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...
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...
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...
X marks hitting the spot on Good Friday By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Rise and Shine: Get on up out of that bed,...