Lemon pasta to fix all your problems, or at least, dinner
Pasta always fixes everything.
Butter Together: They see me rollin’
I once knew a woman who filled her manicotti using two baby spoons she had saved from her adult son’s childhood.
Southern Gardening: Coneflowers offer vivid color, blooms in summer
I have enjoyed Echinacea coneflowers in my landscape for many years, and I find that these striking perennials bring a burst of vivid color to gardens.
Grow with O: Sweet summertime and hot weather gardening
It is back to school time!
In the Garden with Felder: Summer planting for a fall harvest, with caveats
Most of the herbs and veg have made it halfway through the summer.
Butter Together: Don’t eat this one, y’all.
Y’all. I am the WORST housekeeper.
The Food Factor: Peach Cooler
Peach Cooler is a cool, creamy, and refreshing drink.
Crispy salmon bites for crispy summer days
If you haven’t noticed yet, it’s hot this summer.
Sites & Bites: Dak’s ‘home,’ BBQ, books, sports and shopping await in Frisco, Texas
Elements of home in the form of Mississippi State University alum Dak Prescott’s large presence in the Dallas Cowboys’ world headquarters in Frisco, Texas, and hearing stories about Jackson native LeAnn Rimes’ formative years in nearby Garland added special touches to the final part of a recent trip to Texas.
Southern Gardening: Hydrangeas are strong additions to garden areas
Hydrangeas are one of my favorite plants to use in areas of my landscape that get part shade and full shade.
In the Garden with Felder: Ornamental grasses to complement any landscape
Ornamental grasses are an entire class of plants that are widespread but surprisingly underused in Mississippi landscapes.
Chicken sausage pasta and taking seasonings to the grave
Never trust a cookbook with the word “skinny” on the cover.
The Food Factor: Bruschetta Salad
This salad tastes just like bruschetta, but in a bowl.
Butter Together: Something worth firing up the ol’ oven
Is mid-July the best time to try a new recipe for chocolate cake? No.
Sites & Bites: 48 hours in Grapevine: ‘Christmas Capital of Texas’ is the perfect getaway
Describing the unique features and sights of charming Grapevine, Texas in a few hundred words is an impossible task.
Southern Gardening: Volunteer plants add surprises to gardens
One of my favorite gardening experiences is seeing plants spontaneously appear in various spots in my home garden and landscape.
In the Garden with Felder: Throwing off the same old, same old for something new
Dilemma: Do I replace the big shrubs that succumbed to severe weather with more of the same, or go with something different?
Sites & Bites: Best food and travel items of 2024… so far, anyway
I’m not sure how – or when – it happened, but 2024 is more than halfway done.
Brownie cookies are what the heart wants and needs
I’ve publicly sworn off sugar at least three times this year.
Butter Together: Make the sauce, buy the ice cream
During the summer of 2020, I turned into an ice-cream-making machine (not literally; I’m not that cool).















