Food & Flavors

Mountain Moonshiners - Making it the Legal Way

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

In the Smoky Mountain Holler, just off the busy streets of Gatlinburg, Tenn., the booze is flowing. This "moonshine" - an un-aged corn whiskey - bears a historic value, in being Tennessee's first legal moonshine distillery.

Killed Lettuce: The Taste of Spring

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

When the lettuce and green onions come in out in the garden, it’s time to add the vinegar and bacon grease.

More Spring Recipes: Seared Asparagus, Ramp Scramble and Fried Morels.

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:43:00 GMT

Did you love the tasty Spring Sauté recipe from Ginny Neal's story in our March/April issue? If so here are three more recipes you're sure to enjoy!

Recipe: Farmers Market Skillet

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

After trying this Farmer’s Market Skillet recipe, I realized it’s actually OK to skip the meat every now and then.

Rockbridge County: Foodie Paradise

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:03:49 GMT

In Rockbridge County, Va. residents are abuzz with the news of Gertie’s Country Store’s win in our Foodie Tour of the Blue Ridge Parkway contest.

Swell Cooking

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

As a 10-year-old girl, Barbara Swell already had a sense for the meaning of family recipes and the meals they make. A lifetime of collecting and cooking has rendered her a sort of one-woman preservation society for old-fashioned cooking.

Blue Ridge Parkway Foodie Tour, Part 4

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT

We kick off this last installment of our four-part Blue Ridge Parkway-counties Foodie Tour with a visit to the popular Tupelo Honey Cafe in Asheville, N.C. The offerings as we head south from Buncombe County are equally as enticing, tasty, unique...

In Search of Cider

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An old mountain libation – with its roots in the days before grapes were widely grown in the Southern Appalachians – is making a comeback at several spots in the Blue Ridge region.

Blue Ridge Parkway Foodie Tour, Part 3

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The northern miles of the North Carolina section of the Blue Ridge Parkway pass through 11 counties, where the food offerings are steeped in traditions as rich and varied as the mountains themselves.

Blue Ridge Parkway Foodie Tour, Part 2

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The southern-most miles of the Virginia section of the Blue Ridge Parkway provide a wide array of must-tastes.

Blue Ridge Parkway Foodie Tour, Part 1

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

It’s a food lover’s dream come true: Don’t just start south on the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway

Cheesy Comfort: Macaroni and Cheese

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The perfect mac & cheese recipe!

The Divine Secrets of Syrup and Sugar

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

It’s a Christmas tradition born from the simplest of ingredients.

Banana Croquettes in the Bluegrass State

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Whether you roll it in peanuts or corn flakes, serve it atop a bed of lettuce or upright with a cherry on top,“banana salad” is one tasty treat.

Piedmont Distillers Introduces Fruity Moonshine

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Flavors include cherry, strawberry and apple pie – a favorite with the ladies, according to NASCAR legend Junior Johnson.