Events, Featured, Food, History

The Ultimate Lowcountry Soft Shell Experience

When I first moved to the Lowcountry, I felt like a tourist in a foreign land about some things that seemed to come so naturally to those who grew up here.

I had no idea what traditional Hoppin’ John was, nor a hoecake (yes this is a real food, not an insult!). I had yet to learn about rice middlins, or my acquired favorite chicken bog. It took me a few years to realize that I needed pimento cheese in my life as a condiment to just about any food I might eat. I swear that my other half (born and raised in South Carolina) would even eat this tangy cheese spread on a chocolate chip cookie, he loves it so dearly.

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Featured, Inspiration

The Reprise of Intentional Living

Did you ever feel that you were meant for something bigger or better? Do you feel that there is something you were simply born to be or do or create, down to your bones? I think we all feel this way to one extent or another.

When I was a kid, I realized from a very young age that I wanted to be a writer. I didn’t know if that would equate to a profession or a hobby, but it was something that I was born to do. From the time I reached elementary school, I had a journal full of poems and short stories, albeit, mostly of the terribly rhyming and lyrical sort, but this pull was always present within me.

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Featured, Food, Recipes

San Francisco Garlic Fries

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I started this blog way back in 2009 while living in Washington, D.C., when I experienced some moderate success as an enthusiastic food blogger, carousing about in the city of hungry politicos. I have since revamped my site, but this lone link still exists from 2011 when Bon Appetit featured a recipe from my blog for these delicious fries of the garlicky sort, adapted from a Giant’s (baseball) Stadium recipe in their namesake city. My article was no doubt selected due to my Pulitzer-worthy style of waxing poetic about cuisine I relished devouring back in those days (wink/nudge/giggle). The foodie in me is proud of the mention, but nonetheless, I felt that this recipe deserved an honorary space on my new site. Plus, these savory morsels are delicious, no matter the region of the country in which you reside. So without further ado…

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Featured, History, Nature

Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff

Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff
Headstones & History – Exploring Palmetto Bluff

The Lowcountry is filled with such a rich history, from the good to the bad, and everywhere in between. I am always amazed at the artifacts from the past that are still unearthed throughout the region, specifically right in our backyards here in Bluffton. Many famous Civil War battles were waged right here on the land that modern Bluffton locals now call home, and the area is also rife with Indian artifacts dating even further back to the 1700s. Read more

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