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Sea Salt Popcorn Balls

The holidays are a‘coming and no matter the time of the year, we always like to integrate the beach into our theme one way or another. With Halloween on the horizon, there are tons of ways to incorporate a little sea salt into life. One idea? Sea Salt Popcorn Balls! No tricks here. Check out our recipe below for a spook-tacular treat that will port you straight to the beach!...

Hatteras Island Table: Hatteras Cake

If you’re eating at a Hatteras Island table be sure to bring an elastic waistband, because just when you think you can’t stuff any more in, they start passing the desserts. Here enters the delicious Hatteras Cake. Hatteras Cake Recipe: Ingredients: 1 lb Raisins 2 c Flour 1 ½ c Sugar 2 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp Nutmeg 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 tsp Salt ½ c Butter, Melted 1 c...

Hatteras Island Table: Boiled Cabbage

A holiday table isn’t complete without a vegetable or two. For those who don’t do collards, give cabbage, its more subtle green counterpart, a try! Boiled Cabbage Recipe: Ingredients: 1 Head of Cabbage, Cored and Quartered 5 Strips of Bacon ¼ tsp Onion Powder Chicken Broth Pinch Baking Soda Salt Black Pepper Directions: 1. Fry the bacon in the bottom of a stock pot or Dutch oven. 2. Add enough...

Hatteras Island Table: Grandmom’s Watergate Salad

Bouncing around the holiday table, sides are just as crucial as the main course. No one is eating turkey or ham without their favorite sides, am I right? For those of you salty/sweet lovers out there, you’re sure to enjoy this light, sugary treat served on Hatteras Island tables year-round with hot meals, potlucks and holiday feasts! Best part? It can be prepared in advance to take a little pressure...

Hatteras Island Table: Kinnakeet Cornbread

As the holidays are just around the corner, we can’t help but summon feelings of warmth. Escaping the cool air under a warm blanket. Bringing your home to life with the warm scent of a candle. Filling a room with warm string lights. The kitchen overflowing with smells of a warm meal. A table surrounded by hearts filled with love and warmth. Sure, the football games are exciting, and the...

Hatteras Island Holiday Recipes: Oyster Dressing

For most of us, the Holidays are a special time of year…in more ways than one! The nostalgia, the hustle and bustle, the coziness of chunky sweaters and warm blankets. Holiday music, intricately designed store windows, inspirational and heart-warming movies that make you want to immediately give your entire bank account to the first person who needs it. Glitter, glitter and MORE glitter–it’s the most wonderful time of the year!!!...

Island Favorite: Oyster Stew

Sick of the traditional turkey and ham? Want to change up your Holiday menu this year? Need some Hatteras Island flavor in your life to ward off the oncoming winter blues? We have just the thing! Try this super simple island recipe for Oyster Stew. Even those who are domestically challenged can pull-off this crowd pleaser!   Oyster Stew Recipe   Ingredients: -1 Pint Oysters, shucked (reserve the liquid/juice) -Enough...

Island Favorite: Boiled Drum

As Thanksgiving approaches, you may be thinking of your menu with disdain for the dreaded all-day turkey cook-off. If you want to mix it up this year, add some island flavor and prepare a Hatteras-style feast instead. The main course? Boiled drum. Quick, easy and delicious, this is one dish that is guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser! This recipe is that of island native, Mrs. Zenovah Hooper of Salvo,...

Hatteras Island Holiday Recipes: Collards & Cornmeal Dumplings

The holiday season is a time of razzle, dazzle and sparkle and when planning a holiday feast, you want your guests to get the full experience. You want it to look good and taste even better! Since you’ve already got the Hatteras Island Oyster Dressing, bring even more island flare with some collards and cornmeal dumplings and have everyone drooling! Collards & Cornmeal Dumplings Recipe Ingredients: For The Collards 4...

Create a Holiday Cocktail with a Coastal Twist!

The shopping, the wrapping, the cooking, the baking, the parties, the family, the family, the family. PASS THE DRINKS, PLEASE! The holidays are so joyous and undoubtedly the most wonderful time of the year (aside from that glorious week when your sitting on the warm, toasty beaches of Hatteras Island), but with all of the excitement there is also a need for a little down time, so why not channel...

Christmas Cookies with a Coastal Twist

One great part about the holiday season is all of the delicious food! Sweet and savory treats float around like visions of sugar plums dancing in your head and now that the house is all decorated to remind you of your favorite spot at the beach, why not bring that same spirit into your already cheery kitchen? We’ve scoured the web and found that shaking up the traditional Christmas cookie...

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