Food

Clam chowder will be on the menu during the Ocracoke Waterfowl Festival Saturday, April 20, as the Clam Chowder Cook-off is revived.The seafood specialty will be available in the all-purpose room of the Ocracoke School gym and island cooks will try their hands at creating traditional and non-traditional soups.

By Henry Schliff and Grace West If you’re looking for a way to use leftover bread while creating a sweet treat for breakfast or dessert,...

By Henry Schliff On a ‘chilly’ night there is nothing better than some homemade chili con carne to warm you up. Off season, when potluck gatherings...

Health & Wellness By TL Grace West North Carolina designated the sweet potato as the official state vegetable in 1995, possibly because the state is the...

By Henry Schliff In mid-eighteenth century France, travelers would stop at inns to rest for the night. Eventually, innkeepers began doling out bowls of broth...

By Henry Schliff      Sunflower seeds are the gift of the beautiful sunflower that has been cultivated for its ornamental beauty and culinary uses for...

June 2015 By Henry Schliff The use of coconut oil as food dates back as far as 4,000 years ago in India. It is a staple...

From Holiday Issue 2013 By Henry Schliff A FOOD AND COOKING PERSPECTIVE In the spirit of great fla­vor and good health be­low are some sugges­tions...

October 2013 By TL Grace West Those of us who adore chocolate are pleased with more and more re­search showing health benefits of eating chocolate: especially...

September 2013 by Henry  Schliff Back-to-school breakfast During the last week in August the pace of life here on Oc­racoke slows down dramat­ically. Early August’s last chance...