By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com In this four-part series, food writer Laurie Triplette will focus on demystifying olive oil, which has been a darling of the American food...
One of my favorite things about traveling, especially in airports, is meeting other Rebels (and Delta’s Biscoff cookies, of course). I’ve never been on a trip...
A Delta debutante, a planter’s daughter from Rosedale who married a farmer – Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus (Luke) Lamar II from Sumner, great-great-great grandson of L.Q.C Lamar....
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: About as useful as a screen door on a submarine: A sarcastic expression implying that something or someone is...
The 10th Annual Mudbug Bash is this Saturday, April 12, from 6-11 p.m. on Panola Street in Hernando. This popular event benefits the Palmer Home for Children....
We all know that in Mississippi, good eatin’ and good company are never hard to find. Fried Chicken, shrimp n’ grits, macaroni and cheese, biscuits and...
The University of Mississippi community packed some 153,840 meals the weekend of Feb. 28-March 1 during Pack-A-Thon, a community service program organized by Feed the Hunger organization. The meals...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Well slap me silly! … and call me Susan (or Sally or Darlin’… ): An upbeat expletive related to...
Louisiana Rub Down rolled into Oxford about six weeks ago offering boudin balls and other Cajun eats, burgers, and ribs as Oxford’s newest restaurant. “We can’t...
By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com Southernism of the Week: Cut the mustard: First used as an expression in a 1902 story by Greensboro, NC, writer O. Henry (William...