Reined in by a Rainy Day

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The Secret of Summer? Tomato Pie

Tomato pie. It just doesn’t get any better than this. Tomato pie is synonymous with summertime in South Carolina–especially in the Lowcountry. I remember the first time I tasted this delectable treat. I was staying with friends at Edisto Beach and our hostess had purchased a tomato pie from one of the road-side vegetable stands. … Continue reading →

The dirt in my veins

My dad is a farmer. Not the up with the rooster, working the fields, dirt under nails kind of farmer. He is the kind who looks at a yard and sees a small plot of earth in which to grow things. The kind who thinks and plans and plants and eats and then thinks and … Continue reading →