Hello Gardeners, I’m Amanda McNulty with Clemson Extension and Making It Grow. Tucked among the alligator-filled lagoons and golf courses of Hilton Head, one of our Chef Ambassadors, Orchid Paulmeier, presides over a kitchen with room for family and friends at her restaurant, One Hot Momma’s American Grille. The daughter of immigrants from the Philippines, Chef Paulmeier recalls her days cooking with her Filipino grandmother and mother as she makes comfort food classics of the South tweaked with her signature sauces. Exotic undertones are evident in her dirty rice and gravy, smoke fried chicken and other low country favorites. These creations share the spot light with her creation crafted for the Girl Scouts’ Death by Chocolate Gala – a Chocolate BBQ Baby Back Ribs appetizer!
