NC MADE Blog

We love helping you find thoughtful gifts for all of the special mother-figures in your life. Here's our round-up of other also-totally-amazing items handmade by female artists, makers, and designers from across NC.

Our third edition of the NC Made Cookbook Club was a feast for the mouth and the eyes, fixed from the gorgeously illustrated pages of Vivian Howard's encyclopedic cookbook Deep Run Roots. 

A supremely easy recipe, perfect for a potluck party appetizer or piled on a platter for brunch, our country ham biscuits are steeped in southern hospitality with a delightful sweetness. 

Two Chicks Farm Mild Pepper Jelly is our favorite way to add an unexpected twist to sweet and savory recipes, and while the possibilities are really endless, here are our 9 quick takes. 

The second episode of the NC Made Cookbook Club is coming in hot! Featuring a bounty of delicious recipes created from the pantry staples lovingly detailed in author Ashley English's latest cookbook.

We love tracking down the perfect gifts, so it's no surprise that we started a business doing exactly that with a North Carolina food focus. This year we're shining a light on some other non-edible NC-made creations.

When you go home for the holidays, where are the places that you seek comfort? We've rounded up an essential list of all the hometown favorites we make sure to hit up whenever we're in town. 

The first installment of the NC Made Cookbook Club was an ambitious challenge with delicious and surprising results. Ashley Christensen's Poole's: Recipes and Stories from a Modern Diner starts us off!

Inspired by the classic southern combo of salted peanuts poured in ice-cold cola, we made an insanely good Coke 'n' Peanuts Sheet Cake featuring one of our most popular snacks: Mount Olive FUMC Peanuts.

After a glorious week exploring the Outer Banks last month, we thought that in the spirit of what we do --curating gift boxes full of the best foods from all across NC-- we'd share a curated list of our highlights.