In 1932, Russell Johnston started a furniture manufacturing plant in Columbus and purchased a lumber mill shortly after. He began acquiring timber properties in the early 1940s with the intention of providing lumber for the factory while also generating another source...
When Southerners send requests for daily bread, I am almost certain that daily biscuits are what they are truly asking for. Not biscuits that pop out from a cardboard tube or sleep in the frozen food section of the market, but biscuits that are light as air,...
French Almond Plum Cake This cake with its delicate perfume of almonds is rustic, yet elegant, with a slight dusting of confectioners’ sugar. Apricots and cherries can be added for variation. 2 pounds red plums, (or combination of plums, apricots, or cherries) 2...
After I made the clay mold pumpkins that appeared in the September/October 2023 issue, a sweet friend sent me a small photo of a pumpkin adorned with tiny pressed and dried flowers. Perfect, because I love pumpkins and I love flowers! You only need a few supplies and...
1 cup butter 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1 cup turbinado cane sugar 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 ½ cups flour 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 3 cups old-fashioned oats 6 caramel squares, cut into fourths Sparkling sugar crystals In bowl of an...
Nancy and Owen Mayfield were living in a stately early 20th-century Victorian apartment in the Hayes Valley neighborhood of San Francisco when Owen casually showed Nancy a listing for a lovely Greek Revival house in their hometown of Jackson. Nancy, an interior...
