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About Me
- Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen
- From the mountains to the seashore, United States
- I'm a retired executive turned writer & food columist. Currently I write a food column, “From My Carolina Kitchen,” for my local newspaper. I have entered three recipe contests and was a winner in each: Won the state of Mississippi's Chicken Contest in 1993 and participated in the 40th annual National Chicken Contest, one of the "big three" national competitions. It is the oldest contest of its kind. I wrote a food column for The Abaconian newspaper when my husband Meakin and I lived in the "Out-Islands" of the northern Bahamas in Abaco on the tiny tropical island of Lubbers Quarters. I am a member of North Carolina Writers Network.
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Photography by Meakin Hoffer
Living on Island time, Retirement in Abaco Spiced with Food, Friends & Rum, by Sam Hoffer
My upcoming memoir about following a dream and living on a tiny island in the Bahamas. Click on the picture of the palm tree to know more.
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Le Bistrot du Paradou
French Pastry Shop in Provence
Boucherie in St. Remy-de-Provence
Market Day in Saint-Remy
Grand Hotel Nord-Pinus, Arles
Fontaine de Valcluse, France
L'Isle Sur la Sorgue, France
Running of the Sheep in Provence
French Lentil Salad
Table of Contents
- Abaco The Bahamas (7)
- About Me (8)
- Antler Farm (1)
- appetizers (19)
- Arkansas (2)
- Asparagus (4)
- Awards (16)
- Bahamas (6)
- Barefoot Contessa (8)
- Bay Leaf Wreath (1)
- BBQ (1)
- Beef (3)
- Beef Daube (1)
- Benton's Country Hams (1)
- Biltmore Estate (3)
- Bismark (2)
- Bisque (2)
- Bistro 41 Fort Myers (1)
- Bistros of Provence (2)
- Bistrot Decouverte (1)
- Blog Book (1)
- Blogger get together (2)
- Bloggeraid cookbook (1)
- Book review (5)
- Boucherie French Butcher Shop (1)
- Boulangerie French Bakery (1)
- Breakfast (10)
- Caffe Rel (1)
- Carmine's Palm Beach Gardens (2)
- Carol Schiff paintings (1)
- cassoulet (1)
- Cherokee Purple Tomato (1)
- chicken (14)
- Chili (1)
- Clams (4)
- Cocktail Parties (1)
- Cocktails (2)
- Cooking Contests (2)
- Cooking Light (11)
- Cranberries (2)
- CSN (2)
- Culinary Adventures (1)
- dessert (10)
- Duncan Hines (1)
- Dutch Baby (2)
- Echos Across the Blue Ridge (1)
- Edison Winter Estate Ft. Myers Fl (1)
- Eggs (4)
- Espresso (1)
- Farm Stands (2)
- Florida (8)
- Food Shack in Jupiter (2)
- France (19)
- French Food (13)
- Fruit (1)
- Gardens (3)
- Gingerbread House Contest (1)
- Gluhwein (1)
- Grand Hotel Nord-Pinus (1)
- Grits (4)
- Ham (1)
- Highlands NC (1)
- Highlands NC (1)
- Inn on Biltmore Estate (1)
- Jacques Pepin (2)
- John Campbell Folk School (1)
- Julia Child (2)
- Junkanoo (1)
- Key West Florida (1)
- L'Isle Sur la Sorgue (1)
- Lamb (2)
- Le Bistrot du Paradou (3)
- Le Petite France (1)
- Learning to Cook (1)
- Lubbers Quarters (2)
- Mardi Gras (2)
- Mark Bittman (3)
- Market day (3)
- Martha Vick House (1)
- Most Popular Posts (1)
- Muffins (1)
- National Chicken Cooking Contest (3)
- North Carolina (10)
- Old Southern Tea Room (1)
- Pancake (3)
- Pasta (2)
- Patisserie French Pastry (1)
- Patricia Wells (1)
- Pierre Franey (5)
- Pink Saturday (11)
- Pizza (3)
- Pork (1)
- Prosciutto (4)
- Provence (14)
- Rabbit (1)
- Red beans and rice (1)
- Restaurant reviews (10)
- Saint-Remy-de-Provence (12)
- Salads (17)
- Salads Main Course (4)
- Salsa (4)
- sandwiches (7)
- Sara Foster (2)
- Sauces (5)
- Seafood (25)
- Sharing recipes and stories (1)
- Shrimp (7)
- Shrimpt (1)
- Small Plates (10)
- Snacks (1)
- soups (13)
- Steak Tartare (1)
- Supermarkets (1)
- Texas (1)
- Tomatoes (3)
- Transhuamce (1)
- turkey (3)
- Vegetables (9)
- Vinaigrette (3)
- Vintage Cars (1)
- Where is this? (1)
- Wine (4)
- Wordless Wednesday (2)
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Shrimp & Grits
Jacques Pepin Pizza
Asparagus goldenrod
Citrus Seafood Salad
Barefoot Contessa Baked Ham
Fruit Salsa
Lamb Shanks
Prime rib sandwich with truffle butter à la Barefoot Contessa
Dutch Baby - Bismark
Asparagus Brazilian
Jacques Pepin Dessert
Chicken Marengo
Orange Salad
Barefoot Contessa’s roasted lemon chicken
Nectarine Tart
Salmon with Tropical Salsa
Flower Market in old Nice
Heirloom Tomatoes
Images & Content
Tour of Thomas Edison's Winter Estate
Carmine’s Gourmet Market, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Visit a country farm stand
Highlands, North Carolina
Wolfgang's Restaurant, Highlands, NC
Chicken with tomatoes, basil & feta
How I learned to cook
Shrimp with orange chipotle sauce
Breakfast Fruit Crunch
Crane Creek Vineyards & Winery
Caffe REL in Franklin, NC
Salad with nut oil vinaigrette
Crunchy unfried shrimp
Pizza party
Cajun-style Salmon
Abaco, The Bahamas
Our little island paradise in Abaco
Our home for ten years when we retired to Lubbers Quarters in the out islands of the Bahamas. Click on the picture for more about our little paradise.
Bean & Sausage Soup with Mushrooms
Food Blogs I Enjoy
- A Feast for the Eyes
- A Spoonfull of Thyme
- Angie's Recipes
- Big Dude's Eclectic Ramblings
- Chef E - Cook Appeal
- Chez What?
- Chow and Chatter
- Cooking for my Piece of Mind
- Culinary Types
- Foodalogue
- Fresh Local and Best
- Girlichef
- Journey of an Italian Cook
- Judy's Kitchen
- Kitchen Belleicious
- La Bella Vita
- La Cuisine d' Helene
- La Table de Nana
- Lake Lure Cottage Kitchen
- Life's a Feast
- Mangos, Chili & Z
- More Than Burnt Toast
- Moveable Feasts
- My Carolina Kitchen
- My French Kitchen
- Mystery Lovers Kitchen
- Nibble Me This
- One Perfect Bite
- Rosa's Yummy Yums
- Sage Cuisine
- Savoring Time in the Kitchen
- Serendipity
- Sidewalk Shoes
- Simple Recipes
- Smoky Mountain Cafe
- Sophies Foodie Files
- Staceys Snacks
- Stone Gable
- The Schnitzel & The Trout
- Tomatoes on the Vine
- Traveling Food Lady
- Wives with Knives
Links & Blogs I Like
- A Femme d'un Certain Age
- Beauty Does Matter
- Blind Pig and the Acorn
- Carol Shiff Art Studio
- Comforts of Home
- Cote de Texas
- Design Indulgence
- Flea Market Makeovers
- French Essence
- Greige Design
- How Sweet the Sound
- Island Time in Abaco
- Kudzu Kottage
- Living Above the Frostline
- Mary James en Provence
- Meanderings and Muses
- Merisi's Vienna
- Mille Fiori Favoriti
- My French Country Home
- My Life in the Charente
- Paris & Beyond
- Paris Through My Lens
- Privilege
- Providence Ltd. Interior Design
- Recollections of a Vagabonde
- Sharon Lovejoy
- Splenderosa
- The Enchanted Home
- The Provence Post
- The Quintessential Magpie
- This Old House Two
- Today In Abaco
- Vicki Lane Mysteries
- Writers Circle
What I'm Reading
French Essence by Vicki Archer
Bahamian Grouper. Lovely to look at and yummy to eat.
This gorgeous watercolor was painted by accomplished artist Brigitte Bowyer Carey of Abaco, The Bahamas. Her paintings are on display worldwide and her collectors include novelist Pat Conroy and Mr. & Mrs. Sean Connery. Click the picture above to see more.
RECIPE SEARCH LINKS
- A Good Appetite from the NYTimes
- Better Homes & Garden
- Bon Appetit
- Bon Appetit Foodist
- Coastal Living
- Cookies from Mrs. Claus
- Cooking Light
- Cooking Light Test Kitchen Secrets
- Cottage Living
- Diabetic Cooking
- Dinner Tonight
- Eating Well
- Emerils Cooking
- Epicurious
- Every Day Food
- Fine Cooking
- Food & Wine
- Food Dictionary
- Food Network
- French to English Food Glossery
- Good Housekeeping
- Gourmet
- Gourmet Archives
- La Cucina Italiana
- Low Carb Simple Recipes
- Martha Stewart
- Martha Stewart Blog
- Miami Herald Food & Wine
- New York Times Dining & Wine
- Oprah
- Paula Deen
- Rachael Ray
- Recipe Zaar
- Redbook
- Saveur
- Simple Recipes
- Southern Living
- Taste of Home
- Tyler Florence Blog
- Vegetarian Times
- Washington Post Food & Dining
- What's Cooking America
- Williams Sonoma Recipes
- Yahoo Food
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20 comments:
Nature is so beautiful!
Cheers,
Rosa
Your photos are really awesome; wish I couldl take pictures like that.
Rita
Beautiful photos
Beautiful...bursting with color!!!
What great pictures, love them. Diane
One word, if I may: Lovely!
Best,
Bonnie
I'm speechless taking in the beauty.
Beautiful!! Your pictures are awsome:)
Love the marco shooting! Beautiful!
Amazing pics.....
I am Nature...
~IG2S
What glorious photos...no words are needed!
Should I be leaving a comment on a "wordless Wednesday" post? Well, I just did! Beautiful flowers!
This is all sunshine and happiness, Sam!
Beautiful!
Just lovely!! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful shots!
Beautiful! I love flower close ups, and I'm sure this is just a hint at the beauty to be found at Biltmore!
Breathtaking.
Beautiful!
I love the orangey red colotr of this sunflower!
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