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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 15, 2021
“The question is: how to account for man’s wickedness? Biologists, for some reason, find it natural to look for a wicked monkey in the family tree. I find it more reasonable to suppose that monkeys are blameless and that something … 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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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 8, 2021
“All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful.” —Flannery O’Conner Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, November 1, 2021
“…When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip.” — John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces
This Week’s Southernism, Monday, October 18, 2021
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. —Maya Angelou Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter
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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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, October 11, 2021
“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, September 6, 2021
“Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.” —Rosa Parks Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter
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This Week’s Southernism, Tuesday, August 31, 2021
“Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans, when that’s where you left your heart? The moonlight on the bayou, a creole tune that fills the air. I dream about magnolias in bloom and I’m wishin’ I was … Continue reading
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This Week’s Southernism, Monday, August 23, 2021
“She was sippin’ on Southern and singing Marshall Tucker. We were fallin’ in love in the sweet heart of summer.” —Florida Georgia Line Photo: Deborah Fagan Carpenter
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