Juanita Garrison

Slow cookers have been around for a few years. The most recognizable name is the Crockpot, but there are others. This was a great invention. Some recipes cook on high for three or four hours; others cook on low... Continue Reading »

As soon as I saw this recipe, I knew I would like it. It is in the recently published cookbook, "Kitchen Windows," by Varnville First Baptist Church. There must be many good cooks in Varnville, and this recipe was... Continue Reading »

The conversation was with Debbie Yon, secretary at Bel-Ridge Baptist Church in Belvedere. The Rev. Earl Welch is the pastor of this Aiken Association church. We thank Debbie for her help.... Continue Reading »

She copied the recipe from a newspaper or magazine when her husband was a student at New Orleans Baptist Seminary and she was a nursing student at the Southern Baptist Hospital. That has been a while back. Now they... Continue Reading »

They arrived in our community many years ago, fresh from seminary and excited about the ministry. Pretty Gayle Harley and her husband, the Rev. Jimmie Harley, had graduated and accepted a pastorate at our church. While in seminary, the... Continue Reading »

Cindy had brought me a plate of 12 German Chocolate Brownies a few days earlier. Because I wasn't home, she had left them with our son-in-law, Joel Sprague, at his office near our house. She and Wayne are friends... Continue Reading »

You could have called it a mill church, this once large, now small, church in upstate South Carolina. That is no longer a good description of 109-year-old Riverside Baptist Church in Anderson, because it has been almost three decades... Continue Reading »

Making most pickles - whether peach, okra, beet, etc. - is simple but takes a while. Cucumber pickles take the longest so if you (a) don't have the time or (b) just plain don't want to do it, you... Continue Reading »

This is a good recipe, and using it will be a tribute to the dear lady who contributed it to the cookbook published several years ago by Lexington Baptist Church in Lexington.... Continue Reading »

This one is easy. This one is good. This one can be made ahead of time for your Sunday feast.... Continue Reading »

One of the delights of summer, and there are many, is fresh corn. When Jesus and his disciples stopped in the field for lunch, he was criticized by the Pharisees for harvesting on the Sabbath. The KJV calls the... Continue Reading »

Soon home gardens and farmers' markets will be providing South Carolinians with fresh, locally grown vegetables. Almost always, we (or they) don't see among the leaves all the cucumbers when picking and consequently have several that grow too large... Continue Reading »