High Cotton in the antebellum South meant that the cotton was high, prices were good and all was well on the plantation. Yep, we’re in High Cotton on the farm here at Big Mill Bed and Breakfast this year. Right outside my kitchen window the cotton is as high as I can remember. My brother… Read more
Chloe Tuttle
The “Dart” Found Williamston Fox News-Detroit does a segment called “throw the dart.” Wherever the dart lands – that town gets a call. Well, it landed on Williamston, NC, and they called the Martin County Travel & Tourism Authority. There was a fun video of small town meets big city. My nephew Barney Conway took… Read more
Late summer evenings in Big Mill B&B’s garden are filled with sweet scents The show begins in the afternoon at 5 o’clock, when the Four O’clocks start blooming. They are an old flower that my mother and grandmother raised and shared with their friends. It is a wonderful plant and each flower can have several… Read more
I first tasted Gazpacho in the sixties when I was a young student in Spain. It was in a little cafe in Toledo and I still remember the cafe, the handsome young man and the Gazpacho. It seems there are as many Gazpacho recipes as there are barbecue recipes. I finally found one that reminds… Read more
This original salsa recipe is a crowd-pleaser and a cook-pleaser -It only takes 5 minutes to make. Barney’s Killer Salsa This original salsa recipe is a crowd-pleaser and a cook-pleaser – It only takes 5 minutes to make. 28 oz diced tomatoes (not petite diced tomatoes)2 1/2 Tablespoons jalapeno slices (in a jar)1 Tablespoon juice… Read more
Sweet cucumber pickles are as southern as iced tea Not just any pickles either – they must be homemade and preferably homegrown. It is alright if someone gives you the cucumbers, or you pick them up fresh from your local Farmers Market. We all have a family recipe that has been passed down and it… Click here to get Chloe’s Sweet Cucumber Pickle Recipe
Big Mill B&B’s Watermelon Punch Refreshing libation for sultry summer days Southerners love watermelon. If you want a real treat, make watermelon punch. And don’t wait for the party – serve it up for just the two of you – for romance or just for good friends. (Photo credit: Chloe Tuttle) Watermelon Punch Recipe for… Read more
Our Evening Primrose, wildflower and beautiful King’s cure-all, is often considered a weed Evening Primrose photo by Chloe Tuttle But here at Big Mill Bed & Breakfast, Evening Primrose is glorified, photographed, written about and touted as entertainer – watching it bloom is a great way to spend an evening in the garden. Take a… Read more
Spiderwort – Big Mill’s “Canary in the coal mine” This wonderful blue flower that grows in my eastern North Carolina garden is Spiderwort (Tradescantia), pronounced trad-ess-KANT-ee-uh. Each day in spring and early summer I am greeted with the vibrant blue of these odd beauties. Then about noon, they close. My mother loved these flowers –… Read more
“Miss Sadie” James ran the Big Mill gristmill for as long as I can remember. In the 1940’s prior to when she and her husband, Columbus, bought it, it had been a water-powered sawmill. It was converted to a grist mill, the stones to grind the corn were shipped over from England. Sometime later in… Read more
