Greene County – Snow Hill – Rouse’s Sauce Co.: Rouse’s Southern Made Barbeque Sauce This tangy, sweet barbecue sauce with a kick was worth a trip to Rouse’s Restaurant in Snow Hill, NC, a part of the state I’d probably never have made it to otherwise. Rouse’s does great Southern home cooking, and the chicken…
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100 foods in 100 counties: sampson county
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…
life list: visit the “top ten” north carolina natural wonders
We hit two of North Carolina’s Top Ten Natural Wonders on our trip to Boone in September; we drove several chunks of the Blue Ridge Parkway (someday I’ll drive it all) and stopped for waterfalls and overlooks. And after the Parkway stops, we stopped at Grandfather Mountain.
hot dogs everywhere: stuart’s family grille
Where: Stuart’s Family Grille, Roxboro, NC What: Cheese dog; a Carolina red hot with cheese sauce, mustard, and bacon bits With whom: just me! Why: I was in Roxboro to eat a 100 Foods meal Grade: A-. Great red hot dog with snap, loved the cheese sauce and the bacon bits, would have liked to get the mustard taste more,…
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.
explore your state: kidd-brewer stadium, boone, nc
Travis and I drove up to Boone, NC, for the purpose of going to the East Carolina University at Appalachian State University football game, and we had a fabulous time. Someone who isn’t a fan of one of these schools might look at them and think, oh, rivals, but I asked the App fans we…
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.
life list: nc musicians mural trail
71. See every mural on the NC Musicians Mural Project. John Coltrane, intersection of Raleigh and Vance Streets, Hamlet, NC. Art by Scott Nurkin.
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.
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