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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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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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WINTER WHITE IN THE MID-SOUTH
Two weeks ago, the Mid-South was blanketed first with freezing rain, then with two or three rounds of sleet and snow. Butch Boehm’s photographic record of the “white-washing” shows just how beautiful, (while sometimes treacherous and deadly) Mother Nature can be. … Continue reading
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February, Black History Month: A Personal Tribute to Three Mississippi Heroes.
February, Black History Month: A Personal Tribute to Three Mississippi Heroes. As a boy growing up in Mississippi, I read the “Whites Only” signs posted around town. “Whites” and “Colored” designations painted on water fountains, restroom doors, and waiting rooms … 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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Holiday-cookie baking brings loved ones closer, if only in memories
Holiday-cookie baking brings loved ones closer, if only in memories By Patsy R. Brumfield The Southfacin’ Cook When I have to wipe the flour off my glasses, there’s been much baking underway. It’s 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
Life or Death in Vietnam
To honor our veterans on this Veteran’s Day 2020, we are grateful to have a firsthand glimpse of what serving in a war zone is really like via Randall O’Brien, our resident veteran. Happy Veteran’s Day to all of the … Continue reading