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December 2021

This Month’s Issue: The Food Issue

Like a parent with their children, we couldn’t pick a favorite issue if asked. But our annual Food Issue sure is fun to put together. We hope you enjoy it, too, and perhaps find a dish worthy of your holiday table. A special Thank You to those of you who submitted tales of woe from failed recipes— don’t miss Kitchen Flops on page 28. Also, learn more about historic energy legislation recently passed in North Carolina.

—Scott Gates, editor

Carolina Kitchen

Glazed Sugar Cookies

Lemon Cake

Creamed Spinach Shrimp Scampi

Maple and Apple Cider Brined Tomahawk Pork Chops

Open Faced Chicken Cordon Bleu

Fruit Cake Cookies

Nantucket Cranberry Pie

Ambrosia Shortcakes

Steak with Mongolian Beef Gravy

Wilted Asian Wedge Salad

Carolina Living

Carolina Living

Healthy Dessert Swaps

Make better-for-you baked goods this season

Carolina Living

Full STEAM Ahead

Playtime nourishes future careers in science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

Carolina Living

Celebrating Grandparents

Five ways kids can bond with their elders

I Remember

I Remember

Dressed for Turkey Hunting

I Remember

Starstruck Daughter

I Remember

Christmas with Grandpa

I Remember

Little Bo Peep Remembers Her Sheep

I Remember

Pink Chicks and Fox Kits

I Remember

A Family Christmas Present

Your Power

Your Power

Bring Energy Tech Home for the Holidays

Help build a brighter future with smart home gift ideas

Your Power

Co-op Leadership Camp Returns to the Woods in 2022

Students can apply through April 30

Your Power

Eastern Co-ops Partner on Bird Park EV Charger

Sylvan Heights Bird Park is home to the world’s largest collection of waterfowl

Your Power

North Carolina Passes Bipartisan Energy Legislation

New law calls for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Your Power

Democracy at Work

My experience at the Youth Legislative Assembly

Your Power

Students: Apply Now for the 2022 Youth Legislative Assembly

Applications accepted through February 1

Your Power

Columbus County Mural Celebrates Bees, Butterflies

Brunswick Electric funds public art piece

More from this issue

Carolina Creators

‘First Snow Impression’

Art by Daniel Wall

Energy

Sleuthing for Home Energy Savings

Utility bills provide clues to savings potential

Carolina People

Here Comes Clarence Claus

Jackie and Shaun Rodgers want all children to feel represented, especially during the holidays

Tip Of The Month

Pull the plug

on phantom energy load

NC Outdoors

Knife Sharpening Systems are Time-Tested and Precise

They also make for a sharp gift idea

Where in Carolina Country is This?

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