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“Carolina Caviar” – You’ll Absolutely Love this Pimento Cheese

In the south, pimento cheese is about as controversial as BBQ. Everyone has their own recipe, their favorite type of mayonnaise, and their own secret…

August 1, 2024September 6, 2024
Categories In the Kitchen

Mouth Watering BBQ with this simple BBQ Rub Recipe

This is my standard BBQ rub recipe that I use when making anything pork related that requires a rub. It’s versatile, rooted in NC BBQ history, and works on ribs, butts, shoulders, and even whole hog.

August 1, 2024August 11, 2024
Categories DIY Builds

The Most Fun Indoor Playhouse You’ll See this Year

When my daughter asked for a playhouse, the thought of something plastic in the yard that would likely only get used in good weather and…

October 18, 2021April 8, 2025
Categories DIY Builds

Easily Craft an Exquisite End-Grain Cutting Board

If you’re reading this, you most likely know that a cutting board that uses the end grain for the cutting surface is actually much better…

February 6, 2021August 1, 2024
Ottoman with inside storage
Categories DIY Builds

How to Build a Beautiful Ottoman with Inside Storage

We recently changed some furniture out in our living room, and needed an ottoman in front of the couch. We looked at several retail options,…

January 19, 2020August 1, 2024
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A Great Bonding Experience and Beautiful Hike – Appalachian Trail

The Route Two buddies and I took on the stretch of the Appalachian Trail from north of Fox Creek, VA, south into Damascus, VA.  This…

June 22, 2016November 3, 2024
Categories Home Brewing

A Remarkable Tribute to Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Pale Ale

I recently had the opportunity to visit the brand spankin’ new Sierra Nevada Brewery East Coast location in Mills River, NC, just outside of Asheville….

December 13, 2015August 1, 2024
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See This Breathtaking Tour of the Sierra Nevada Brewery

I recently had an opportunity to take the Sierra Nevada Brewery tour of the east-coast facility in Mills River, NC, just outside of Asheville.  It…

December 13, 2015August 1, 2024
Categories Home Brewing

A Refreshing India Pale Ale, Crafted to Honor One of the Best

Foothills Brewing’s Hoppyum is one of my favorite IPAs on the market right now, and it makes it even better that it’s a North Carolina…

August 31, 2015August 27, 2024
Categories Home Brewing

This Simple Mash Tun will Save you Money and Time

If you’re an all-grain brewer, undoubtedly, you’ll be using some sort of a mash tun to steep your grains.  You can buy an expensive store-bought…

July 25, 2015August 1, 2024
Bodie Island Lighthouse facing the Ocean
Categories Photography

One of the Most Picturesque East-Coast Lighthouses in the Country

I took these Bodie Island Lighthouse photos over the holidays on the Hatteras National Seashore. It was a great blue sky, sunny, cold and crisp day….

January 9, 2015August 1, 2024
Categories DIY Builds

My Stunning Tribute to the Best Marshall Cabinet – 1960a

Here is a tutorial of how to build a speaker cabinet replica of the famous Marshall 1960a 4×12. I made a few mistakes, and had…

December 19, 2014August 1, 2024

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