Lifestyle
Try the rainbow of color and heat in peppers
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com A green bell pepper is probably a familiar sight in your house. You ...
Lifestyle
Eat like a queen at Morgan Ridge Vineyards for Queen’s Feast
Morgan Ridge Vineyard & Brewhouse is again part of Charlotte’s Queen’s Feast, the only restaurant in Rowan County ...
Lifestyle
Great ideas for cherry tomatoes
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com If you find yourself with lots of cherry tomatoes, here are some bright ...
Lifestyle
Nothing is better than a ripe, juicy tomato
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Did you know tomatoes were once considered poisonous? On the other end of ...
Lifestyle
It’s a cornucopia of corn
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Fresh corn is here now, and now is the time to cook it ...
Food
Keep your Fourth of July barbecue from going up in flames
RALEIGH — Grilling during the Fourth of July holiday is a fun and exciting activity that brings families and friends ...
Lifestyle
July is National Grilling Month — Be safe and eat well
By Toi Degree Rowan Cooperative Extension It’s officially summer, which is the time for the best outdoor cooking, ...
Lifestyle
Peaches are here and ready to eat
Kevin Huffman’s peach orchard is at its peak, loaded with golden fruit ready for the public. When Huffman ...
Lifestyle
Don’t know what to cook? Me neither
I don’t know about you, but my Monday was awful. One thing after another went wrong. I’m lucky ...
Lifestyle
Potato salad makes summer taste better
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com We can all agree on this: We love potato salad. We love it ...
Lifestyle
Cabbage is a spring vegetable, too; try it now
At last week’s Salisbury-Rowan Farmers Market, David Correll said, “please do something about cabagges. I got cabbages coming ...
Lifestyle
Celebrate National Dairy Month throughout June
By Toi Degree Rowan Cooperative Extension June is National Dairy Month, which started out as National Milk Month ...
Lifestyle
Hot dog: Washington Post staff take the ultimate taste test of summer
By Maura Judkis The Washington Post The first hot dog of summer is a sacred, precious thing, one ...
Lifestyle
Zucchini season is here — make the most of it
It’s already zucchini season, at least at the Salisbury-Rowan Farmers Market, and they are just the right size. ...
News
Norvells’ Chef Santos book raises $4,320 for hospital’s center for moms, babies
Special to the Post New mothers and their babies at the Women’s and Children’s Center at Novant Health ...
Lifestyle
Med Month — enjoy the Mediterranean food plan
Happy #MedMonth! May has been declared Med Month for those of you that didn’t already know. The Med ...
Lifestyle
Raleigh’s Ashley Christensen wins big at James Beard Awards
CHICAGO (AP) — Chef Ashley Christensen’s comfort food at Poole’s Diner in North Carolina and the modern Israeli ...
Lifestyle
Combining New England heritage with Southern flavors
“Bruce Moffett Cooks: A New England Chef in a New South Kitchen,” by Bruce Moffett. Written with Keia Mastrianni. Photographs ...
Local Events
Details coming together for May 18 Cheerwine Festival
Staff report Salisbury-based Cheerwine will host what it expects to be the “biggest Cheerwine Festival ever” in its third consecutive ...
Lifestyle
Strawberry fields forever
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com This week’s hot weather will surely bring out more fresh strawberries. There’s nothing ...
Lifestyle
China Grove, Kannapolis markets opening
CHINA GROVE — The Market at the Mill will kick-off its 10th season Friday at the China Grove ...
Lifestyle
What should I do with this?
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com The produce is coming in at the Farmers Market, greening up nicely. But ...
Lifestyle
Farmers Market is open for the season
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com It was a dark and gloomy opening for the Salisbury/Rowan Farmers Market on ...
Lifestyle
As summer approaches, can canning be far behind?
Spring’s here and that means the days are getting longer, the flowers are blooming, pollen is at its ...
Lifestyle
Celebrate craft beer month in Cabarrus County
CONCORD – April brings a month-long celebration of North Carolina’s thriving craft beer culture, and visitors can celebrate ...
Lifestyle
Farmers market opens this Saturday
The Salisbury-Rowan Farmers Market opens this Saturday, April 13, 8 a.m.-noon at 520 S. Main St. It has ...
Lifestyle
Brighten your spring meals with lemon
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com Spring, for some reason, ignites in me a craving for all things lemony, ...
Lifestyle
March 16 is National Artichoke Hearts Day; don’t miss it
By Deirdre Parker Smith deirdre.smith@salisburypost.com You know how every day of every month is National So-and-So Day? Well, ...