork Barbecue recipe and cook barbecue like a pro, low and slow (even indoors). Smoked pork barbecue shredded and ready to be plated. It has natural smoked flavor and pink-ish color from the smoke imparted on the grill. Add sauce as desired and serve with corn bread, potato salad, baked beans, hush…
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10 Best Cool Foods for Hot Picnics & Beach Days
The Dog Days of Summer are here with high humidity and temperatures under the Southern sun. However, that doesn’t stop birthday parties, baby showers, and other friend and family events from bringing us together in the heat of the summer. It may be a family beach day, lakeside picnic at the state park, your coworkers…
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Safe Food Temperature Chart
The Danger Zone is a temperature range between 40F and 140F when bacteria can grow the quickest on our carefully prepared food. *Food should be thrown out after 4 hours in the danger zone temperatures. *Leftovers should be heated to at least 145 degrees F prior to serving. *When preparing foods, cut up vegetables and…
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What is Carolina Cuisine?
The Carolinas have some scrumptious unique dishes that set us apart from rest of the country but chances are you’ve at least heard of most of them as their popularity has spread across America. As a professionally trained Chef from North Carolina that worked in the historic French quarter of Charleston, I learned the ins…
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