Laura Fieselman

Bacon is easy. I want to say that loud and clear. Bacon is easy.” That’s Tray Satterfield, meat associate at Skagit Valley Cured Meats in Washington State and she’s speaking about curing pork to 36 women gathered for a three-day conversation about all things meat. Now in its second year, Women Working in the Meat […]

Frosty Trading Post 2143 Jones Ferry Road, Pittsboro 919-942-2700 Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–8 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Sunday noon-7 p.m. There’s pickled corncob jelly and Jiffy corn muffin mix, sweet potato pecan butter and Frosted Flakes. There’s motor oil, Palmolive dish soap, pickled squash and peach preserves. There’s a basket of farm fresh potatoes next […]

Butter and oil in coffee? Of course, say the proponents of Bulletproof coffee. The recipe for the drink calls for highest-quality hot coffee, coconut oil and the better portion of a stick of grass-fed butter, all frothed together in a blender. It supposedly will give you hours of “level energy,” optimize your cholesterol and program […]