PATTY’S PICK: SWEET CORN TAMALE CAKES
I had the most wonderful appetizer at a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and decided that we needed an easy version in Mississippi. I made it, our staff tasted it, and we think it is a winner. It is great to serve on individual plates with cocktail forks or as...
PATTY’S PICK: BLUEBERRY BARS
Lena Causey, our business manager at the magazine, has been with us since the beginning of the magazine 30 years ago. She is one of the best cooks I know and helps me test and work out recipes, and she always helps with our recipe contest. Lena brings us treats to the...
PATTY’S PICK: BUTTERSCOTCH BUNDT CAKE
Several years ago, my dear friend Charla Walker of Clinton brought me a delicious Butterscotch Bundt Cake, and it has become my favorite fall cake. I have given it to so many people, and everyone asks for the recipe. I often make one recipe into two small cakes...
MANOR HOUSE DINNER
Since everyone is caught up in the Downton Abbey era, I thought an elegant manor house dinner might be jolly good fun. Send a very formal printed invitation with a monogram and gold edges, of course, and ask guests to dress in elegant Edwardian attire. Set the table...