Juanita Garrison

When I was in the required two years of home economics in high school - which was only a few months after Noah and Mrs. Noah, and the kids Shem, Ham and Japheth and their wives left the ark... Continue Reading »

Recently my Ed and I went to Mount Pleasant to visit our daughter Catherine and her husband Mark, but especially to see our newest grandson and their first child, Tillman. Of course, he is the cutest child in the... Continue Reading »

It sure looked good sitting in the refrigerator, and I was eager for lunchtime to arrive so I could have a slice of Geneva Galloway’s Black Forest Pie. We are familiar with the delicious Black Forest Cake, and this... Continue Reading »

"Can you cook fried corn?" my school friend asked over the phone several years ago when she and her family were driving up from some miles away for lunch. "Of course," I answered, and I did.... Continue Reading »

"I can't cook anymore," wrote Doris Henderson of Glendale, asking for "recipes that can be put together with a toaster oven, crockpot, or microwave." Now I think I can help with that.... Continue Reading »

So give me a quick guess. In your collection of recipes and cookbooks, how many recipes for squash casserole do you have?... Continue Reading »

If you have a vegetable garden, you probably grow sweet bell peppers. These peppers are also a good vegetable to grow among your flowers, even if you don’t have the space, time or interest for a vegetable garden. Because... Continue Reading »

Today we are going to continue with some cooking terms. Last time we talked about methods of cooking, etc., but today we will use some words associated with cooking and eating. Again, you may know these, but perhaps you... Continue Reading »

I once read the little sentence: "The only thing worse than a person who can cook and doesn't is a person who can't cook and does." Whether you cook because of pleasure or necessity and have been doing so... Continue Reading »

They traveled to every continental state, including Alaska and also Canada. For years after Cecil Salley retired from his International Harvester dealership in 1978, he and his wife Willa traveled extensively, pulling their Airstream trailer all across our land.... Continue Reading »

Not every piece of meat we eat in the South is covered with barbecue sauce. Only the good ones.... Continue Reading »

The gelatin salad/dessert dishes are not as popular today as they were many years ago, and that’s a loss. I really like the gelatin dishes. They can always (in fact, must be) made ahead of time, they are healthy,... Continue Reading »