Juanita Garrison

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Sunday Dinner - Yum Yum Chicken Soup and Cornbread

Sunday Dinner: Yum Yum Chicken Soup With Cornbread

An old children’s nursery rhyme says, “The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow.” That must have been written for another area of our country, because we shall all be surprised if these winds bring snow. We... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner - Deviled Crab Casserole

Sunday Dinner: Deviled Crab Casserole

This one you must try. The recipe contains good South Carolina crabs, is easy to make, has only a few ingredients, and tastes really good. You can make it ahead of serving time and reheat it for Sunday dinner,... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner - Hamburger Soup

Sunday Dinner: Hamburger Soup

Soups were invented for cold winter days. And what choices there are! There are cream soups and chowders. There are meaty and fishy soups. There are clear broth soups and soups heavy with meats and vegetables. Every cook has... Continue Reading »

Coconut Cake 2013

Sunday Dinner: Coconut Cake … and Frosting

One of the most pleasant things about doing this column is hearing from readers as I did on a recent day when someone wrote asking for a white cake frosting recipe. I could have helped her with that and... Continue Reading »

Green Beans

Sunday Dinner: Green Beans

Fresh green beans from your supermarket, farmer’s market or your own garden are a staple in American cooking. They may also come from a freezer packet or a can, but the green bean is probably the third most-used vegetable... Continue Reading »

Rice Casserole

Sunday Dinner: Infallible Rice Casserole

We are all survived by things we have done. Mr. Bell gave us the telephone, someone I don’t know gave us the paper clip, and we have the late Wilma Brown of Gaffney to thank for Infallible Rice Casserole.... Continue Reading »

corn pudding

Sunday Dinner: Fresh Corn Pudding

“Jake wanted me to call you,” daughter Elizabeth said, calling from Greenwood. “He says there is a storm, with the possibility of a tornado, coming to your area.” “Thank him for me,” I answered. I had just readied myself... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner - Chinese Slaw

Sunday Dinner: Chinese Slaw

We have a lot for which to thank the Chinese: checkers, porcelain, lanterns, the chinaberry tree, and others. We can thank them also for this dish shared with us by Betty Rice of Holly Springs Baptist Church in Inman.... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: Macaroni Salad

I had not made this for a long time, but remembering recently how much I liked it, I made a large bowl of macaroni salad. It was fair, but there was something not as tasty as I remembered. After... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: Blackberry Jam Cake With Caramel Icing

All the ingredients were on hand, and I was looking forward to baking and eating Connie Whitten’s Blackberry Jam Cake when the sock-matching situation came up. I know there won’t be any such thing as this in heaven because... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: Baked Steak

This is one of those recipes that can go two ways. One is to use the boned sirloin and the other is to select cubed steak. Either will be good for a dish that you can prepare in less... Continue Reading »

Sunday Dinner: Pork Chop Casserole

"Aren't you going to pick up that paper?" a visiting child asked as I stepped over a newspaper that had slipped off the table onto the floor. "No," I answered. "I'm waiting until I drop something else. Then I... Continue Reading »