Category Archives: Food Scene

Eggplant Bread Pudding by The Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy R. Brumfield

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Patsy Brumfield

We haven’t heard from her recently. WELCOME BACK, SOUTHFACIN’ COOK, PATSY R. BRUMFIELD! EGGPLANT BREAD PUDDING By Patsy R. Brumfield The Southfacin’ Cook So, I consider myself a bit of an expert on how to make bread pudding – you know, … Continue reading →

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Southern Supper with a Pittsburgh Foodie

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  Southern Supper with a Pittsburgh Foodie by Deborah Fagan Carpenter Pittsburgh food writer and passionate cook, Nancy Hanst may be a grits and greens convert. Visiting in Memphis for the winter months, Nancy has been cooking nonstop with her … Continue reading →

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THE SOUTHERN SPREAD: CHRISTMAS EDITION

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

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, and although most of them are served across the country … Continue reading →

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Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield Brings Aunt Tonni’s Tea Cakes Back to Life

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield Brings Aunt Tonni’s Tea Cakes Back to Life Back at least 100 years, my family and the Gervin-Scales family were close friends. A highlight of that friendship was long, leisurely visits to Mrs. Katie Scales, whose … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cookies from Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

Christmas Cookies from Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield   For my entire growing-up life, Wilbur and Gladys Pickett were our next-door neighbors on Burke Street in McComb, Miss. In addition to their being key production folks at the Enterprise-Journal, our local … Continue reading →

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Peanut Soup on the Southern Spread

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

  The Southern Spread This month’s feature: Peanut Soup George Washington Carver put peanuts on the map by inventing over a hundred recipes and uses for them, largely at Tuskegee University in Alabama. We had a president from Georgia, who … Continue reading →

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THE SOUTHERN SPREAD: This month’s feature–Pound Cake

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

The Southern Spread This month’s feature: POUND CAKE A pound of butter; a pound of sugar; 10 large eggs; a pound of flour. Those are the ingredient amounts that gave the pound cake its name. The original recipe didn’t contain … Continue reading →

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THE SOUTHERN SPREAD—APRIL FEATURE: BISCUITS 101

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

The Southern Spread by deborah fagan carpenter 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, and although most of them … Continue reading →

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Chicken-Grain One Pot Dish from Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Patsy Brumfield

Southfacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield Chicken-Grain One Pot Dish  — so easy and so good Foodie friends, I’m almost embarrassed to offer this recipe, but it’s so good, I’d be depriving you of an easy, delicious one-pot meal. It features whatever … Continue reading →

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This Month’s Feature on the Southern Spread — Comeback Sauce

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Deborah Fagan Carpenter

The Southern Spread by deborah fagan carpenter 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, and although most of them … Continue reading →

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