Juanita Garrison

We owe him a lot, this John Montagu (1718-1792), because without him there would be no picnics, no lunch at one's desk, no ladies' afternoon teas, etc. Not even hamburgers. The story is that Mr. Montagu - also known... Continue Reading »

"Yeaaaaa! I found it!” Diligently had I searched, even as the woman looking for her lost coin. Because I don't throw away things, I knew it was someplace in my clutter corner, and after a half day I located... Continue Reading »

"Don't make that one," our daughter Gaye said. "No one likes it.” We were discussing the dessert cake I would make for visitors to our house after we had eaten dinner at a restaurant. "Mrs. Hammond likes it," I... Continue Reading »

Today's recipe could be called an emergency recipe because it is made from things you probably have on hand , and who doesn't have a pack of ground beef hiding in the freezer? On the day you haven't made... Continue Reading »

Everybody likes biscuits, including our English friends who call them scones. If you ask for biscuits in England, you’ll get cookies. I think it was Churchill who said the Americans and English are separated by a common language (or... Continue Reading »

You may think I am obsessed with green vegetables. Last year I wrote about collards, and last issue it was broccoli. Well, I’ve just recently learned something new about cooking collards that I want to share with you. (Actually... Continue Reading »

As of today, three things probably have occurred: (1) You have just about put the house in order after the holidays; (2) you have eaten the collards, black-eyed peas, and jowl or pork roast; and (3) you have made... Continue Reading »

A couple of years ago, I suggested a fruitcake recipe to you. Today I have another one. As I said earlier, fruitcakes, the traditional Christmas food, have been given a bad name unjustly.... Continue Reading »

It was the name that got me. The recipe is in "Tasteful Treasures," the cookbook published by Providence Baptist Church in Pageland. The church, which has a Sunday school attendance of 200-225, is in the Chesterfield Baptist Association, and... Continue Reading »

Today’s recipe is from a dear friend of a half century. Annie Frances Blackman was one of the first persons I met when my Ed and I married and I moved to our community.... Continue Reading »

All my young life I didn't like the phrase "turnip greens." I don't know why, but the phrase irritated me, and consequently I didn't eat them. Then with the first baby on the way and the eating peculiarities that... Continue Reading »

Need a good, easy to prepare side dish for the hearty fall foods we are enjoying? Then do try this one from Linda Sue Horres. This dish is good, has only five ingredients, and can be put together easily.... Continue Reading »