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TAILGATE LIKE A REAL SOUTHERNER
TAILGATE LIKE A REAL SOUTHERNER By Patsy R. Brumfield The Southfacin’ Cook If you’ve never tailgated, you’ve missed lots of good food and fellowship. Tailgating can wear you out or it can be as simple as you want … Continue reading
HOW TO MAKE GIARDINIERA (PICKLED VEGETABLES) by Southfacin’ Cook Patsy Brumfield
When I was a kid, our neighbor, Wilbur Pickett, made hot sauce on an open fire on the vacant elementary school-yard between our McComb, Mississippi, houses. I didn’t think too much about why until years later when I made my … Continue reading
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CULINARY QUEST by Tom Lawrence
Galatoire’s Restaurant, New Orleans, LA The quest for delicious food is something most of us can sink our teeth into. Heated discussions take place regularly over who has the best barbeque or the most authentic ethnic delicacy. We’ve all experienced … Continue reading
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Tagged Abe's Grill, Commanders Palace, Doe's Eat Place, Galatoire's, NOJA
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How to brine a pork tenderloin for your summertime feast …By Patsy R. Brumfield / Southfacin’ Cook
Most folks think that if you throw a hunk of meat onto the grill, it’s going to be good. Not really. It’s good because you prepare the meat in some way – you give it a flavor rub or you … Continue reading
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Tagged brined pork, brined pork tenderloin, patsy brumfield, pork tenderloin, southfacin' cook
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SOUTHFACIN’ COOK — How to Make Crawfish Strudel by Patsy Brumfield
HOW TO MAKE CRAWFISH STRUDEL New Orleans’ world-famed Jazz Fest inspires from many angles, but music and food are the most obvious. That’s where my daughter, Margaret, introduced me to Crawfish Strudel. For those of us expecting something sweet … Continue reading
Southfacin’ Cook’s – Southern Sour Cream Pound Cake by Patsy Brumfield
My father didn’t do much cooking. Chiefly, he’s remembered for accidentally setting fire to the kitchen while trying to cook bacon and watch the World Series simultaneously. We’ve never been much for multi-tasking. But the man could make a really … Continue reading
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Tagged patsy brumfield, pound cake, sour cream pound cake, southfacin' cook
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Southfacin’ Cook – Southern Cornbread Dressing by Patsy Brumfield
HOW TO MAKE CORNBREAD DRESSING LIKE A REAL SOUTHERNER Thanksgiving turkey isn’t complete without moist, yummy cornbread dressing. It’s taken me years to get this one right, so I’ll share my experience with you. First, my wonderful mother, Betty – … Continue reading
Southfacin’ Cook: HOW TO BRINE A TURKEY by Patsy Brumfield
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of recipes from our SouthFacin’ Cook, Patsy Brumfield, that we are posting to get our readers in the mood for some great Thanksgiving food. We will be posting one each week … Continue reading
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Tagged brined turkey, patsy brumfield, roast turkey, southfacin' cook, Thanksgiving
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South Facin’ Cook: Shrimp & Grits by Patsy Brumfield
How to Make Shrimp & Grits Like a New Orleans Native … Actually, Shrimp & Grits is dish that’s gone from the mundane to haute cuisine in just a decade or so. My rendition is a bow to the famed … Continue reading
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Tagged patsy brumfield, shrimp and grits, south facin cook
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Downtown Small Town by Deborah Fagan Carpenter
The song by Kenny Rogers, Twenty Years Ago was actually written about my hometown in south Mississippi. Today the downtown of my childhood, which was once the pulse of the small town, is struggling to stay alive in a world of … Continue reading