Recipes From Hilton Head Island

While walking through the Salty Dog Cafe, Becky (our marketing guru) picked up a recipe book. Here is her story...

Mr. Weatherman was advertising a fantastic summer thunderstorm. Beach thunderstorms furnish perfect conditions for "sky watchin'". Sky watchin' is very similar to what us southern folk refer to as "front porch sittin'", except this has a time limit because the storm eventually ends. When the time comes, I prefer a group of friends, a light blanket, some snacks, and a big front porch.

On my last souvenir stop in South Beach (Sea Pines), I picked up two additional Salty Dog tee shirts as well as a recipe book called "Hilton Head Island - Recipes of Ellie and Bill's Catering". This pictorial cookbook featured alot of Hilton Head favorites. Bill and Ellie Bollin started a catering business in the early 1970's and the family business is now a staple to this barrier island. Among the recipes are a few Salty Dog Cafe favorites, hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and even a full course dinner. In my book, sky gazing requires sweets, period. Thus, the Butterscotch Brownies on page 25 was calling my name.

The brownies turned out delicious! We did adjust the recipe just a bit, but that should be expected and acceptable with 4 girls baking in a kitchen. We added semi-sweet chocolate chips (yummy!). I would also recommend adding a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and some butterscotch topping on top of your brownie.

Good friends, great snacks, and a fantastic thunderstorm equals wonderful summertime evening.

Thanks to the Salty Dog for the recipe book!