by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Dec 12, 2022 | Family, Food, holidays, Memories
I’ve been in the kitchen today, whipping up treats for Christmas parties. I’m making peanut brittle and Saltine Cracker Toffee. These recipes are so easy I almost feel like I’m cheating. Mom, on the other hand, made sugar cookies, spritz cookies,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 9, 2021 | Appalachian, Food, West Virginia
Okay, I didn’t really grow up IN Buckhannon. But it’s the closest town to our farm that’s big enough to be called a town. And during the month of September, you can win a trip to visit this hip Appalachian gem that’s been voted one of the...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 12, 2021 | Appalachian, Food, Research
Among my Appalachian research treasures is a copy of the 8th edition of Old Timey Recipes from 1975 as collected by Phyllis Connor. Inside the front cover someone wrote, “West Virginia, August 1976.” Since I would have been just shy of five years old then,...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Jun 21, 2021 | Family, Food, Memories
Yesterday was my second Father’s Day without Dad. It was also West Virginia Day! Two important holidays in my world. Which got me to thinking, that if I’d spent the day with Dad, we probably would have enjoyed his favorite WV meal–beans and cornbread...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | May 27, 2021 | Farming, Food
It’s been feeling like summer in Western North Carolina. And while I’m not ready to turn on the air conditioning quite yet, I am glad that we’re starting to get an abundance of fresh garden goods at the farmer’s markets. Which means it’s...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Apr 15, 2021 | Appalachian, Food, Nature, West Virginia
Yup, it’s April. And that means ramp season in Appalachia–second only to deer season in November. I’m fortunate to have access to a beautiful patch on a neighbor’s property here in NC. We’ve eaten them twice so far–once with sauteed...
