How to Make Quickles That's quickles, not quickies. Quickies are a whole other blog post - stay tuned for that one. But this post is about quickles. Quickles are pickles, yes, but this not a homesteading journal. I'm not preparing you for the apocalypse (sorry, hubbie). I'm not a housewife-gone-wild, growing and canning my own … Continue reading How to Make Quickles
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Coquina Soup
Coquina Soup Last week, I came across a quote in An Abundance of Curiosities: The Natural History of North Carolina's Coastal Plain (Bolen and Parnell), that took me back to the summers of my childhood. “With a little effort, gourmands can acquire enough coquinas as stock for a savory broth or chowder.” I call baloney, … Continue reading Coquina Soup
A Love Letter to Oysters
A Love Letter to Oysters Note: A version of this essay won Second Prize in the 2023 Carolina Woman Writing Contest This post is a love letter to oysters. But you should just read it to yourself. Oysters have mouths but no ears; they won't hear a thing. We hosted an oyster roast over the … Continue reading A Love Letter to Oysters
The Vegetable Revolution Resolution
The Vegetable Revolution Resolution "Gotta eat yo vegetables, eat yo vegetables" - Broccoli Brothers The Broccoli Brothers said it all. Vegetables are good for you, tasty, necessary, and in my house, in need of a revolution. Last night, we lost power about 8pm. When I was woken by the four-year-old at 3am, it was still … Continue reading The Vegetable Revolution Resolution




