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Monday, September 6, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Mad about mushrooms

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Mad about mushrooms

Painting is by Peter Rolfe and the title is “Port Republic Street” in downtown Beaufort.

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Monday, August 30, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Farm Stand Peach Freezer Jam

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Farm Stand Peach Freezer Jam

This painting, “Path to the Beach”, is by Charleston artist John Carroll Doyle.

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Thursday, August 26, 2010
New Generations Home Care Services answers important questions

New Generations Home Care Services answers important questions

You may question if you or a loved one needs home care services. New Generations Home Care, Inc. recognizes that this can be a difficult, and sometimes painful and frightening, decision. Inherent in this decision is the fear of loss of autonomy, or independence. However, home care more often than not proves to be a strong factor in improving, or at least maintaining, one’s level of independence. [ read article ... ]

Monday, August 23, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Sweet Tea…Champagne of the South

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Sweet Tea…Champagne of the South

This original painting, “Out on Folly”, is by Jennifer Smith Rogers, courtesy of Smith Killian Fine Arts of Charleston.

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Monday, August 16, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Summertime Southern Peas

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Summertime Southern Peas

This charming painting of one of the squares in Savannah is titled “Morning at the Fountain” by Ray Ellis.

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Monday, August 9, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Grilling Fresh Cobia

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Grilling Fresh Cobia

Painting by Shannon Smith – Smith Killian Fine Art of Charleston.

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Monday, August 2, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: From farm to feast

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

From farm to feast

Painting: “Picnic on a Sandbar” by Charleston artist John Carroll Doyle.

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Monday, July 26, 2010
Beaufort Construction Inc. features Millennium Real Estate Group

Beaufort Construction Inc. features Millennium Real Estate Group

Founded in 1996 and owned by Beaufort natives Merritt Patterson and Leith Webb, Beaufort Construction Inc. is northern Beaufort County’s premier commercial construction company. Over the years, the company has built more than 102 commercial structures ranging from the Hilton Head Airplane Hanger complex to the Port Royal Center and the Lady’s Island BB&T bank. [ read article ... ]

Monday, July 26, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Summer survival with Seared Scallop Salad

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Summer survival with Seared Scallop Salad

Painting: “Al’s Raw Bar” by Shannon Smith courtesy of Smith Killian Fine Art in Charleston.

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Monday, July 19, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Lighter foods for hotter days

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Lighter foods for hotter days

Beach Cottage Window is an original painting by Nancy Ricker Rhett.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010
New Generations Home Care comes to the Lowcountry

New Generations Home Care comes to the Lowcountry

New Generations Home Care has arrived to provide exceptional home care to Lowcountry residents. Though newer to the Lowcountry, New Generations Home Care is a well-established home care provider based in Florence, SC and covering 18 counties including Beaufort, Hampton, Jasper, and Clarendon. [ read article ... ]

Monday, July 12, 2010
Charley Webb Outdoors: How hot is it?

Charley Webb Outdoors

How Hot Is It?

“Hotter than a burning stump”

“Hotter than a boiler room in hell”

“Hot enough to fry an egg on a Bay Street side walk”

“Nothing is as hot as Backfield on Carolina Causeway” [ read article ... ]

Monday, July 12, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: It’s just peachy in South Carolina

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

It’s just peachy in South Carolina

This is an original oil painting by Peter Rolfe of the “Bay Street Anchorage” in Beaufort on a summer afternoon.

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Monday, July 5, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Reeling in the benefits of fresh fish

With appreciation to Lowcountry artist Ray Ellis for his original painting “Pole Fishing.”

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Reeling in the benefits of fresh fish [ read article ... ]

Monday, June 28, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Red, White and Blueberry

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Red, White and Blueberry

Blueberries by Lowcountry artist Joe Bowler, courtesy of the Morris-Whiteside Gallery on Hilton Head Island

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Monday, June 21, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Beaufort Shrimp Burgers

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Beaufort Shrimp Burgers

Oyster Landing, courtesy of Lowcountry artist Ray Ellis

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Monday, June 14, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Sides of the season

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Sides of the season

This painting is by Beaufort artist Nancy Ricker Rhett and is titled Homes and Boat. It depicts the beautiful homes along Beaufort

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Redfish

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Redfish

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Friday, June 4, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Memorial Day and the Gullah Festival

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Carolina Cotton Fields, by Charleston artist John Carroll Doyle is meant to show a long overdue indebtedness to the African Americans who toiled in our southern landscapes well into the 20th century, picking cotton by hand before machinery relieved them of their arduous labor. The painting depicts three black field laborers beginning their day at sunrise. The central dominating figure stands up right and steadfast as she looks to the morning sky with noble determination, as if to say, “A New Day is Coming.” This painting measures 60” high and 48” wide."

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Memorial Day and the Gullah Festival

You might say there was a lot of razzle, dazzle goin’ on in Beaufort these past few days.

Each year during the Memorial Day weekend, Gullah folks and folks from all over gather for the annual Gullah Festival at the Henry Chambers Waterfront Park. It’s a celebration of the Gullah culture and a tribute to their forefathers. Their history chronicles the enslavement of tribes from West Africa and their relocation to southern plantations.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Mahi-Mahi are here

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Mahi-Mahi are here

Two Blues by Charleston Artist John Carroll Doyle

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Thursday, May 27, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Hunting Island Flank Steak

Peter Rolfe – Fence on Laurens Street, courtesy of the Morris-Whiteside Gallery

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Hunting Island Flank Steak [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Grouper with Pan Asian Sauce

"Blue Tango" courtesy of John Carroll Doyle Gallery in Charleston, 48x36 oil on canvas.

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Grouper with Pan Asian Sauce [ read article ... ]

Sunday, May 9, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Get Ready for Springtime Celebrations

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Get Ready for Springtime Celebrations

” Yachting Venue” by Ray Ellis

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Monday, May 3, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Fried Green Tomatoes & Spoon Bread

Pat Brannings Carolina Cooking

Fried Green Tomatoes & Spoon Bread

While driving down Highway 17 through the vast expanses of marshland and centuries old live oaks, I imagine heaven surely must be some celestial branch of the South Carolina Lowcountry. [ read article ... ]

Monday, April 26, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Bountiful Berries

Pat Brannings Carolina Cooking

Bountiful Berries

Picking Strawberries at Dempsey’s Farm by Beaufort artist Steve Weeks

Remember the strawberries of your childhood, fresh-picked in the early morning and served with whipped cream and shortcake in the evening? Aroma is an excellent sign of ripeness and flavor. No one has really experienced heaven on earth until he has picked and eaten a handful of fully ripe strawberries warmed by the South Carolina sun. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Beaufort Construction Inc. features Kazoobie Kazoos, maker of plastic kazoos that are safe for kids

Beaufort Construction Inc. features Kazoobie Kazoos, maker of plastic kazoos that are safe for kids

A kazoo is a musical wonder. It plays any tune and anyone can play it. It imitates fowls, animals, bagpipes and many other sounds. It is very popular with children and with singing clubs and affords a variety of amusement and entertainment for one or a crowd. If you want one or a thousand, Kazoobie Kazoos, located in Beaufort, SC, is the place to get it. [ read article ... ]

Monday, April 19, 2010
Quick Weeknight Meals

Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking

Quick Weeknight Meals

Dogwood at Sheldon by Nancy Ricker Rhett. Here stand the remains of Prince William’s Parish, better known as Sheldon church. It was burned twice, first by the British Army during the Revolutionary War, then by Sherman’s troups at the beginning of the Civil War. Although the church was never rebuilt its pillars and outside walls remain erect withstanding the test of time.

It’s a daily dilemma we all face. You’re finally home and hungry and someone asks “What’s for dinner?” You suddenly realize you just forgot to take something out of the freezer to thaw. You want to have a nutritious meal but you need it right away.

Forget about feeling guilty about not having an over-achiever, super woman persona. Instead we’ll talk about some real strategies for surviving suppertime without having to be a logistical genius. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, April 11, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Shrimp for supper

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking

Shrimp for supper

"Young Bride" by Jonathan Green. Green will be honored May 6 along with Pat Conroy at the SC Arts Gala to be held at the Columbia Museum of Art. Both will receive the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Lifetime Achievement Award. Jonathan Green is from Gardens Corner SC and has become one of the South’s most important living artists whose work is found in museums in Germany, Sierra Leone, and throughout the United States.

It’s springtime in the Lowcountry and that means it’s time to anticipate that first tomato sandwich of the summer with salt, pepper, homemade mayonnaise and – white bread. That is a must. It’s just not a real Southern tomato sandwich without white bread. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, April 8, 2010
Charley Webb outdoors: Passing the torch to the Bob-Q

Charley Webb outdoors

Cookin' at the Bob-Q

Passing the torch to the Bob-Q

It was a clean spring afternoon, March 1960. Word spread out over the Beaufort grapevine (composed of Ma Miller’s, Koth’s Grocery, The Jarvista, and The Yacht Club downtown) that Buddy and Zoo would be barbequeing at the Pritchard Camp. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, April 3, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Tideland soft shell crabs

"Ripple Effect" by Lowcountry artist Joe Bowler, courtesy of the Morris-Whiteside Gallery

Tideland soft shell crabs

There’s something transforming that happens when you drive down Highway 17 through Yemassee and on into Beaufort. Turn your radio off, open the windows and inhale the pungent aroma of the salt marsh while you enter the world of towering live oaks and endless water. Step back in time and become one with the land, the water and the seafood. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, March 28, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Roasted rack of lamb

"Amanda Belle" by Michael Harrell

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Roasted rack of lamb

Folks in the Lowcountry know they’ve got it good. There’s sand in their shoes and a whole lot of love in their hearts for their part of the world that stays with them no matter how far away they may travel. It’s a magical place with an allure that goes far beyond its beauty. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, March 20, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Hot cross buns

"Going to Church" by Charleston artist John Carroll Doyle

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Hot cross buns

Whether you’re going out to an Easter egg hunt or having a hot cup of tea, you’ll love these delicious nutmeg-scented hot cross buns filled with golden raisins, and dried cherries. Traditionally served on Good Friday, these yeast-risen buns are a seasonal treat. What makes them very distinctive looking is that the tops of the buns are marked with a cross which symbolically represents the Cross of Christ and the Crucifixion. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, March 14, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Easter desserts…all pies are not created equal

On Craven by Beaufort artist Gloria Dalvini

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Easter desserts, all pies are not created equal

If you aren’t hosting Easter dinner this year, but don’t want to show up empty handed, consider bringing along one of these fabulous desserts. You’ll be sure to kick up the Easter table with one of these jazzed up recipes. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Fun with frittatas and sensational stratas

“Morning” by Hilton Head artist Jim Palmer, courtesy of the Morris & Whiteside Galleries

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Fun with frittatas and sensational stratas

A frittata is simply a quiche minus the crust, or an Italian version of an omelet. They are a snap to make and chock full of fresh vegetables, herbs, cheeses and meats making a simple yet hearty meal. Frittatas can be as casual or dressed up as you want them to be – they can be served directly out of the pan, or transferred to a platter and garnished with cheese, herbs or vegetables for a more sophisticated presentation. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, March 4, 2010
Beaufort Construction Inc. features XRDI, maker of engines for KillerBee, Shadow, Mark 4.7, Golden Eye and Fury unmanned aerial vehicles

Beaufort Construction Inc. features XRDI, maker of engines for military KillerBee unmanned aerial vehicles

Saturday, February 27, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Enjoy fresh winter salads

Market Place by Beaufort artist Linda Sheppard

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Enjoy fresh winter salads

Beautiful, nutritious salads don’t have to be complicated and time consuming. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Enjoy fresh fish in no time at all

Yellow Boat by Jonathan Green, courtesy of the Morris-Whiteside Gallery

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Enjoy fresh fish in no time at all

The abundant harvest of the sea has long been a basis for Lowcountry cooking since the days when the Indians harvested oysters, clams, shrimp and crabs. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, February 13, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: This Valentine dinner

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: This Valentine dinner

Craven and West Streets in historic downtown Beaufort by Beaufort artist Steve Weeks.

This Valentine’s Day you don’t need to fret about making dinner reservations at a fancy restaurant. Enjoy a romantic dinner for two at home – one that can be on the table in no time, even at the end of a hectic day. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Charley Webb outdoors: Winter cold and Momma’s steaming oyster stew

Charley Webb Outdoors: Winter cold and Momma’s steaming oyster stew

We all experience moments of déjà or in some cases vuja-de. I speak about those rare occasions when your mind’s eye tells you, “I’ve been here before or I’ll be here in the future.” Sometimes those experiences are terrifying. This one warms body and soul. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, January 17, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Beaufort’s best barbecued ribs

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Beaufort’s best barbecued ribs

Cuthbert House by Beaufort artist Linda Sheppard

Having a party during the NFL playoff games? It’s as simple as firing up your gas grill. Here’s a rich smoky-sweet but spicy flavored rub with a delicious apple-bacon barbecue sauce. It’s the perfect complement to either spareribs or baby back ribs. [ read article ... ]

Monday, January 11, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Chicken fricassee with all of the elegance and none of the fuss

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Chicken fricassee

Mullet Friday by Jonathan Green, courtesy of the Morris Whiteside Gallery, Hilton Head Island

Now is the time of year when we want to cook homey stews, warming soups, or perhaps a wonderful chicken fricassee. Here’s an easy French recipe I fixed last night that includes the lovely flavor of tarragon. As I write I am reminded of the incredible aroma that wafted throughout the house for the entire evening. Even around 10 o’clock when I let the dogs out I could still smell that great scent of cooked onions, carrots and chicken when I came back in. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, January 3, 2010
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Soup’s On!

Painting by Hilarie Lambert from the I. Pinkney Gallery on Bay Street

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Soup’s On!

These chilly, rainy nights call for a cozy supper by the fire with a bowl of delicious, hardy crab bisque. A bisque is a thick, creamy, highly-seasoned soup of French origin. In an authentic bisque, the shells are even ground to a fine paste and added to the broth to thicken the soup. Julia Child once remarked, “Do not wash anything off until the soup is done because you will be using the same utensils repeatedly and you don’t want any marvelous tidbits of flavor losing themselves down the drain.” [ read article ... ]

Monday, December 28, 2009
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Kick off the New Year with Hoppin’ John and Collards

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Hoppin’ John and Collards

Listening to this year’s financial news makes me think that somebody didn’t eat their hoppin’ john. Perhaps they forgot about the collard greens as well. In fact, since the tough economy has spread to the far corners of the globe, it looks like a lot of folks fell down on the New Year’s job in 2009. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, December 24, 2009
Charley Webb outdoors: “Christmas gift, Christmas gift”

Charley Webb outdoors: Christmas gift, Christmas gift

Families have their special Christmas traditions–caroling, eggnog, hanging the stockings, reading the Christmas story, watching the Grinch terrorize Whoville on TV, Bart Simpson’s Christmas special, the list is endless. To vary the tradition is a major family faux pas. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, December 20, 2009
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Chechessee standing rib roast for Christmas dinner

"Black Shrimpers" by Charleston artist artist John Carroll Doyle

"Black Shrimpers" by Charleston artist John Carroll Doyle

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Rib roast for Christmas dinner

‘Tis the season to be jolly…cook, bake and enjoy great Carolina cuisine. When the weather outside is frightful, it’s time to plan that cozy Christmas dinner you’ve been dreaming about. Go ahead and splurge on an expensive cut of meat. The holiday table will never be so elegant as when you serve a standing rib roast. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, December 13, 2009
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Oysters for the holidays

"Lowcountry Oystering" by Michael Harrell

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Oysters for the holidays

It was Jonathan Swift who said “He was a bold man that first eat an oyster.” Although oysters are harvested year-round in many areas, South Carolina’s harvest begins in September just in time for those delicious Lowcountry dressings, casseroles and stews. Right now they are in good supply locally. You can buy shucked oysters or shuck them yourself. Just be sure they smell like the sea. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, December 12, 2009
The Beaufort Tribune chooses Robert Moore as national political columnist

rhm-color Tribune chooses Robert Moore as national political columnist

The Beaufort Tribune is pleased to announce that we have chosen Dr. Robert H. Moore as our national political columnist. A resident of the Washington DC area, Robert Moore is a writer of thoughtful, insightful commentary on the national and world scene, widely published in print and online. He has gained increasing prominence in recent years as a political commentator without an axe to grind, someone who tells it like it is without trying to twist the reader into an ideological viewpoint. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, December 6, 2009
Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Christmas party time hors d’oeuvres

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Christmas party time hors d’oeuvres

There’s no time like Christmas to celebrate time-honored ways to make this magical season so much fun. This week I’d like to share with you several of the most requested recipes sizzling with flavor from my new cookbook, “Shrimp, Collards and Grits” – flavors you and your friends and family will savor in the years to come. They are sure to become mainstays of your appetizer repertoire. [ read article ... ]

Friday, December 4, 2009
Charley Webb outdoors: The sky is falling, the sky is falling

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Charley Webb: The sky is falling

This is a true story. Chicken Little wasn’t altogether wrong. The sky does sometimes fall, or I should say sometimes some things fall from the sky. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, November 29, 2009
Pat Branning’s Carolina Cooking: Zucchini breakfast casserole

Pat Branning’s Carolina cooking: Zucchini breakfast casserole

Beaufort artist Linda Sheppard portrays Beaufort's own Steve Brown serving up some Christmas treats sure to please the most discriminating taste.

It wouldn’t be the holidays without a scrumptious array of treats to prepare for friends and family you cherish the most. As December gets underway there just are not enough nights for all the festivities you’ll want to enjoy. This year try hosting a Christmas season brunch with a convenient make ahead breakfast casserole. Even the busiest cook will have time to pause awhile from all the holiday have-tos for some peaceful, pampered time to herself. May this delicious brunch dish warm your holiday gatherings as much as it has mine! [ read article ... ]

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