The Carolina Cuisine Network

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Explore Foods that Bring the Carolinas Together

Welcome cooks of all skill levels to the new Carolina Cuisine Network for classic Southeastern American recipes. In the Carolinas, we put the soul in Soulfood y’all. Our ancestors developed recipes that have been handed down and shared across America. No matter what part of the continental US you live in, you’ve heard of or eaten Southern country cooking. We’re talking about biscuits, corn bread, barbecued pork, peanuts, Calabash shrimp, yams, red rice, and grits, just to name a few. More recipes and articles are added here regularly. There’s so much good food to cook up as I write recipes to serve two or more people. Do you want to make homemade biscuits for your family this coming holiday season but don’t know where to start? You’ve come to the right website.

Here you’ll find recipes and articles on true Southern cooking from some of the first and oldest Colonial States in America, the Carolinas. The rich history of North and South Carolina combined with their international ports, people, and cuisine have influenced the nation. From the tea plantation and muscadine grape vineyards to hog farms, and field crops like okra, the Carolinas have blended to form the basis of Southern cuisine through old recipes. We have extended growing seasons or two growing seasons for some crops grown in our rich old Southern soil. These crops come together to make dishes we grew up eating, sharing, and celebrating over.

This collection of recipes from a professional local chef uses local ingredients, comes with simple instructions, and is designed for two or more servings. Visit the Get Connected page to comment or ask questions about recipes and menus.

  • How to Spend the 12 Days of Christmas in the Carolinas this Year
    As winter approaches, Carolina towns offer various outdoor holiday activities for families. Popular events include the Charleston Christmas parade, Holiday Festival of Lights, and Winterfest in Wilmington. Other attractions include skiing in the Appalachian Mountains, tree cutting in Blowing Rock, and festive celebrations across cities, ensuring a memorable holiday season.
  • Spiced Apple Dumplings for Two
    It’s Thanksgiving time and I’m thankful for all of you subscribers! Carolina Cuisine is about sharing scrumptious Southern favorites like apple dumplings. Here’s a recipe that yields four delicious and comforting apple dumplings in a warm spiced caramel sauce made without the heavy cream. Enjoy the fruits of the season with your favorite people this weekend and nourish yourself and others. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from Chef Melanie at the beach in South Carolina.
  • Hearty Veggie Soup, the Ultimate Autumn Comfort Food
    Hearty Vegetable Soup can be made on the stovetop or slow cooker crock pot with this recipe. Either way, it’s delicious and makes good leftovers. A variety of meats can be added for protein. Vegetarian options are included too!
  • Dirty Rice, a Southern Favorite
    Dirty rice is a favorite Southern recipe that I’m often asked for. It makes a flavorful side dish or main dish and cooked up quickly.
  • Muscadine Grapes and Wines of the Carolinas
    Muscadine Grapes prosper under the Southern Sun. I recently found these jewel-toned beauties and was inspired to share the joy. Juicy Muscadine Grapes grown at Cottle Farms, Faison, North Carolina US boast health benefits and sweet mild flavor. I found these beautiful berries in the produce department of a food market in South Carolina and… Read more: Muscadine Grapes and Wines of the Carolinas
  • Golden Fried Apple Pies, Vegetarian
    Golden fried apple “hand pies” are a wonderfully scrumptious way to enjoy the fruit of the season. Apple orchards across the Carolinas are wrapping up before the first frost and collecting a large variety of flavorful apples. This recipe makes 4 pies and includes a quick pastry dough recipe or you could buy sheets of prepared dough like Pillsbury sheets at the grocery store.
  • 2025 Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo; N.C. Cooperative Extension
    Southeastern Vegetable and Fruit Autumn Expo
  • Creamy Southern Style Pea Salad for 2
    English garden pea salad is an easy and delicious way to eat raw vegetables. This no-cook recipe comes together quickly and serves two. Try the side salad made with fresh peas this weekend.
  • Delicious Fried Apples: A Quick Recipe for 2
    The side dish good enough for dessert! Apple season is here If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. Carl Sagan There are over 100 delicious varieties of apples grown and available in America from farm stands, farmers markets, supermarkets, and more, offering many opportunities to pick… Read more: Delicious Fried Apples: A Quick Recipe for 2
  • How to Brew Delicious Tea, Iced or Hot
    The weather is beautiful with perfectly blue tinted skies, fluffy clouds, and cool mornings in the 60s here on the South Carolina coast. It’s late September, the American football season is in full swing, and the fish are biting. The day is new and it’s almost heavenly here, but first, tea! 🫖 No matter what… Read more: How to Brew Delicious Tea, Iced or Hot

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