• Mardi Gras Fun: Family-Style

    Mardi Gras Fun: Family-Style

    This past Sunday, we held a Mardi Gras party for our contributing bloggers and our podcast team. It was a whole lot of fun. The food was traditional and tasty -- a true taste of New Orleans right here in the Pee Dee, complete with a "family reunion." Read More
  • Watching My Weight: Week 5

    Watching My Weight: Week 5

    Welcome back, friends. A sizable number of readers are staying with me during this journey, so I thank them (and you) for coming back today to check on my progress. I have a better report than last week, thankfully. These weekly blog posts are for the dual purposes of (a) adding to my own accountability, Read More
  • Who Has the Best Burger in Florence?

    Who Has the Best Burger in Florence?

    You already know that Florence, South Carolina has some truly great burger places. Recently, the new ones are rivaling some of our old favorites. Which restaurant, eatery, or neighborhood joint has THE BEST BURGER in the town? Vote for your favorite in our Facebook Poll linked here. If it's not already listed, add it yourself, Read More
  • Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 2

    Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals, Part 2

    Happy Saturday, everyone! Today I’m continuing this series with one of my FAVORITE “go-to” meals.  It’s delicious, healthy, and takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Meal 2:  Garlic Pesto Salmon The way I prepare this salmon is adapted from a recipe I found on a Publix fish paper label.  Here’s a picture of the Read More
  • PDFS Episode 13 – Food Celebrity Conversations

    PDFS Episode 13 – Food Celebrity Conversations

    In Episode 13 - Food Celebrity Conversations, we got together to share what each of us would ask, or maybe more to the point tell, our favorite television food celebrities. From Alton Brown and Justin Wilson, to Giada DeLaurentiis and Martha Stewart, we talked about all of them and what we find fascinating ... and Read More
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Mobile Site Upgrade: Win!

Along with implementing our recent update of the PeeDeeFoodie.com™ blog design and layout, I’ve been looking for a good tool to deliver better looking content to you on your mobile devices. Tonight, I’ve installed a new WordPress tool that should do just that.

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Tuesday Tip: Salty Notes

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a great week, and used some of last weeks tips to improve your spooning technique :) This week I’d like to talk a little bit about salt. Salt is probably the most popular item in any kitchen, and comes in more forms and flavors than you probably imagine. There’s [...]

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Barbecue Fundraiser to Benefit Lighthouse Ministries

The annual Lighthouse Ministries barbeque fundraiser will be Wednesday, March 7, 2012. It will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church at 252 S. Dargan Street. Catered by Schoolhouse BBQ of Scranton, the plates will consist of barbeque, rice and red gravy, sweet potatoes, coleslaw and bread. Plates can be purchased for a donation of [...]

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Welcome, Amy Scott-Lundy – Our Newest Contributing Blogger

We’re pleased to welcome Amy Scott-Lundy to PeeDeeFoodie.com™ as a new Contributing Blogger. As an already active reader of our site, Amy will join the fun by periodically contributing restaurant reviews and features. She is active in social media and the community, as well as publishes an eponymous blog subtitled “A Writer’s Journey Through Life, Love, and Running.” Be sure to visit it, read more of her work and that of other bloggers that she follows.

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Yep, We’re on Pinterest

Pinterest is popular with people, especially in parts of the Pee Dee. Perhaps that’s why PeeDeeFoodie.com™ now has a page in this particular place on the virtual planet. Please make it a point to visit our plethora of pretty posts. Our boards currently include “Favorite Restaurants”, “Food, Foodies, & Food Culture”, “Pee Dee Bloggers”, “Favorite [...]

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Abingdon Manor Recipe: Chicken Saltimbocca

A variation on the classic Italian Saltimocca, this version adapted from an Epicurious.com recipe uses chicken instead of the tradional veal. Meaning literally “Jumps in the Mouth” Saltimboceca is popular in Southern Switzerland, Italy, Spain & Greece. The thinly pounded chicken it is lined with Proscuitto and sage and rolled. Shown in the photo (from last month’s cooking school) the chicken, porcini mushroom pasta with butternut squash, peas and shiitakes and eggplant rollatini with fresh tomato sauce which together are now an Abingdon favorite.

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Valentines Tip: Spooning In The Kitchen

Happy Tuesday! Aren’t you glad Tuesday Tip just happened to fall on Valentines Day? I thought so :) I’m sure everyone has ‘cookin’ on their mind right now, so I’m gonna make this tip exciting by giving some lessons on spooning in the kitchen. In case you didn’t know, spoons have many uses in the [...]

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Neapolitan-style Pizza in the Pee Dee

On Saturday, February 11, 2012, we attended a pizza party hosted by Alan Cooke.  You may be familiar with Alan as he provides articles known as Tuesday Tips here on PeeDeeFoodie.com™ and is a regular Pee Dee Food Show podcast contributor. Alan is opening a new restaurant in Timmonsville called Rebel Pie. It’s tagline is [...]

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Valentine’s Day Restaurant Specials

Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love and that special person in your life. The love of one’s spouse or significant other is often best celebrated with a wonderful dinner at a favorite local restaurant. This year, in an effort to assist Cupid during his busy season, we’re listing restaurants offering special meals or [...]

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Watching My Weight: Week 4

Welcome back, friends. About 90 people read last week’s update, so thank you for doing so and for coming back today. This week re-emphasized to me that I need to break the link between my stress level and my food intake, if I’m ever going to conquer my weight issues.

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PDFS Episode 12 – Evaluating a Restaurant

In Episode 12 – Evaluating a Restaurant, we gathered together to talk about what we believe are some of the most important things to consider when evaluating a restaurant, whether it’s just for fun or for a restaurant review here on our blog.

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Saturdays with Sarah: Go-To Meals

Hello everyone! Today I want to talk about a really important aspect of eating healthy on a daily basis, a term I refer to as “Go-To Meals.” Meals you can make easily without thinking much about them. So many times I hear people say they can’t eat healthy because they don’t know what to make, [...]

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