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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What are you serving for Valentine’s Day weekend? A special dessert? I have two choices for you. One is very rich, sweet and homey. The other is more subdued, lighter, and elegant. Either is a good option for Valentine celebrations. PANETTONE BREAD PUDDING Panettone, a cake-like Italian Christmas bread studded with dried fruit, is definitely […]

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Due to the relatively new and welcome addition of oyster farms in our estuarine system, this cherished bivalve is available year round, even when there is no “R” in a month. But “the season” continues to be heralded with excitement and celebration. It represents a time for communities to bundle up and gather in our […]

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  “Who’d a thunk it?” A fresh shrimp recipe in January? There have been BIG “shrimp boat cities” in the ocean this winter and they are bringing in impressive catches.  Fresh shrimp is in the fish houses now at a great price! Nobody remembers anything like it.  It is the talk of the docks! So, […]

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