Feature Story Sustainable Seafood: On The Bubble Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.
Efforts to make sustainable food more visible and available are increasing. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments
get outta town Kendall Lukas Visits Wilmington, N.C. Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.
Kendall Lukas has stars in her eyes and history under her feet as she explores the neighboring port city of Wilmington, N.C. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments A Lowcountry Life From Ballet Shoes To Bikinis Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.
Poland native Maria Dobrzanska Reeves uses her dance discipline to achieve success in Charleston. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments essay Splashing Through Childhood Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.
Author Ron Daise looks for joy and finds it in remembering his children in their youth. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments homestyle Cooking in the Great Outdoors Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.
More on Megan Westmeyer and Jennifer Smith’s visit to Swimming Rock Fish Farm Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments from the editor Water World Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.
I love being in water. I love that clear, cool swishing feeling around my ears. In fact, on a warm, sunny day, I like to go outside and get as hot as possible and then dive into a cool pool. For me, it’s refreshment at its finest. Read More 1 comment(s) / read/add comments distinctively charleston Beach Music Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.
You can see the shrimp boats from your restaurant table, so that shrimp pasta on the menu has to be fresh and local. Right? Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments just dogs Water Babies Tuesday, July 1, 12 00 a.m.
We celebrate what we treasure in the Lowcountry and beyond that gives us an interior smile. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments from the editor Maxximum Style Thursday, May 1, 03 49 p.m.
My 14-year-old niece visited Charleston with her parents in March. She’s from Moscow, Russia, and I had not seen her in more than 10 years. There’s a big difference between 4 and 14! Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments feature story Holy City Style Thursday, May 1, 03 49 p.m.
When Nancye Starnes decided to move out of Memphis, she drew up a list of “must haves” for her new hometown: it had to be a walkable city, located on the water, and sizeable enough to support a vibrant performing arts community. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments just dogs Citadel Charmers Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.
Move aside – bulldog coming through. In January, the American Kennel Club announced that the Bulldog, one of the most recognizable and iconic purebred dogs, has muscled its way into the 10th spot on the organization’s annual list of the most popular breeds in America. Read More 2 comment(s) / read/add comments delectable delights Beyond Cookie Cutter Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.
Prime ingredients, Nostalgic tastes and creative bakers transform Lowcountry cookies into high-style confections. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments A Lowcountry Life Working for Peanuts Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.
Anthony Wright, the man known throughout the Lowcountry and across the nation as Tony the Peanut Man, never intended to make his living selling boiled goobers. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments get outta town Kendall Lukas Visits Charlotte, NC Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.
I had never been to Charlotte … not really. Well, I’ve gotten my kicks at Carowinds because that was part of being a kid in the Carolinas, and I’ve been to concerts at the open-air Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre because it’s a large complex for big-time acts. I’ve visited my sister at UNC Charlotte and have flown through the city’s major transit airport many times. But as for the metropolis of Charlotte, I’d only ever viewed its high-rises from afar. This time I took an up-close look at the interior and found a lot of reasons to relish in North Carolina’s top travel destination. Read More 1 comment(s) / read/add comments distinctively charleston Turning Heads Thursday, May 1, 03 48 p.m.
Bessie is almost 50 and looks as good today as she did in her youth – maybe even better. After all, back then she was hanging from a pole. Now she runs circles around the rest of us, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments homestyle Café Comfort Thursday, May 1, 03 46 p.m.
Banquettes are big. Heidi Walker, Allied ASID, of Walker Design Group, is currently working on three different kitchens that have banquettes. For this kitchen in a young couple’s home on Sullivan’s Island, Walker created a café atmosphere by building on the existing element of the laminated floor. “This promotes a casual impromptu gathering space,” she says. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments ESSAY Lowcountry Style Thursday, May 1, 12 00 a.m.
If you want to experience real Lowcountry style, you need to come to the Hebron Saint Francis Senior Center. Its members are long time Johns Island residents, a hardscrabble group of African-American women who meet every Wednesday for devotion and quilt making. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments homestyle Jewel Box Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.
Although one of the smallest rooms in a house, a powder room is nonetheless important since most of your guests will pay it a visit. Jennifer Rhodes, ASID, principal designer of J. Rhodes Design, took the popular concept of making this room a “jewel box” and ran with it, creating a luxurious surprise in this 3-foot by 7-foot Daniel Island room. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments distinctively charleston Treasure Hunt Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.
For some it’s a hobby; for some it’s an obsession; and for some it is all about the experience. Under a table, out of a box of old papers or tucked in a dark corner, you see it. It might have been neglected, someone no longer valuing it, but you know its true worth. Your heart speeds up and suddenly you realize … you found a something you must have.
Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments feature Story Let’s Go! Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.
It is official – spring has sprung! As winter wanes, so does our brief tolerance for being cooped indoors. We have a bridge to walk, nature paths to bike, bass to catch, and azaleas that need planting. So dangle off the dock, put the top down, grab the gear out of the garage, or get the dogs ready for a ride. It is time for Lowcountry residents to play outside! Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments get outta town Kendall Lukas Visits Aiken, SC Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.
Today Aiken is somewhat old-fashioned, but it is cosmopolitan in its direction. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments feature Story Exceptional Educators Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.
Three Lowcountry teachers go beyond the call of duty to make a difference. We see it splashed across the headlines every day. South Carolina schools are struggling. In fact, it’s even become an issue in the upcoming presidential election. And with good reason. Our schools are struggling, dropout rates are hovering in some districts around 50 percent, and the heated debate about the emphasis on testing continues. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments essay The Art of Walking Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.
The word “art” usually brings to mind pictures of such objects as paint brushes, canvases, pigments, and marble statuary. It does not call up, necessarily, the image of the walker or the bliss and freedom of the path – beaten or unbeaten – that unfurls ahead. But to walk, to enter truly the experience of locomotion merged with one’s surroundings, alert to air and leaf and salamander, is to practice a high and much-forgotten art. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments letter from the editor Go-Go Girl Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.
"Go” has practically become my middle name. I’ve always been a fast mover, even when my body isn’t really up to it. A quick climb up three flights of stairs will remind me of this every time. Lately I feel like I’m constantly on-the-go: work; household chores; child rearing; trips to the grocery; trips to Target; trips to the vet to care for Bugsy, my dear aging Westie. It seems that ”going” has become an American pastime; if you’re not crazy-out-of-your-mind busy then you’re not doing something right. I disagree. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments delectable delights Spring Fling Saturday, March 1, 12 00 a.m.
Mother Nature delivers the first flush of spring in asparagus, onions and peas.
Spring enters life so beautifully,
With love within her tears of rain;
She whispers softly in my ear
Her presence in the world again. Read More 0 comment(s) / read/add comments
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CHEESES [available at Avondale Wine & Cheese, 813-B Savannah Hwy.]
Comte
Wensleydale
Garrotxa
WINE [available at Avondale Wine & Cheese, 813-B Savannah Hwy.]
Domaine Houchart Cotes de Provence
Rose, 2006
MEATS [available at Whole Foods Market, 923 Houston Northcutt, Mount Pleasant]
Applegate Natural Genoa Salami
Primo Natural Hot Chorizo
Soppressata
SIDE ITEMS [available at Whole Foods Market, 923 Houston Northcutt, Mount Pleasant]
Red grapes
Fresh oranges
Marcona almonds
Mixed olives
Bowtie pasta salad
Wraps for easy sandwiches
ACCOUTREMENTS [available at Charleston Cooks!, 194 East Bay St.]
Rapid Ice Wine Cooler
Portable cutting board
Serving utensils
Paring knife
Wine opener
Lovely locales and cool fall climates paint a pretty picnic canvas
A good-old fashioned picnic needn’t be a faraway, frazzled affair. Today’s state-of-the-art picnic totes, easily acquired (or prepared) gourmet eats and the Lowcountry’s myriad picturesque outdoor settings render picnics a simple, yet indulgent delight – the kind that will land you in the merry realm of picnic bliss, far, far beyond the tainted world of gritty PB & J’s, sweaty brows and blah bean salads.
Getting there is simple, but it does require three ounces of advance planning for the ultimate potentially problematic picnic cure – pick your destination, pick what you’re going to pack, and pick what you’re going to pack it in. Budget both time and money and you’re off and picnicking with panache.
PICNIC GOODS
Assembling an impressive picnic in today’s runaway, gourmet take-away world can take just minutes. Not surprisingly, these kinds of items (along with high-quality cheeses and wines) top local picnic packers’ lists, according to Avondale Wine & Cheese owner Manoli Davoni and Pam Fischette, director of marketing for Whole Foods Market.
For outdoor dining, Davoni recommends “firmer” cheeses that are pre-cut into small slices. Comte, Wensleydale (an English clothbound cheddar) and Garrotxa (an aged Basque goat cheese) are all fine choices and well-suited to a less temperature-sensitive rose wine.
“It’s always pretty convenient to have little pieces of the harder cheeses and just serve it with the rose, which is still good if it warms up as it sits out,” says Davoni. “This way you don’t need a plate or a plastic knife, which literally doesn’t cut it. It’s a simple meal in one.”
Photo by Christopher Brown
Turkey Fresco Wrap
In addition to cheese, wine and fruit, popular picnic requests at Whole Foods Market include Spanish Marcona almonds, olive mixes, assorted teas, prepared salads (including Smoked Mozzarella and Pasta Salad and more from the store’s 40-item-strong cold case), charcuterie, olive crisp bread (sweet and savory), and wraps.
“Wraps are nice because they don’t require utensils and they don’t fall apart, leak or spill during transport the way a traditional sandwich might,” Fischette says. To make transportation easy and eco-friendly, Whole Foods Market provides recyclable cardboard containers and sealed, stackable plastic containers for their specialty goods.
GET PACKING
When I was a kid, Mom had a cavernous forest-green and tan wicker basket that seemed like it could hold a universe of Kool-Aid and egg salad sandwiches and probably did. However, it was heavier than the dead and difficult to maneuver.
Baskets are still around today, but they’re much better designed (in some cases containing separate cooling and heating compartments), hold more and are smaller, to boot.
“You can get just about anything in a basket now from disposable china to silverware,” says Danielle Wecksler, general manager at Charleston Cooks in downtown Charleston. “I’ve seen some really fun stuff with insulated compartments for food, wine and water that self-insulates and keeps hot stuff hot and cold stuff cold.”
Other popular picnic paraphernalia available at Charleston Cooks includes portable cutting boards, plastic covered paring knives, and the basket’s newest competitor – the backpack. “They’re in all different sizes and shapes,” Wecksler adds. “People are looking for things that are easier to handle and carry more than the traditional picnic basket.”
Thanks for the recipes. We have tried the greek quiche and look foward to trying the others...nice picnic options, too. I have seen picnic 'baskets' with wheels and seats-easier on the old knees when getting up off the ground!
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![CHEESES [available at Avondale Wine & Cheese, 813-B Savannah Hwy.]
Comte
Wensleydale
Garrotxa
WINE [available at Avondale Wine & Cheese, 813-B Savannah Hwy.]
Domaine Houchart Cotes de Provence
Rose, 2006
MEATS [available at Whole Foods Market, 923 Houston Northcutt, Mount Pleasant]
Applegate Natural Genoa Salami
Primo Natural Hot Chorizo
Soppressata
SIDE ITEMS [available at Whole Foods Market, 923 Houston Northcutt, Mount Pleasant]
Red grapes
Fresh oranges
Marcona almonds
Mixed olives
Bowtie pasta salad
Wraps for easy sandwiches
ACCOUTREMENTS [available at Charleston Cooks!, 194 East Bay St.]
Rapid Ice Wine Cooler
Portable cutting board
Serving utensils
Paring knife
Wine opener](http://media.charleston.net/img/photos/2007/08/28/picnic_t180.jpg)
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Posted by cathjohn on ;September 10, 2007 at 10:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thanks for the recipes. We have tried the greek quiche and look foward to trying the others...nice picnic options, too.
I have seen picnic 'baskets' with wheels and seats-easier on the old knees when getting up off the ground!
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