Fireside Valentine’s Dinner for Two
Recipes by CINDY COOPWOOD • Table styled by CINDY COOPWOOD and CORDELIA CAPPS • Photography by RORY DOYLE A romantic table for two sets the stage for a Southern-kissed Valentine’s menu Set a romantic Valentine’s table with bold red layers, starting with a modern textured red placemat, gleaming gold accents, and a charming heart-shaped dish […]
Elegance for Everyday Living
By TERRI GLAZER • Photography by ANDREW WELCH A carefully crafted Indianola home blends refined architectural touches with comfort and function Gayle Fontenot knew exactly what she wanted. After forty-four years living in the small community of Murphy, she was ready for a new house and, perhaps most importantly, a neighborhood. Her long-held […]
Daddies, Daughters, and Ducks
By JOEY LEE • Photos courtesy of JOHN MONTFORT JONES The Delta’s Sweetest Hunting Tradition There’s something special about the bond between daddies and daughters. Some would say it’s almost as strong as the bond between daddies and—duck hunting. And there’s one local crew of girl dads who are strengthening that bond by sharing […]
Holiday Dinner Party Menu
Tangy Pecan-Crusted Pork TenderloinPotatoes Au GratinBrown Sugar Glazed Carrots with PecansSpinach Salad with Blue Cheese and Balsamic VinaigretteCoconut Cool Whip CakeOld Fashioned Boiled Custard This crowd-pleasing menu is one you’ll find yourself turning to again and again throughout the holiday season. Centered around a tender, pecan-crusted pork loin and paired with brown sugar–glazed […]
Open Doors, Open Hearts
By TERRI GLAZER • Photography by BRANDALL LAUGHLIN Oxford’s Holiday House Tour blends seasonal splendor with a powerful purpose—supporting Doors of Hope Transition Ministries Last December, six Oxford homeowners opened their doors to help Lafayette County families at risk of and experiencing homelessness. The annual Holiday House Tour is the primary fundraising event […]
From the Delta to the Stars
By BARBARA TRAVIS The Literary Journey of Amy Vincent Mississippi loves its writers and vows there’s “something in the water” that inspires them. That may very well be true, especially in the Delta, where storytellers reign supreme. And now a fresh spotlight is shining on Mississippi writers and the stories they tell. One […]
The Wild One
By JIM BEAUGEZ Webb Wilder celebrates the music of his native Mississippi from behind the mic—on stage, in the recording studio, and over the airwaves Sonic chameleon that he is, a guy like Webb Wilder doesn’t overthink where his pioneering Americana sound comes from. To him, the source is obvious: It’s Mississippi. […]
Merriment in Merigold
By TERRI GLAZER • Photography ANNA CATHERINE BOOTH Celebrated Southern design duo of Parker Kennedy Living team up with Jenny Smith of Merigold to host a festive workshop full of laughter, style, and seasonal sparkle “It really is an amazing kind of experience creating these little environments where everybody’s happy. You look around—everybody’s […]
Chill with Chili
By CINDY COOPWOOD ‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving… Kick off the holiday with a cozy, low-stress tradition: A DIY Chili Bar! Perfect for feeding a hungry crowd as friends and family arrive, a chili bar offers warm comfort food without the fuss. Serve up a big pot (or two!) of chili and lay out toppings […]
Blending Nature and Nostalgia—The Art of Adam Trest
By CAYMAN CLEVENGER Take one step inside the historic heart of downtown Laurel, Mississippi, and Adam Trest’s studio feels instantly alive—a living aviary stitched together in paint. A flash of a fishing net cuts through the air, a great blue heron rises from a painted marsh with slow, deliberate grace, and a scarlet […]