Melissa Roy, the new owner of Twisted Cork Cocktail & Wine Bar, shared recipes of two new items that can be found on her menu. Her bar is located where Corks used to be at Festival Center Plaza, near the Sea Pines Circle.

Recipe by Carrie Hirsch

This is a “short” cake, but very long on flavor.

Serves 6-8
Strawberries:    
1 pound strawberries, washed, hulled, sliced
Juice of 1 orange (reserve zest for dough)
Juice of 1 small lemon (reserve zest for dough)
3 tablespoons granulated sugar

 Recipe by Carrie Hirsch

Serves 4
2 medium carrots, peeled & grated
1/2 fennel bulb, very thinly sliced
1 medium apple peeled, cored & grated
Juice of one lemon
Zest of one lemon
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
1 teaspoon prepared wasabi 

by Carrie Hirsch

Ingredients:

1 cup ripe pineapple (canned or fresh), chopped
3/4 cup pineapple juice
3/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons garlic, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
3 tablespoons light or dark brown sugar
6 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon sriracha

Bluffton is the fastest growing municipality in South Carolina. To help serve the rapidly expanding population, many restaurants have decided to set up shop on the mainland.

In search of oysters, pad Thai, spanakopita, sole meunière, jerk chicken, pimento cheese, crab cakes or churros? No need to cross the bridge. You can find all of those items on Bluffton menus. Gone are the days when it used to be hard to find a kitchen open past 9 p.m.

Ingredients:

2 cups drained well-cooked or canned chickpeas, reserve liquid
1/4 cup tahini with some of its oil
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus oil for drizzling
2 cloves garlic, peeled
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
1/2 tablespoon paprika, plus a sprinkling for garnish
Juice of 1 lemon, more as needed
Chopped fresh parsley leaves for garnish

Asian food covers a spectrum of endless possibilities – the myriad of spices procured and the combination of ingredients used to create recipes are so diverse and complex and rooted in culinary tradition. We tend to think of Asian food as Chinese, Vietnamese or Thai, but the largest country in Asia is Russia and the smallest independent state is an archipelago of islands known as The Maldives - two extreme examples of how the cuisines within Asia are vastly different. When we think “Russian”, we think borscht, caviar and beef Stroganoff, whereas in The Maldives, coconuts, fish and cassava are the staples. The geographical make-up of Asia dictates that we add in China, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey and about forty-six other countries whose cultures are ancient, which means the culinary traditions are deeply embedded in the palate.

Short Rib Osso Bucco with Smoked Gouda Grits and a Charred Poblano Demi Glace

Ingredients:

Ribs:
(2) 8oz pc bone in short rib
1 cup red wine
1cup veal demi glace
1 charred poblano peeled and seeded
Salt and pepper