Berry season is ripe for picking sweet recipes. By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Dab: A small bit of something important to the situation or...
Summer in the South calls for gettin’ fishy with it. By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Fish or cut bait: Proceed with your intended action...
Doing the Southern dessert classic right; and chocolate caramel banana upside cake By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Potluck: (a) The dinner to which...
Where there’s a dill, there’s a way. SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Druthers: Preferences regarding one’s state of existence; what a person would prefer (would rather) to...
Opened to large crowd on May 14. Oxford has a new farmers’ market — not to be confused with the farmers’ market that still operates on...
Feeding—and comforting—the masses By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK (Looks Like) Something the Cat Dragged in: That person’s seen better days or better moments in...
Apple tortilla rollups, shirred egg cups and grits Benedict By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Gooder’n grits: It doesn’t get much better than this....
Enchiladas and Pico for Cinco de Mayo By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Put a lid on it. Better bottle up that behavior right...
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...
Hankerin’ for a hunk o’ pork By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Hankerin’: A strong desire for something, with a twist of nostalgia. Think...