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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...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Dak’s ‘home,’ BBQ, books, sports and shopping await in Frisco, Texas

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Dak’s ‘home,’ BBQ, books, sports and shopping await in Frisco, Texas

by Mississippi Monitor | Jul 17, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By: Kara Kimbrough Elements of home in the form of Mississippi State University alum Dak Prescott’s large presence in the Dallas Cowboys’ world headquarters in Frisco, Texas, and hearing stories about Jackson native LeAnn Rimes’ formative years in nearby Garland added...
Kara’s Sights & Bites: 48 hours in Grapevine: ‘Christmas Capital of Texas” is the perfect getaway

Kara’s Sights & Bites: 48 hours in Grapevine: ‘Christmas Capital of Texas” is the perfect getaway

by Mississippi Monitor | Jul 10, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough Describing the unique features and sights of charming Grapevine, Texas in a few hundred words is an impossible task. Visiting the city on the outskirts of Dallas was an enjoyable, eye-opening experience that left me wanting to return. I knew little...
Kara’s Bites and Sights: Best food and travel items of 2024…so far, anyway

Kara’s Bites and Sights: Best food and travel items of 2024…so far, anyway

by Mississippi Monitor | Jul 3, 2024 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By: Kara Kimbrough I’m not sure how – or when – it happened, but 2024 is more than halfway done. Before more time elapses, here are the items that have made cooking, eating and traveling a little more memorable in the first six months.  1.      The first one is...
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