To make the caramel icing for a cake, “lock the door and turn off the phone,” said Sandra Jones of

Patricia Browning of Bruce says her favorite thing in the world to do is cook, and she even filled in

Amanda Poindexter Bennett of Bruce says all of her recipes are “family approved.”

“It is my passion to be creative with food and hair,” says Lacy Sullivan Melton, hair stylist, of Bruce.  Growing

Salsa, chicken salad and almond crusted chicken are the top three requested dishes of Cheryl Bailey Perault of Vardaman. The

Gigi Long of Vardaman would “pass up a bowl of spaghetti for a piece of cake any day.” Desserts are

“I honestly do not know what people did before crescent rolls and cream cheese! I use both in many dishes

“Seasoning is the key to cooking,” says Cecil Edwards of Bruce. He started out seasoning as he cooked and adjusted