Category Archives: Food Scene

Winter-Time Soup from Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy R. Brumfield

Roasted Potato & Chicken Soup — just right for what’s left of winter I got lucky the other day and went to my pantry to see if I had any makings for a warm wintry soup. Thank goodness this worked … Continue reading

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Let’s Cook Something Southern!

Let’s Cook Something Southern! Our South Facin’ Cook, Patsy R. Brumfield has been under the weather of late, and she’s also recently relocated and is still settling in, so I’m pinch-hitting on the “food scene.” Hopefully, Patsy will be back … Continue reading

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GREEK OREGANO & LEMON ROASTED CHICKEN

GREEK OREGANO & LEMON ROASTED CHICKEN By Patsy R. Brumfield The Southfacin’ Cook The Pandemic has brought me to more cooking shows on TV, especially how-to shows like Cook’s Country and America’s Test Kitchen. One episode showed a tantalizing entrée … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Lasagna from the Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy R. Brumfield

Welcome to Fall — A New Slice of an Old Favorite, Lasagna By Patsy R. Brumfield The Southfacin’ Cook I was down South in Brazil the other day, visiting family on a four-year work exchange program — daring to hold … Continue reading

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SOUTHERN CONDIMENTS ON THE SOUTHERN SPREAD

SOUTHERN CONDIMENTS ON THE SOUTHERN SPREAD Our culture, our history, our spirit, and our hospitality are some of the ingredients. Southern foods are heavily influenced by African, English, Scottish, Irish, French, and Native-American cuisine. Although most of them are served … Continue reading

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Creamy Chicken Salad

Creamy Chicken Salad By Patsy R. Brumfield The Southfacin’ Cook Springtime means Chicken Salad time with thoughts of croissant sandwiches or topping crisp lettuce to enjoy outside on the back deck with a tall, cool glass of iced tea – … Continue reading

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Perfectly Peeled Hard-Boiled Eggs

Why has it taken me so long to figure out how to make perfectly peeled hard-boiled eggs  By Patsy R. Brumfield The Southfacin’ Cook    Years ago, I complained to my long-time friend Joe Rutherford of Tupelo that I hated … Continue reading

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Mardi Gras King Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

KING CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING Patsy R. Brumfield, The Southfacin’ Cook Note: I made several King Cakes a few years ago from a recipe by a noted New Orleans chef. It was good but not as good as my … Continue reading

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Thanksgivings in The Time of Covid

Thanksgivings in The Time of Covid Patsy R. Brumfield, the Thanksgiving meal inheritor   by Patsy R. Brumfield The Southfacin’ Cook            My mother, the late, great Betty Dial Brumfield, loved Thanksgiving, probably more than any … Continue reading

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Tomatoes on the Southern Spread

Tomatoes on the Southern Spread Temperatures are beginning to cool off a little bit here in Tennessee, and sadly, that signals the end of the unrivaled joy of homegrown tomatoes. As far as I’m concerned, nothing can beat a bacon, … Continue reading

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