Category: brunch
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Escape to the Big City: 36 hours in Asheville
I should escape to Asheville more often. It is about 5 times as large (population of around 87,000 compared to 18,000) and feels like a big city compared to Boone. But mostly it feels bigger to me because it has lots more great restaurants! While there are a handful of restaurants in this area that…
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Fast and Easy Sausage Pinwheels
As the holidays are coming to a close, I’m not looking forward to the early morning hassle of getting my kids out of bed on chilly winter mornings and ready for school. They are 15 and 17 now, but they might as well be 5 and 7 as far as our morning routine goes.…
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Stops Along the Way: Cork & Bean, Bryson City, NC
A few weeks ago I took a Saturday afternoon paddling trip down the Tuckaseegee River* in a canoe It was a gorgeous day, warm in the sun and chilly in the shade. My friend and his daughter are both experienced whitewater paddlers. I have mostly flat water kayaking experience on lakes, bayous and creeks so…
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Brunch for Two: Spinach Salad with Scallops, Mango, Avocado and Candied Macadamia Nuts
Brunch is my new favorite way to entertain. In the past I have hosted big, somewhat lavish brunches — tables full of friends and family, noshes to nibble with a Blood Mary or Brandy Milk Punch before the main event, dessert and coffee afterwards, much fun but a lot of work. My brunches these days…
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Makin’ Bacon
This post is a bit of an experiment — can I pull content, recipes, photos, etc. of my favorite posts on Another Marvelous Meal and plonk them down here? The answer appears to be yes. Homemade bacon… not something you made in a 1970s home economics class, but how hard could it be? Answer: ridiculously…
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My unofficial review of knife & fork
I didn’t take any pictures. I don’t have a copy of the menu, although it changes daily so would only be illustrative anyway. I can’t remember the name of our charming and knowledgeable server. I do know that I’ve been to Knife & Fork twice in the past couple of months, once for dinner…
Carolina Bon Vivant 