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ASK PAT: Cinco de Mayo is a good excuse to add a little spice
Saturday is Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday and a good excuse celebrate spice.
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Meet Your Local Pastors: Jim Kirkland, Mullins First Baptist
Pastor Jim Kirkland has pastured at Mullins First Baptist for the past 10 years and has lived in South Carolina for the same period.
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Ask Pat: Classic dessert good for any day
Today is National Black Forest Cake Day so I am printing a recipe for that classic dessert. It originated in Germany where they have a forest called the Black Forest. The original recipe is for a cake from scratch but I have included an easier shortcut.
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Marion County churches celebrate Lent with lunches
Every year on Ash Wednesday, Christians around the world begin a time called Lent where some fast, give up certain things, plan to take up an area of service they haven’t done before or take up a practice that will help them to grow as Christians.
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ASK PAT: Find the right 'stuff' for Thanksgiving dressing
The big day is tomorrow and today I’m printing a couple of stuffing/dressing recipes. One, mom’s stuffing, lightened up, is traditional but on the light side. The other one, shrimp and grits dressing is for the more adventuresome. I hope your holiday is blessed with good food and good fellowship.
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COLUMN: Grisham releases his best book in years
This month John Grisham releases his best book in years, and we revisit some classics of legal suspense. Read on!
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Ask Pat: Put the mocha to good use on National Coffee Day
Today is National Coffee Day. Today I’m printing two recipes that are coffee (mocha) flavored. One is a “light” version of a milkshake and the other is a pecan-mocha pudding made in the microwave. I know some people want more than just a cup of coffee.
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ASK PAT: Get into the game with homemade baked tortilla chips
Now that football season is underway I am printing a recipe for homemade baked tortilla chips. You could use almost any spice you want to on them but I made two versions; garlic salt and cinnamon and sugar. Both were good. To go with the garlic ones, I’m also printing a dip recipe that is similar to the layered taco dip but this one has fewer ingredients.
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ASK PAT: Cool off the oven with a microwave bread pudding recipe
A week or so ago, I needed to take something to the library to snack on but my oven was not working. I had a recipe for microwave bread pudding with cinnamon sauce. Since I had all the ingredients I decided to make this and it turned out very well. The recipes for both are below.
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COLUMN: Leading the charge to see aprons make a comeback
I am a big fan of aprons. You know, those things that cover your clothes when you're in a kitchen?
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COLUMN: Thinking differently
"This is a different place. Our way of thinking is different, as are our ways of seeing, laughing, singing, eating, meeting and parting. Our walk is different, as the old song goes, our talk and our names." -Charles Kuralt in Southerners: Portrait of a People
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Marion County Community and Church Calendar
Events and Happenings in the Marion County Communities
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ASK PAT: Make biscuits like the pros
One of my daughters-in-law has asked for a recipe for biscuits and gravy which is one of my husband’s favorite dishes but he always orders it when we go out to eat; I have never made it for him. I found a recipe for Hardee’s Biscuits (which he really likes) on-line and I am printing it as one of today’s recipes. Someone else asked for a recipe for egg salad that she saw on TV. with Mr. Food. That will be the other recipe.
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COLUMN: New Marion County Library director arrives with a 'thank you'
Thank you! Let me backtrack: that’s for the cordial welcome I’ve received in my first week as Library Director. Everyone I have had the pleasure to meet, from library users and citizens to elected officials, has made me feel like I’ve been here my whole life. It truly is “Just Right,” and you do your communities proud.
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Marion County Community and Church Calendar
Events and happenings through the communties of Marion County
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ASK PAT: Find a sweet spot for National Milk Chocolate Day
Tomorrow, July 28 is National Milk Chocolate Day. This is my daughter’s favorite type of chocolate so I plan on making the Milk Chocolate Brownie recipe for her the next time I see her. I also recently found a light version of the local favorite, Banana Pudding, which uses roasted bananas that intensifies the flavor of the fruit.
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Community and Church News
Events and happenings in the communitees of Marion County
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That's Life Column: Life without space, or at least a space program
Ages come and go. We learn that in history. Iron age. Industrial Age. Space Age.
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COLUMN: New Marion County Library director arrives with a 'thank you'
Thank you! Let me backtrack: that’s for the cordial welcome I’ve received in my first week as Library Director. Everyone I have had the pleasure to meet, from library users and citizens to elected officials, has made me feel like I’ve been here my whole life. It truly is “Just Right,” and you do your communities proud.
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ASK PAT: Cinnamon Love Knots good for any get-together
A week or so ago, at a get-together, I had some really good sweets, Cinnamon Love Knots. Today this is one of my recipes. They take a bit of preparation but they are worth it when you are done. Then, Emma asked for an easy yeast bread recipe. I gave her several different easy bread recipes, and I’m including one here. Again, it takes time, but you and your family will love the results.
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That's Life: Technology improvements mean 'Nana' can talk longer
Often we all reflect, I'm sure, about this invasive technological age in which we live and wonder "What am I doing with a Facebook account!"
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Ramblin Man Column: Six months with Nenna
Becoming a father for the first time sure does create a slew of memories. The prior year in May I was watching my sweetheart grace the stage at the Florence Civic Center during Florence Darlington Technical College’s graduation ceremony.
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That's Life: Dressing 'green' for the summer office
I am always nervous about showing off my white legs of summer, but when a co-worker exclaimed, loud enough for another co-worker across the hall to hear "What the (heck) you wearin'!" I was mortified!
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Marion County Community and Church Calendar
Events and things to do in Marion County
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ASK PAT: Get creative on National French Fries Day with baked sweet potato fries
Today is National French Fries Day and Beans ‘n’ Franks Day. To be on the local/healthy side, I’m printing a recipe for baked sweet potato fries and for a twist on regular beans and franks, today’s recipe calls for brats instead of hot dogs and adds applesauce to the mix. Enjoy these new-old favorites.
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