Sampson County – Garland – Old School Sorghum Festival, McDaniel’s School: Pure Sorghum Another 100 food crossed off! Sorghum is a grain that can be used whole or ground into flour, and it also can be made into a syrup that is similar to molasses and can be used as a sweetener in baking. That’s…
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100 foods in 100 counties: person county
Person County – Roxboro – Stuart’s Family Grill: Madison Burger & Fries The burger was fine. The fries were fresh from the fryer, crispy and perfectly salted.
life list: nc musicians mural trail
71. See every mural on the NC Musicians Mural Project. Doc and Merle Watson, 206 Howard St, Boone, NC. Art by Scott Nurkin. I was briefly disappointed that of course people tailgate in front of this mural so I couldn’t get a “clean shot” but honestly this is kind of better and truly accurate to…
100 foods in 100 counties: watauga county
Watauga County – Boone: Coyote Kitchen: Taos Boat The menu at Coyote Kitchen says: Sazon Chicken, Cornbread, Black Beans, Fried Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Corn, Sweet Plantains, Tomatoes, Quesadilla Cheese & Chipotle Cream Cheese. Spicy and sweet and the chicken was fantastically kicky. Their salsas were amazing, too, especially the cranberry chipotle.
list list: nc musicians mural trail
71. See every mural on the NC Musicians Mural Project. Libba Cotten, 111 N Merritt Mill Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. Art by Scott Nurkin.
life list: charleston cemeteries
26. Take photos of every church cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina. Years and years ago, I put this on my Life List. It’s one of those things that’s hard to quantify but last summer, I did shoot a whole bunch of them and I’m going to call it good.
life list: learn to make cheese
52. Learn to make paneer and mozzarella. I have wanted to learn to make cheese for absolutely ever, because I love eating cheese, and last night I had the chance to take a class in it! My friend Nina and I went to a hands-on cheese making class at Southern Season, taught by Leslie Chartier…
life list: buy a polaroid
37. Buy a Polaroid, and a Pentax K1000*. I didn’t end up buying a Polaroid, but I did buy a Fuji Instax before our wedding last year, and it was one of the best things I ever did. Loaded up on film, used it myself up until the actual wedding, and then handed it off…
100 foods in 100 counties: guilford county
Guilford County – Greensboro – Jerusalem Market: the Armenian Wrap We finished our trip to Greensboro by checking off Our State Magazine’s food for Guilford County, the Armenian Wrap at Jerusalem Market, which has recently opened a second location S Elm Street. The wrap is listed as “Basterma (air dried beef tenderloin, covered in garlic…
life list: get a passport
93. Get a passport. I’d entirely forgotten I put this on my life list 9 years ago, but I finally got around to it this year. We even visited Canada! They didn’t look at our passports at all.
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