Finally — Mother’s famous candy roaster pie with grandmother’s perfect crust!

 I have been promising the candy roaster (alternative to pumpkin) pie recipe for months on my facebook page, and I was finally able to catch my mom in the pie-making process:-)   Here is the recipe along…

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Mountain harvest…

Fall is all about harvest here in the North Carolina mountains, and nowhere is that more evident than in my parents’ garden.  My mother, who is of Cherokee descent, always grows candy roasters, which she…

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Carolina Autumn, a sponsor, and a barn

The colors have been several weeks late here in the North Carolina mountains, but we are getting some in spots…finally. Blue Ridge Parkway near Balsam… We had a barbeque at our house for my choir…

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