Three versions of the Southern go-to favorite By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Pig in a poke: What one gets when ordering grits in...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Pokey: (1) An adjective in Southern slang, referring to being slow and lagging behind. The way we all...
Keep it lighter with a Mediterranean twist By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Carry on: To express oneself in an exaggerated manner, just shy...
Try peach-infused bourbon with breakfast, once in a Blue Moon By Tad Wilkes tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com One of Oxford’s best-kept secrets is the fact that instead of waiting...
Fifth annual brew-‘n’-chew event is back, April 4 This Thursday, April 4, the Powerhouse Community Arts Center will open its doors to those who have been...
New event offers plethora of brews with food, live music, art, and fun By Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyles Editor tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com String your pretzel necklace together...
This St. Paddy’s Day, try the potluck o’ the Irish By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Shirt-tail cousins/shirt-tail kin: Someone who is not closely...
For rich flavor, pound it home By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Lower than a boll weevil: As low-down-dirty, sneaky, underhanded and rotten as...
Sweet Endings For Your Valentine’s Day By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK: In High Cotton: Equivalent of “Sittin’ pretty,” as in doing well, or...
Chef Owens has been a very busy boy By Tad Wilkes, Nightlife & Lifestyles Editor tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com I’ll have a giant meatball stuffed with Ro-Tel and, um,...