Kay Powell with illustration by Stacy Reece

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Kay Powell with illustration by Stacy Reece

Mama’s Pimento Cheese Goes to College

Beloved newswoman Kay Powell tells us how her mama’s pimento cheese wound up being the subject of a sociology class in Colorado. (Recipe included.)

By Kay Powell with illustration by Stacy Reece /

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Kay Powell with illustration by Stacy Reece

Mama’s Pimento Cheese Goes to College

By Kay Powell with illustration by Stacy Reece /

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