Blueberries are a gift – they speak “Summer” If you can pick your own blueberries that is the best. I have blueberries growing right outside my kitchen window and I try to use them any way I can. Local farmers’ markets also have good berries. I love cooking with fresh blueberries and this is the… Click to get Chloe’s Blueberry Cinnamon Jam Recipe
Chloe Tuttle
Built in 1823, the Ocracoke Lighthouse is North Carolina’s oldest lighthouse still in use. In fact, Ocracoke Lighthouse is the second oldest lighthouse still in use in the entire United States, although this is controversial. It has been in constant use since 1823, except for a brief period during the Civil War when the Rebels dismantled the… Click to Read More about the Ocracoke Lighthouse
This easy Strawberry Bread recipe uses self-rising flour I just love this photo – I was outside getting ready to take a picture of these berries when a rainstorm made me take cover in my Old Red Truck. While I waited out the storm, I took this photo — the lighting was perfect. It is… To get Chloe’s Strawberry Bread Recipe click here
Somerset Place Plantation in Creswell, NC, is off the beaten path. In 1860, Somerset Place Plantation near Creswell, NC had 328 slaves, making it the third largest plantation in North Carolina. At one time it encompassed 100,000 acres of land and swamp sitting on the shores of Lake Phelps right in the Great Dismal Swamp of… To read more about Somersest click here
Molasses is a staple in the south – we use molasses for everything and Molasses Pudding is a southern tradition. It seemed like everybody’s grandmother made Molasses Pudding and it was always a treat. In some parts of the country, it might be called Molasses Cake, but southerners call it Molasses Pudding. Once you add the Bourbon… Read more about Molasses and Chloe’s Molasses Pudding Cake
There is a small wood frame church in Swan Quarter, North Carolina, that was truthfully moved by the hand of God. In 1874, members of this small congregation in eastern North Carolina tried in vain to buy a piece of land from a Mr. Sam Sadler in order to build a church. This lot was… Click to find out what happened next – it’s quite amazing!
Big Mill B&B birds need special foods in the cold winter. I was snowed in so I created this easy, new Suet Recipe with foods I had on hand in the pantry. The birds LOVE it! And children love helping you make it. There are two items you really need: grease (either lard, bacon fat… Read more about Chloe’s Homemade Suet
All the cows at Simply Natural Creamery dairy in eastern NC have a name – and they are all women. This wonderful North Carolina dairy and creamery produces some of the BEST ice cream around. And to think – it was started as a project for the children of the owners. Neil Moye bought three… Read more about Cupcake and her life at Simply Natural Creamery
My love affair with knitting started years ago when I adopted my sheep, Maggie Belle and Yorick I was a graduate student at East Carolina University in fiber arts, with a specialty in spinning and natural dyeing. I had lots of wonderful hand-spun yarn, but I never learned how to knit until friend Jody taught… Click to read more about Chloe’s hand-spun yarn
This orange extract makes the perfect gift for anyone who bakes or enjoys cocktails Recipe : How to Make Orange Extract • 4 organic oranges (if possible otherwise, 4 large oranges (bright colors make the extract prettier) *)• 1 cup vodka Wash the oranges and pat dry.Using a citrus twist peeler, make strips of the… Click here for How to make Orange Extract
