By: Kara Kimbrough It started out as a 24-hour trip solely to tour the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. While the museum was undoubtedly the highlight of a whirlwind visit to the Big Easy (more about the must-see museum in next week’s column) I can’t...
By: Kara Kimbrough I’ve never understood why Crockpots are used more in the fall and winter months. I understand that cooler weather signals the start of comfort food season, highlighted by hot soups, stews and chili. But not only do I use my Crockpots – emphasis...
By: Kara Kimbrough I’ve shared my love of pound cake before. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I recently spent a few hours following the comments of members of an online food and recipe group as they helped someone search for a long-lost pound cake...
By: Kara Kimbrough It’s been entertaining, to say the least, to watch grownups bicker on the internet this week over whether or not gumbo and chili should be considered soup. I’ll be honest, I have better things to do with my time than argue about such trivial...
By: Kara Kimbrough Here’s a sobering thought. The overall quality of life of Americans living in the previous century compared to modern-day residents was much better. No surprise, our ancestors were much healthier. Diseases like cancer and diabetes were rarer and...
Jim sat down at his desk that morning only to be immediately summoned into his supervisor’s office. Where he was assured that while he had been doing good work, he was also told that due to the company’s economic struggles, he was part of the layoffs in one month....
