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Kara’s Sights and Bites: At nearly 200 years old, Vicksburg offers a wealth of history, adventures and culture

Kara’s Sights and Bites: At nearly 200 years old, Vicksburg offers a wealth of history, adventures and culture

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 28, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough School has begun and for some, this means the end of summer adventures. However, vacation season is far from over for many and here’s an additional positive thought: decreased crowds create the perfect time for sight-seeing. In Mississippi, it’s...
Kara’s Bites and Sights: Never forget: Red Lobster gave us Cheddar Bay Biscuits

Kara’s Bites and Sights: Never forget: Red Lobster gave us Cheddar Bay Biscuits

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 21, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By: Kara Kimbrough It’s always a sad day when a longtime restaurant closes, especially one that gave us a genuinely good menu item that became part of American culture. Such was the case with seafood chain Red Lobster. It’s now-famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits were placed...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Retro foods can (and should) be revived

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Retro foods can (and should) be revived

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 14, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough Just when I thought I’d seen it all, an online group of over 250,000 fans of Carnation Breakfast Bars has joined together to share their love of a favorite breakfast go-to from the 1970’s and 80’s that was discontinued in 1997. Recipes for copycat...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Summer survival tool: the Crockpot!

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Summer survival tool: the Crockpot!

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 7, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By: Kara Kimbrough As much as we’d like to be able to enjoy hearty bowls of chili, gumbo, taco soup and beef stew year-round, it’s just too hot to survive the heat that fills the kitchen when we’re cooking and stirring these dishes. And who needs their body...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Recipes I almost didn’t try

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Recipes I almost didn’t try

by Mississippi Monitor | Jul 31, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By: Kara Kimbrough I have no shame about sharing this: I often peruse social media sites when looking for recipes that: A. I haven’t yet tried and B. Don’t bore me with the same ‘ol ingredients. Last week, while scrolling through that platform that originated in...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: 30 minute meals make summertime cooking doable

Kara’s Sights and Bites: 30 minute meals make summertime cooking doable

by Mississippi Monitor | Jul 24, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By: Kara Kimbrough Overheard in the supermarket: “I don’t cook anything with more than five ingredients!” I waited for the inevitable reply of, “I won’t spend more than a few minutes cooking ANYTHING!” …words I’ve also heard while shopping for groceries. I didn’t hear...
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