By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com To commemorate August as National Sandwich Month (see my recent piece on off-the-wall sandwich combos), I have conducted a VERY unofficial poll among...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Knee high to a grasshopper: Interchangeable with “knee-high to a bullfrog.” Refers to a time when the specified...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Well that just dills my pickle: Uh-oh. Something has turned everything sour and I’m het up about it…...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com I attended a half-day canning workshop on July 30 hosted by the Mississippi State University Extension Service office here in Oxford. (Sorry,...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com The Association of Food Journalists (AFJ) invites all food writers to register and attend its annual conference September 10 through 12 at...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Sweetie Pie Sugar Pie Honey or Honey Bunch: All refer to someone in an attempt to be...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: That really fries(d) my grits: Something has got me all het up … in a bad way. Think being...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Happy as a tick on a lazy dog: Exactly what it sounds like, this expression refers to being satisfied...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week Take: A common verb used in the South for a wide range of activities, such as “I take the...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com CLEAN. SEPARATE. COOK. CHILL. These are the four rules for food safety. At no time is food safety more of concern than at...