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January 28, 2012

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Bluebird House Video

Pimento Cheese Recipe

Pimento Cheese Video

Fall Lavender

Lady Lavender Scarecrow

Think Fall! Think lavender! Wheather planting new lavender plants, mending exisiting lavender, or just having fun with your summer lavender harvest. To read more click on our Lovely Laveder Lady Scarecrow made by Annie of Sunshine Lavender Farm.

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Here are some links to some of my favorite things including other web sites and special items on this site.

Sunshine Lavender Farm

NC State Farmer's Market

Moreton Neal's book
REMEMBERING BILL NEAL

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Welcome to Southern Secrets

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Welcome to my home page! Here you will find something for everyone: Southern travel, recipes, history, and the wonderful folks I meet along the way! To preview my most recent published articles see: THIS MONTH'S SOUTHERN SECRETS below. For past articles, click on the Articles Tab across the top. Please click on the Photo Tab to see "a larger view" of pictures of my home and my trip to Charleston.

In my pimento cheese video I will show you how to make pimento cheese the old fashioned way. There is also a printable version of the recipe.

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Welcome and enjoy!
Sandra

This Month's Secrets

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Hope Springs Enternal

A hundred-year history of community life is reborn as southern towns restore and pay tribute their once vibrant mineral springs, Fuquay minieral springs is a shinning example how one community brought back the history, the spring, and the community that was once centered around the spring.

Sandra's Pimento Cheese Recipe

Pimento cheese is one of my favorite comfort foods. A while back I made a video that shows how to make pimento cheese the way my Grandmother used to make it.

To check out my video and review the recipe, click on the Read More link below. You can also access the video in the Quick Links section to the left.

Lavender Lemonade

Gardeing ideas, decorating ideas, recipes and such...Tina Rimmer always has an answer. She has given me permission to pass on her lemonade recipe made with just a hint of lavender... Click the read more link to check it out! read more ...

The Little Herb House

The Little Herb House is a delightful spot to visit shop and get inspired!! Check out the article on Lisa's dream come true when she carved out a corner of her horse pasture to create a herb growers paradise!!

The NC State Farmer's Market

The NC State Farmer's Market is the closest thing we have left of a country store. You buy just about anything in any quantity and you can visit with the hard working folks that bring it all to you.. read more ...

Chess pies, a rich history and quick contemporary dessert

Desperation Dinners Guru Alicia Ross has provided her famous recipe for lemon chess pie. Her history of chess pie and her rich tasting lemon chess pie inspired me to go digging for my family's favorite chocolate chess pie recipe.

Dr. Bill's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Everyone should have a really good chocolate chip cookie recipe. And we all know that most really good things in life, recipes included, don’t happen over night. They evolve over time.

Check out this wonderful Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe from a dear friend.

Honeybees make the world go Round!!!

I recently took a beekeeping course. I was amazed at the contribution that bees make to increasing our plant and flower yield. It is so much more than honey but...honey taste great and some believe it has powers to heal and reduce allergies. Read about the honeybee and check out my honey recipes read more ...

Cleaning and Care of Quilts

Recently, I ran across the quilt deal of the century. I bought 3 quilts for $25.00 each and 4 quilts for $10.00 each. The quilts were dusty and dirty, all needed repair and I had no idea if they were antique or handmade. I just took a leap of faith and brought them home.

For more please click on the Articles Tab at the top of this page.

Preservation Warrenton Presents... Spring Tour of Homes

Warrenton is more than a small, historic, N.C. town just short of the Virginia state line. The three years I lived in Warrenton influenced the way I look at life, home, and history.

The Charleston Food+Wine Festival

I recently visited the First Annual Charleston Food + Wine Festival. It was a wonderful experience! The shrimp and grits were great, but..if you are like me and can't wait to get back to Charleston, try Bill Neal's cheese grit recipe.

N & O Columnst Carol Stein gives hints on attracting Bluebirds

Want to know how Carol Stein came to be a columnst for the N & O? Also check out Carol's hint for selecting, attracting and maintaing bluebird houses.

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What's Happening around the South

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Raleigh's First Fast-Food Flame Broiled Burger is Turning 50

Remember when the Whole Family piled into the car to enjoy a flame broiled burger and shake. The Raleigh Char-Grill is fast approaching 50.

Click the image below for a larger version, and click read more to read the entire article.

From the Archives...The Swan Creek Wine Trail -

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The first of the Myers moved from England to the Yadkin Valley in the 1700's. Now 10 generatoins later, Kim Myers and her family welcome you to their family owned vineyard.

For Sandra's day at Laurel Creek and Kim Myers Sangria recipe click read more.

A great destination for a day of shopping or a respite for weary travelers.

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I believe that you can tell a lot about people by the way they treat animals. The folks at Replacements love their animals so much they take them to work...and you can take yours to shop at Replacements..............

While there check out their museum pieces now on display from the USS North Carolina.

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Many of the Charleston chefs are Bill Neal trained or inspired

For anyone who has just moved here or wonders how southern food became a culinary delight....Moneton Neal explains it very well. A delicious READ!

Past years Raleigh Garden Tour

Want to read about the first tour sponsored by the National Garden Conservancy?

The First Charleston Food + Wine Festival

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Tory McPhail of Commander's Palace was up from New Orleans to share his charm and recipes with the folks at the Charleston Food + Wine Festival. After the show he shared with Sandra a cooking secret that will make your rice come out perfect every time.

Staircase in Winterthur Museum in Delware is originally from Montmorenci, a Warren County NC home.

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