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Today's Features

  • Versatile, dry onion soup mix is more than just an onion dip

    Mixing sour cream with one of those dry onion soup mix envelopes was a staple at parties at our house for years. It was a cheap and easy way to make a pretty darn good dip. And, with a bag of nacho chips and a bottle of wine, the dip would make the occasion festive.
    Then one day, I read the label on the onion soup mix envelope. The company suggested mixing its onion soup with ground beef for an onion meatloaf. It really added some zest to it. I decided to ask some friends what they used it in.

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  • Dornfield-Stephenson

    Sarah Marie Dornfeld of Shallotte and Bryan Maynard Stephenson of Raleigh were married March 2 at historical First Baptist Church on Market Street in Wilmington.
    Pastor Donald Sandburg officiated the ceremony.
    The bride is the daughter of Art and Diana Dornfeld of Shallotte.
    The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Stephenson Jr. of Raleigh.
    The bride was given in marriage by her parents.

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  • Three of top five germy places in your home are in kitchen

    The folks from NSF International have a great article on kitchen cleanliness posted on its website. It’s called the “Top Five Germiest Places in the Home.”
    NSF is a nonprofit organization that provides health and safety standards for equipment used in the home and food service industry.
    The article on germy kitchens is part of NSF’s consumer-safety program to educate consumers on how to keep their lives safer every day.

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  • Old Bridge Preservation Society has first Strawberry and Wine Fest

    The Old Bridge Preservation Society is celebrating spring with its first Strawberry and Wine Fest.

    The event is scheduled for noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, May 4, at Silver Coast Winery, 6680 Barbeque Road in the Grissettown area.

    The public is invited to bring a lawn chair and have fun in the sun while supporting the fundraiser.

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  • Festival of Fur is Saturday in Sunset Beach

    It’s all about the animals at the Spring Festival of Fur scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in Sunset Beach.

    The event takes place in Village Park on Queen Anne Street near Fibber McGee’s and Thistle and Ivy.

    There will be vendors, food, a silent auction, a police K-9 demonstration at 2 p.m., an adoption fair, and a Jimmy Buffett tribute from 1-3 p.m.

    Calabash veterinarian Ernie Ward will serve as master of ceremonies.

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  • Coastal Garden Club Flower Show is Friday and Saturday at Shallotte Presbyterian Church

    The Coastal Garden Club Flower Show is celebrating spring with a judged flower show this week.

    The Coastal Garden Club Flower Show, “On Broadway,” is 1-5 p.m. Friday, May 3, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, in the fellowship hall at Shallotte Presbyterian Church, 5070 Main St. in Shallotte.

    This event is a standard flower show, indicating it conforms to standards set by National Garden Clubs. Featured will be displays of horticultural specimens prepared especially for the show.

    The club hosts a flower show every odd calendar year.

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  • Calabash FD seeks auxiliary members

    Ever want to be part of the fire department family, but don’t care to run into burning buildings?

    The Calabash Fire Department is looking for a few good men and women to become members of its new auxiliary.

    The auxiliary will be an independent organization, providing direct support to firefighters as they strive toward their goal of zero property loss and zero lives lost.

    Members will help the department with fire safety and fire-prevention education, fundraising and special events.

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  • Mr. Rogers has lost his neighborhood; tragedy helps us get it back

    I attended an interesting gathering, Theology on Tap, which focused on the topic of freedom. Serendipitously, it was scheduled immediately after another of our nation’s tragedies, the bombing at the Boston Marathon.
    Comments ranged from assertions of our God-given free will to cultural constrictions of freedom, from the constraints on freedom when job requirements are involved to angst over an apparent substitution of limitless liberty in place of true freedom. It was agreed that rights and their concomitant responsibilities must be regained.

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  • Onions, carrots and celery deliver a ‘trinity’ of flavor

    The simple trinity of ordinary vegetables, commonly called mirepoix, forms the foundation of a myriad of dishes. You’ve probably made it a thousand times without even knowing it. It’s one of the essentials of classical French cooking, but equally important in all cooking.

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  • Earley-Hickman

    Announcement is made of the forthcoming marriage of Maggie Earley and Robert Hickman, both of Boiling Spring Lakes. The bride-elect is the daughter of Jack and Gail Earley of Bolivia. The prospective groom is the son of Colon and Catherine Hickman of Winnabow. A June 1 wedding is planned at Stone Chimney Place in Supply. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.

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