Month: October 2016

Chef Sam Cahoon | Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series

Chef Sam Cahoon | Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series

Five Minutes with Chef Sam Cahoon, Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, Wilmington Finale Winner: “As a chef, you have to be confident in what you do, but you have to know that there is someone doing it better. You’re all in it for 

Salty Dark Chocolate and Pumpkin Seed Bark

Salty Dark Chocolate and Pumpkin Seed Bark

If you want to have something a little sweet and a little savory, this is the perfect snack or dessert! The combination of the sweetness of the chocolate, the savoriness of the pumpkin seeds, and the sea salt is just plain divine. And hey – 

Historic Recipes: History in the Baking

Historic Recipes: History in the Baking

There is nothing more comforting on a cool Fall day than the smell of bread baking. And nothing more tempting than real butter on a warm slice of rich fruit-heavy tea cake baked from historic recipes.

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Postmates: App Your Way to a Foodie’s Heart

Postmates: App Your Way to a Foodie’s Heart

This is a cool app, one definitely worth downloading if you’re with me, and believe that food is the way to anyone’s heart, but especially a foodie’s. My dilemma: sending a birthday gift to my daughter, from Wilmington NC to NYC. On the day of, 

In Search of… The Best Bloody Mary in Wilmington NC

In Search of… The Best Bloody Mary in Wilmington NC

The Bloody Mary drink is known as the “morning cocktail,” with a mix of tomato juice, hot sauce, spices, and a little splash of this and that — with vodka, of course. Considered one of the most complex cocktails, Bloody Marys offer a range of flavors, from 

Theodore Alexander Fouros | Chef, Author, Restaurant Consultant

Theodore Alexander Fouros | Chef, Author, Restaurant Consultant

Five Minutes with Chef Theodore Alexander Fouros, Author and Restaurant Consultant:

Greek food is the medical prescription of this decade. Oregano, fresh mint, cold-pressed Greek olive oil… they are the basis for the diet that is the best for your health.

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Find Your (or someone’s) Southern Grandma’s Recipes at the Library

Find Your (or someone’s) Southern Grandma’s Recipes at the Library

Grandma’s cookbooks? Many of us with far-flung families and “shallow roots” have probably never even seen them. I remember recipe cards from my childhood, that my mother had saved from her mother, but those handwritten, food-spotted cards are long gone, lost in multiple moves and 

Diane Withrow | Hospitality Management Program Director – CFCC

Diane Withrow | Hospitality Management Program Director – CFCC

Diane Withrow, Hospitality Management Program Director – CFCC: “I’ve probably taught more than 35 different classes since I started at Cape Fear. We’ve sent thousands of students into the culinary world: from here all the way to Antarctica.“

Kevin DeMarco – A Balancing Act

Kevin DeMarco – A Balancing Act

kd4Be prepared if you ask personal trainer and noted chef Kevin DeMarco for a little background.

At only 47, this fast-talking Queens native has had an impressive and long career in both the culinary and fitness fields. He was working side-by-side with his mother and grandmother to make cookies before he could reach the kitchen counter, and by seven, they had left the daunting task of filling tins with Christmas cookies entirely to him. At 14 he was learning more sophisticated baking skills at a neighborhood Greek/Italian bakery. Continue reading Kevin DeMarco – A Balancing Act

Banana Strawberry Breakfast Muffins

Banana Strawberry Breakfast Muffins

Banana strawberry breakfast muffins have great banana flavor with just a hint of strawberry from the flavored Greek yogurt. This is a great breakfast muffin, as it is hearty and not too sweet. You could add walnuts or raisins to make it even more satisfying.