Category Archives: Food

Low Country Shrimp Boil

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I am missing the Carolinas already, so I decided to make Carolina Low Country Shrimp Boil for dinner. Here is my favorite recipe: 4 quarts (16 cups) of water ½ cup Old Bay seasoning 2 TBSP salt 8 medium red potatoes, quartered 2 large onions cut into wedges 2 pounds smoked sausage cut into 2.
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Shem Creek Inn

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I will be leaving the Shem Creek Inn today and heading back up to Myrtle Beach for my last two nights. I really love the Shem Creek Inn – nice rooms, a great pool, and of course it over looks the creek. It’s in a perfect, central location for getting to Charleston and also out.
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Charleston, South Carolina

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I had the most amazing day today! I took the water taxi from Patriot’s Point in Mount Pleasant over to Charleston, and let me tell you, this is THE way to go – no traffic or parking hassles! And it was a great day for a boat ride! With the exception of lunch, I walked.
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Shem Creek – Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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If you love sea food, Shem Creek is the place to be! Commercial fishing started here in 1890 and has been big business ever since. I had the fish stew and a house salad with warm bacon dressing at the Water’s Edge restaurant on the creek for dinner tonight. The fish stew is one of.
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Oak Island, NC

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Aaaaahhhh . . . . sea air . . . I love it! I left for the airport in MN at 5:00 am this morning, stopped in Atlanta, then flew into Myrtle Beach this afternoon, and drove up to Oak Island, NC. All went very well and according to plan. I like it when that.
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