If you started working from home in recent years, you may have been surprised to find out just how much of the day your pup spends snoozing away. It’s enviable. And according to Dr. George Melillo, Co-founder and Chief Veterinary Officer of Heart + Paw, it’s completely normal. He says a dog typically spends about half the day sleeping or resting. Yep—12 to 14 hours of pure rest and relaxation....
When it comes to Louisiana cooking, who do you trust? Bayou State grandmas, of course. Unfortunately, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, venturing down to the kind kitchen of a Louisiana mamaw for a little cooking lesson is out of the question. Thankfully, Bossier City resident Lynette Hammond is ready to reach our bellies—and our hearts—through our screens with her new YouTube cooking channel, Lynn’s Kitchen. With recipes like Southern fried corn and Louisiana red beans and rice, you can probably hear are stomachs growling as we browsed her fun and informative channel....
If there’s one thing Ree Drummond knows best, it’s stick-to-your-ribs cooking, and her Dark Chocolate Brownies are no exception. The Pioneer Woman’s take on the popular dessert is decadent, to say the least—even by her own standards. “Warning: Have a gallon of milk standing by,” she wrote on Facebook. “They’re ultra-rich!” A quick perusal of her online recipe reveals a reasonably simple, straightforward formulation. You can do it all in one pot in just a few minutes....
It smells like the craft store, it’s as big as a Costco, and it’s all organized like The Home Edit. This isn’t heaven. It’s the Disney Holiday Services warehouse, a real-life Santa’s workshop at Walt Disney World where a team of 50 decorators and electricians work year-round creating all the festive decor for the Florida theme parks, Disney Springs, Disney Cruise Line, and select Disney vacation resorts. No one decks the halls like Disney World....
Nobody does death like the South. For starters, faith is important to many Southerners, so some view the separation between the bereaved and the departed as a temporary state. That keeps the door between here and, well, “there” sort of propped open. Many a Sunday afternoon, I’ve listened to my mother and her siblings try to figure out if they’ll know each other in heaven. And after everybody else would offer his or her theological perspective, Mama would settle the question her way: “Well, I just believe we’re gonna know each other....
Spring has sprung in Gatlinburg, Tennessee! Gatlinburg SkyLift Park is welcoming the season with a series of special events at the park, including VIP sunrise events and evening musical performances. The Easter Sunday sunrise service returns on April 17 and kicks off a month of early-morning access to the most spectacular view in town. Special seasonal decorations and photo opportunities, live music and early morning access to the park will be available to VIP ticket holders on Easter Sunday, then on Tuesdays and Thursdays through May 17....
The spectacle of cherry blossoms breaking into bloom is one of the loveliest springtime sights. Cotton candy blossoms fill the trees, and bloom watchers flock beneath the branches to take in the splendor. There are several Southern destinations where you can see the pink-and-white blossoms, and these spots also put on festivals to commemorate the natural beauty of the trees as well as the history and cultural heritage the trees represent....
BANG! The sound came from inside my oven. The first time I heard it, I nearly dropped the glass I was holding. The noise sounded like a small explosion, like the chicken I was roasting had somehow hatched an escape plan. BANG! I checked the oven and the chicken was still inside, roasting away—at a slight angle. Upon closer inspection, I saw that the sheet pan had buckled. My once-straight pan now looked more like a seesaw....
While there are advantages to owning a credit card or two, there are also temptations that can lure card owners down the wrong path. It goes without saying that avoiding credit card debt is a given, but what are other mistakes you should never make with your credit card? Colleen McCreary, Chief People Officer at Credit Karma first highlights the perks to responsibly owning a credit card. She shares that credit cards are great vessels to earn cashback points as well as redeem rewards for purchases....
A friend once told me, with all the Southern melancholy he could muster, that he could count the good summers he has left. He said this while reeling in a red snapper 10 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, so I didn’t, in that moment, feel any great sympathy. I can also count the summers I have left. If it’s a race to the setting of that last, splendid summer sun, I hope he wins by a mile....
It’s not often that we have leftover bananas in our house, but when we do, I typically reach for my trusty Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread recipe. It’s quick, it’s delicious, and the crowd always goes wild for it. But a few weekends ago I saw a few almost-too-ripe bananas sitting on the counter and decided to switch things up. I knew our old-fashioned Hummingbird Cake called for bananas, but I wasn’t quite in the mood for layers, crumb coatings, and cake plates, so I decided to give it a go in my trusty 9x13 cake pan....
For well over a century, Wilson, Arkansas, the once-booming agrarian town was home to many families and sharecroppers. Established (and later incorporated in the 1950s) by Robert E. Lee Wilson in 1886—a pioneer affectionately known as “Boss Lee”—there’s never been a more productive company town in the South than Wilson. Lee Wilson had the vision to see how thousands of acres of wastelands could be transformed into farmlands and a vast timber, logging, and sawmill operation....
Before you say, “No privet, no way,” let us tell you: You’ve never seen privet like this before. Sunshine Ligustrum is not like common privet which, if left untended, will sprawl far and wide and reach heights of 15 feet or more. While privet is infamous for growing like a weed, ‘Sunshine’ Ligustrum is non-invasive and easier to confine. This selection of Ligustrum sinense can be used as a hedge and may be even more visually interesting than its Ligustrum relatives thanks to its bright yellow foliage....
Jams, seasonal fruit, and pickles are the kinds of food we most associate with home canning and preserving, but through the first half of the 20th century, canning was a more common home practice that included a wide range of foods. During the Great Depression families relied on canning, with community canning centers created to provide rural communities with access to costly canning equipment, like pressure canners for preserving low-acid foods like meat and soups....
After 37 seasons, the final Jeopardy! episode with Alex Trebek at the podium aired on Friday evening. In tribute to the longtime host who died from pancreatic cancer in November, the show featured a montage of clips showing his most memorable moments throughout the years. Trebek pre-recorded his final episodes in October. His last day in the studio was October 29, just 10 days before he died. Jeopardy! will now be led by a series of interim guest hosts until a permanent replacement is named....
As Southern Living’s style editor, I spend a lot of time asking women from across the South about their closet staples, fashion inspirations, and can’t-live-without-them beauty finds. Often, their old-faithful beauty products aren’t too surprising. Based on anecdotal evidence from these conversations, I’m convinced that OPI Cajun Shrimp and Clinique’s yellow lotion are vanity mainstays in 70 percent of Southern households. But every now and then, someone will share a beauty secret that catches me totally by surprise....
Baz Luhrmann’s new Elvis Presley biopic starring Austin Butler is more than just a movie for Ben and Erin Napier—it’s a family celebration. The Home Town duo gushed about Elvis in two separate Instagram posts after being treated to an early screening of the highly anticipated film last week. “I grew up in a house where a photo of Elvis is on my parents’ fridge beside the ultrasound souvenirs of their grandkids....
Earlier this week, we reported on Tim McGraw’s favorite piece of advice for a long and happy marriage: “I think the best advice I heard for a long marriage is [from] Harrison Ford. They were talking about being married to Calista Flockhart for so long,” McGraw, who’s been married to his wife Faith Hill for more than 24 years, shared. “And he said, ‘Well, I’ve learned to say the least amount of words that you can possibly say to keep yourself out of trouble....
Warning: season two spoilers ahead. It’s been months, and Virgin River fans are still trying to process that cliffhanger finale. For those who haven’t watched, season two of the Netflix hit ends with Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) discovering Jack unconscious on the floor of his bar, bleeding out from a gunshot wound. Frustratingly, viewers never actually see what happened to him, or, more importantly, who pulls the trigger. Now, if there’s one thing we love more than melodrama, it’s mystery!...
In the world of pastry, white chocolate gets a bad name. It’s notoriously difficult to work with, and on its own, it doesn’t pack all that much flavor. But Southern Living writer Sierra Guardiola calls white chocolate “the dark horse of the chocolate world.” She makes her case: “The sugar, milk, and cocoa butter combination offers just the right sweet and creamy flavor without the dark cocoa found in regular chocolates....
