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Kara’s Sights and Bites: February means delicious snacks, romantic meals…

Kara’s Sights and Bites: February means delicious snacks, romantic meals…

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 4, 2026 | Kara's Bites & Sights

Celebrate Super Bowl LX, Valentine’s with special foods By Kara Kimbrough     A few years ago, the Super Bowl did American men a favor by landing right in the middle of Valentine’s Day weekend. The excuse that there was “simply no time” to go out for a...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: 2025 was a great year for cooking, dining and exploring

Kara’s Sights and Bites: 2025 was a great year for cooking, dining and exploring

by Mississippi Monitor | Jan 5, 2026 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By: Kara Kimbrough      I can’t enter 2026 without sharing the best food and travel finds that made 2025 one to remember. Besides discovering some true gems on supermarket shelves that I’ll use in ’26, The past year also filled with delicious restaurant...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: North Carolina trip highlighted by fresh Appalachian cuisine with a Southern flair

Kara’s Sights and Bites: North Carolina trip highlighted by fresh Appalachian cuisine with a Southern flair

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 15, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     A week in western North Carolina offered breathtaking views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains as well as a chance to explore charming towns like Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Clyde and Canton, all within scenic...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: North Carolina trip highlighted by fresh Appalachian cuisine with a Southern flair

Kara’s Sights and Bites: North Carolina trip highlighted by fresh Appalachian cuisine with a Southern flair

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 15, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough   A week in western North Carolina offered breathtaking views of the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge Mountains as well as a chance to explore charming towns like Maggie Valley, Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Clyde and Canton, all within scenic Haywood...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: It’s fall…can apple baked goods be far behind?

Kara’s Sights and Bites: It’s fall…can apple baked goods be far behind?

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 8, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     Finally, it’s fall…the all-too-fleeting season that brings only a few cool days in the south in between heat spells and cold weather. Instead of thinking about ways to incorporate pumpkin spice into everything from coffee to bread, I’ve...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: The ‘red box’ is from the past…let’s leave it there

Kara’s Sights and Bites: The ‘red box’ is from the past…let’s leave it there

by Mississippi Monitor | Oct 1, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     Don’t ask me why…but someone, somewhere thought it was a good idea to make Hamburger Helper relevant again. Yes, you read that right…the bright red box adorned with the animated white glove character pointing to a pan of…well, I’m not...
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