As 2021 progresses, emails of all kinds have me happy to check my “inbox” more often than usual. Thank you all for your enthusiasm and kindnes…
I had four requests for cheesecake recipes this past week, which set a record for the number of times the same kind of recipe was sought in th…
As we celebrate the birth of Christ, we should take time to “feel” the magic of Christmas all around us. The “magic” I am writing about is dep…
With Christmas just nine days away it is time to begin making a list … a grocery list that is. That is why I am sharing recipes for delicious …
Just prior to our Mizzell family Thanksgiving dinner at the pond, several of us were lining up the variety of food containers in logical servi…
I have from time to time written columns about giving God thanks for our “daily bread” or “saying grace” as some call a prayer before a meal. …
I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving is just eight days away. Oh, how quickly the world-altering year of 2020 has passed … and that is all I…
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In last week’s “Part One: Stews and Chowder” column, I gave you a heads-up that the recipes I am sharing this week include a superb one for oy…
During our first major cold weather front a few weeks ago, I wrote a column that featured some hearty soups. In response, many of you readers …
As many of you have related in your messages to me over the past weeks and months, it remains vitally important to gear our thoughts toward a …
Over the months since the “shelter in place” order was lifted and the “go but wear a mask and social distance” order was implemented, I have w…
Well, as you wonderful readers of The Times and Democrat have said in your most recent emails and messages to me, the very thought of pumpkins…
I visited my local hair salon one cool morning last week. There were other ladies having their hair done, and as we were all comfortably socia…
As with so many other T&D area events and annual large group gatherings during this pandemic that requires ongoing social distancing, Indi…
An amazing amount of correspondence I received for the past several days all focused on last week’s topic and made me think: Social distancing…
According to the Farmers’ Almanac, September 22 marks the beginning of autumn. We most certainly enjoyed a bit of coolness in the evenings and…
When the “shelter in place” orders were issued mid-March, people who rarely cooked and ate at home found themselves figuring out how to prepar…
As of September 8 pretty much every school at every level – whether homeschool, or virtual, in-person, or a hybrid plan for attendance -- will…
With Labor Day weekend approaching and fresh South Carolina-grown veggies continuing to be offered for sale almost everywhere we look ... road…
When I was a youngster, I worked on Granddaddy Jay and Grandmother Sarah’s farm every summer. My brother, Bruce and I loved to spend summer ni…
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Since March, I have written about my excitement about fresh produce season and specifically have given several recipes for squash side dishes.…
For two consecutive weeks I have focused this column on various peach recipes and the response from readers has been immense. Emails relate th…
Way back in July of 2004 I received an email from long-time Times and Democrat reader Margaret Clemmer, who shared some compliments and then s…
Since early spring, I have focused the vast majority of recipes in this weekly column on culinary creations that bring out the wonderful flavo…
In honor of peach season, which just got under way, I want to remind you about the importance of ingesting plenty of fruit in recipes for the …
This is the first day of the second week of July, so I am taking this opportunity to I remind you wonderful readers that summer produce of all…
At our final family graduation get-together for the season (properly held with social distancing), we had scrumptious pulled pork. As many of …