A Taste of Carolina

A picture is worth a thousand words!   Yesterday I photographed these creative cakes during judging day in the Baked Goods Division at the South Carolina State Fair. 

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Janet Gaffney is a popular cooking teacher in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.  She is featured in the October, 2008 issue of Southern Living Magazine, which is beginning to appear in reader’s maiboxes.  The article on Janet can be located on page 118, in a section called Healthy Living-Live Better.

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A six-year survivor of breast cancer, Janet talks about the importance of staying healthy through good nutrition. In the article she offers valuable advice, handy tips and several delicious recipes.
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As the temperatures begin to dip, chicken works well for family dining and casual entertaining. Here are two comfort dishes that are perfect for any relaxed fall gathering. They are adapted from the Lee Brothers Cookbook: Stories and Recipes from Southerners and Would-Be Southerners by Matthew and Ted Lee (W.W. Norton, 2006). A mainstay in traditional Southern cuisine, chicken is still the featured ingredient in these one-dish-meal updates of two classics.

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To football fans, cool autumn breezes mean one thing: it’s kick-off time again! But even if you don’t know a tackle from a touchdown, you can still find fun at the stadium in the form of a tailgate party before your team takes the field. The traditional drink at the tailgate parties is beer; this fall, look for it as the secret flavoring ingredient in the best picnic recipes.
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Here are two new sandwich recipes that will score big at your tailgate parties. They can be served warm, cold or at room temperature, and each features the crisp taste of Lager Beer to flavor and complement the other ingredients. Serve one or both of these sandwiches as part of a tailgate buffet, along with pasta salad, cut-up fruit and brownies for a winning meal.

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NEWS ALERT

On Wednesday this week, I wrote a post entitled, FOOD MATTERS that announced the Friday, September 12th appearance  of Callie’s Charleston Biscuits on NBC’s TODAY SHOW.  Please note that the Today Show segment featuring the Charleston company has been RESCHEDULED to Friday, November 21.  Mark the date on your calendar - you won’t want to miss their appearance. The mother-daughter duo create spectacular Southern biscuits that literally melt in your mouth. Tune into the show in November to find out what all the fuss is about!

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Local Charleston Biscuit Company To Appear on Good Morning America  ~ Popcorn Tailgate Snack  ~Margaret Holmes Canned Vegetables (plus soup recipes). 

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~THOSE FAMOUS CHARLESTON BISCUITS - Don’t miss this!  ~

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Callie’s Charleston Biscuits is delighted to announce that the company’s co-owners Callie White and Carrie Morey will appear on the NBC Today Show on Friday, September 12th during the show’s 10 o’clock am hour (11 o’clock am airtime for local audiences.)  In celebration of National Biscuit Month, the producers have asked the dynamic mother-daughter duo to demonstrate the process behind the award-winning cheese biscuits. 

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Sandhill Farmer’s Market: Lindsey of S.C. Dowey Farms says NOW is the time to visit their farm stand for fresh Dixie Lee peas. Last week she showed me an ice chest filled with large bags of shelled fresh peas.

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A fun food trend has been around for a while, which could be described as “no big thing!”   I am referring to the miniature burgers (about 2.5 ounces) and sandwiches that have become big business for many restaurants. Mini-hamburgers, often referred to as “sliders,” are a big hit with a large number of consumers who prefer the bite-sized portions. The small burgers are usually bundled in groups of three to six per serving, making them easy to eat and share.  Uneaten burgers can be neatly packed up and carried home for later.

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The first plump, red tomato picked from our first-ever, annual country garden was a time of celebration and fresh tomato sandwiches. By August, we were drowning in tomatoes.  My husband took up gardening as a serious hobby this summer, and the results, while still in the trial-and-error stage, have been nothing short of spectacular.  In spite of a hoard of pesky critters and garden wars,  the project  has yielded enough produce to feed half the neighborhood.

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Nothing symbolizes Southern hospitality like a pan of hot, tender biscuits.  Callie’s Charleston Biscuits recently announced that the South Carolina company’s cheese biscuits were selected as a Gold sofi™ Award Winner in the outstanding baked goods category of the NASFT (National Association of Specialty Foods) 36th Annual sofi™ Awards on Monday, June 30th.

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The NASFT sofi™ Awards recognize outstanding food and beverage products in 32 categories of specialty food. Winners were selected from approximately 2,100 entries by a national panel of 400 specialty food industry experts. A sofi™ Gold Statue is considered an important industry honor.

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Owner Carrie Morey accepted the award from renowned chef Jacques Pépin at the ceremony during the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City says, “This is an amazing opportunity for our small business.  We are already receiving calls from retailers and buyers who are interested in the biscuits.  It has been a phenomenal year with our biscuits on the Food Network show “Unwrapped”, The NBC Today Show, and now this!”

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What’s next for the company?  Carrie says she hopes that Oprah will come calling.  She would love for their Southern biscuits to make Oprah Winfrey’s annual list of ‘favorite things.’  Last year Mario Batalli discovered the bakery and ordered a few dozen for his family for Christmas. He reported back that everyone loved them! Read on to learn more about the two amazing women who own Callie’s Charleston Biscuits and for some of their hot tips on making authentic Southern biscuits.

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