Hit the Sauce

If you liked my previous post Lowcountry Livin’ I thought you might enjoy Hit the Sauce as well.  I wrote a little Quick Bite for Charleston magazine and it is out this month.  Check it out and hear more of a background about the sauce and its history.  And if you live in Charleston pick…

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The Southern Cheese Dip–Pimento Cheese

My sister came to Charleston, for her first time, this weekend to visit and I was so excited to give her the real Charleston experience.  That entails drinks on Shem Creek, visist to Sullivan’s Island, the beach, The Battery, Rainbow Row, Broad Street, shrimp and grits and of course pimento cheese.  Pimento cheese is a…

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Lowcountry Livin’

Lowcountry–is spelled correctly, that is not a typo so ignore the red squiggle under it.  It is an actual word down here in South Carolina.  It is the region along the coast including the Sea Islands; such as the more well known Sullivan’s Island, Folly Island and James Island.  In the lowcountry shrimp and grits…

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We’re Going To The Fair Y’all!

  Can you imagine a world where you can eat fried cookie dough and wash it down with fried kool aid?  Or fried butter and fried autumn pie are options for dessert?  Well brace yourself because this world exists.  What I have just described is the Texas State Fair.  I am used to going to…

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