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Orange County

“Fast Food” at the Orange County Speedway

Text by Sol Weiner, photos by Sol Weiner and Anna Keneda When I think of the Orange County Speedway—when I picture it in my mind—it sizzles like the grease on a flattop grill. On alternating Saturday nights from March through October (with a few extras and exceptions), the Orange County Speedway in Rougemont hosts stock… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: 15-501, Bologna, Busch, Durham County, NASCAR, Orange County, Racing, Rougemont, Stock Car

El Restaurante Ixtapa

Text and images by Sol Weiner On a recent lunch break, fellow NC FOLKer Evan Hatch insisted that we go to El Restaurante Ixtapa in downtown Hillsborough. I’ve been hearing friends talk for months about Ixtapa’s no-frills combination of surf-and-turf options typical of Guerrero-style Mexican food. As Latino migration to North Carolina continues to grow,… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Destinations, Food, New South, Uncategorized Tagged With: Hillsborough NC, Mexican food, Orange County

Asparagus – Shoots and Roots

by Joy Salyers My friend (and amazing artist) Jessica Clark posted this pic on Facebook Tuesday. While she was rejoicing in it finally being the time of year when your nails are dirty for all the right reasons and things are sprouting, when I saw the beautiful asparagus spear, what I thought of was not… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: Durham County, gardening, Joy Salyers, Orange County

New Farmers in North Carolina: Karen Refugees

by Ray Linville More than 14,000 refugees have been resettled in North Carolina in the past decade, according to the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement. As these refugee communities grow, they are beginning to transform food traditions of our state and expand the agricultural offerings at farmers’ markets and farm-to-home deliveries provided through community-supported agriculture…. Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Eastern NC, Food, New South, Products, Recipes, Southeastern NC, Uncategorized, Western NC Tagged With: Asian vegetables, basil, beets, Burma, Carrboro NC, cauliflower, cilantro, CSA community supported agriculture, ginger, kale, Karen refugees, Lemon grass, lemongrass syrup, Myanmar, Orange County, pac choi, Piedmont Farm Tour, Ray Linville, refugees, sweet potatoes, taro root, Thailand, tomatoes, Transplanting Traditions Community Farm, Triangle Land Conservancy, turmeric

Coconut Cake – North Carolina Heritage Recipes Project, #1

by Matt Lardie Your mother’s spaghetti and meatballs. Uncle Joe’s famous chili. Grandma’s pecan pie. Heirloom recipes are memories as much as they are a set of instructions. They can transport us to another time and place. Treasured recipes passed down from generation to generation almost become members of our families; they tell our stories… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Food, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Coconut Cake, Mapleview Dairy, Matt Lardie. Nancie McDermott, Orange County, recipes

Asian Greens at the Market

Trend: Asian Veggies at North Carolina Farmers’ Markets This spring you might notice a few new faces at your local farmers’ market. Sure you’ll see spinach, arugula, eggs, and asparagus, but tucked in between these market mainstays you might also notice bok choy, yu choy, tatsoi, mizuna, even Japanese eggplant. These Asian varieties have begun… Read More →

Filed Under: Central NC, Food, New South, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: Asian Greens, bok choy, Ever Laughter Farm, Farmer Will Cramer, farmers market, Gand Asia, Hillsborough NC, Japanese eggplant, Lantern, Li Ming's Global Mart, Matt Lardie, mizuna, Orange County, Stir-Fried Asian Greens with Garlic and Ginger, tatsoi, yu choy

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