Lunch is served – by the W’s rising chefs
Hawaiian fruit salad with lilikoi syrup and toasted coconut, macadamia-crusted mahi mahi with lilikoi beurre blanc, mixed greens with papaya seed vinaigrette, coconut rice and a guava cake to finish it all off – is your mouth watering yet?
Butter Together: A nickel for a pickle
I’ve had cravings lately.
White chicken chili for Megan
It’s never easy to say goodbye to someone you love.
Serve a plate of pasta salad to round out spring picnics
If clear skies and bright sunshine have you dreaming of a fresh meal outdoors, a picnic may be just the solution.
Make preparing a well-balanced meal doable any day of the week (really!)
Are you busy? So, so busy you can barely stand it?
State’s blueberry crop hurt by March freeze
Already struggling with fewer acres in the state, the blueberry industry absorbed a smaller setback with an untimely freeze in mid-March.
New twist on a southern classic
Banana Pudding is one of those Southern staples that everyone agrees is delicious, but no one can seem to agree on the correct way to prepare.
MSU Extension specialty crops short course set for May 7
Fruit and vegetable producers will have an opportunity to learn more about producing these specialty crops during an upcoming short course.
Butter Together: Salsa (the food, not the dance)
Do you remember being in high school and reading word problems about odd individuals who had, say, 35 jalapenos but needed 110 jalapenos?
Corn ribs bring novel, bold flavor to the grill
My husband Austin has been asking me the same question on repeat ever since we got temps above 80 degrees: “Ready to get grillin’?”
Robert St. John: A Life at the Table
Before the restaurants, before the trips, before any of it – there was my grandmother’s table.
Celebrate cabbage season
The humble cabbage. This inflation-proof vegetable doesn’t get much love, does it?
Sweet, savory and seasonal: Carrot Tart with Carrot Top Chimichurri makes the ultimate Spring dish
Last week, I drove a casual 900 miles up to Maryland to visit my big sister, Faith, her precious husband and her brilliant kiddos.
Butter Together: Quinoa Cake: I swear this isn’t an April Fool’s
I feel like there are a few foods that every home cook should be able to pull off: a good chocolate chip cookie. A baked chicken breast that isn’t too dry or too bland. And a nice chocolate cake.
MPB to premiere new original series ‘Southern Dish’ tomorrow
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) will premiere the first season of its new original series, “Southern Dish,” tomorrow.
Robert St. John: Work is not a four-letter word
A 12-year-old with a push mower and six neighbors who needed their yards cut – that’s as close to a business plan as I’ve ever had.
Organic vegetable production workshop set for April 17
Small farmers will have an opportunity to learn more about organic vegetable production during an upcoming workshop.
A smarter way to satisfy a pizza craving
Some nights, around dinner time, my husband, Jon, and I will look at each other with an old familiar stare, filled with mischief and a sense of plotting – scheming even – until one of us finally breaks and asks the other, “Should we just order a pizza?”
MSU Dining Services’ Jankowski named Aramark South Region District Manager of the Year
Mississippi State University’s Dining Services is flourishing under the leadership of James Jankowski, recently recognized as the 2025 District Manager of the Year for Aramark’s South Region.
Robert St. John: Nobody Plans for This
Over nearly 10 years of hosting Yonderlust tours – more than 70 trips and 1,500 people – I’ve watched the same thing happen.











