Butter Together: A berry good way to top a pancake
If you have an empty mason jar, you’re going to need to fill that jar.
Sites & Bites: Making own sides, snacks is not only tastier, but it’s healthier
It’s a memorable week when I discover new recipes that not only taste great and contain some of my favorite ingredients, but are also easy and quick to make.
In the Garden with Felder: Balancing overseeding with next summer’s potential problems
Do you really want a greener pasture in the front lawn? This month many gardeners overseed summer lawns with ryegrass for looks, or sow white clover for winter pollinators. But there are pros and cons to the lawn.
Sites & Bites: Crocktober heralds the start of fix it/forget it meals
I’ve never understood why Crockpots are used more in the fall and winter months.
Robert St. John: Enjoying the journey, and Sicily, with others
Travel has a way of opening the world, peeling back the layers of the familiar, and revealing the extraordinary.
Southern Gardening: Passalong Firespike as a garden beauty
This time of year, my Firespike is putting on a show in my garden. This herbaceous perennial is known for its large, dramatic spikes of bright red, tubular flowers.
In the Garden with Felder: Want to get rid of tree stumps? Make them rot.
One thing Mississippi has a lot of lately is tree stumps. With powerful storms and last year’s severe drought, there are countless thousands jutting up in peoples’ yards.
Butter Together: Spoiler: This is not a cake recipe
I have a history of messing up Julia’s birthday cakes.
The Food Factor: Garlic Chickpea Dip
This garlic chickpea dip couldn’t be easier – just toss a few ingredients in the food processor and you have an easy appetizer for any get-together!
Robert St. John: A silver anniversary of sorts
There’s something comforting about a Saturday night in a Mississippi catfish house.
Sites & Bites: Search for pound cake recipe stirs up pleasant memories
I’ve shared my love of pound cake before.
In the Garden with Felder: Admiring fall fungi in all its forms
There’s a lot of fungus among us in our landscapes, and for the most part, it’s okay; whenever we have cool, moist weather many put on quite a show.
Southern Gardening: Find room for Angelonia Angelface series in gardens
On a recent visit to the Mississippi State University South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville, I was captivated by the beauty of the Angelonia plants in their display gardens.
Robert St. John: Mississippi, You’re on My Mind
It’s true that there’s no place like home, and I deeply and dearly love my hometown of Hattiesburg and my home state of Mississippi.
Butter Together: They have a pizza my heart
“I have butter, tortillas, a single frozen pancake, and meatballs in the freezer. What to do? Any ideas?”
Sites & Bites: Ending Souptember on a delicious note
It’s been entertaining, to say the least, to watch grownups bicker on the internet this week over whether or not gumbo and chili should be considered soup.
In the Garden with Felder: A passalong is a passalong, whatever you call it
Call them whatever you want, but red spider lilies, like so many other heirloom plants, are a subtle roadmap linking generous gardeners.
Southern Gardening: Native Turk’s Cap is a good perennial for today’s gardens
I have fond memories of walking daily as a kid past my grandmother’s chain-link fence, admiring the bright red flowers on the Turk’s Cap growing along it. Every time I see those flowers today, childhood memories rush through my mind.
Grow with O: To-do lists and planting a fall vegetable garden
The older I get, the more difficult it is to stay on task. When David left the house after the storm blew through, I was supposed to work on my article so next week would be clear to help him at the camp. We will host his 50th Class Reunion for the Millport Class of 1974.
How to eat more fruits and vegetables
Did you know that September is National Fruits and Veggies Month?
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