By Kara Kimbrough For the first time in six months, give or take a few pleasant days, it’s finally cool enough to venture outdoors and enjoy the best of Mississippi’s wide open spaces, natural beauty and colorful fall foliage. There’s no way I can narrow down each and...
By Kara Kimbrough Using the first letter of the all-too-brief season, fall is filled with festivals, football, family time and fun activities in the span between six months of searing heat and the cold, rainy weather that accompanies winter. Finding time for preparing...
By Kara Kimbrough Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away, but believe me when I say, you need to claim dibs on the turkey BEFORE the day arrives and here’s why. The game is not over when the turkey has been whittled down to a toothpick-like state. There are several...
By Kara Kimbrough Famous chefs and culinary experts never cease to inspire me…but not for the obvious reasons. Julia Child’s response to a reporter’s question asking if she ever ate fast food was golden. “I order fast food occasionally – everybody does when...
By Kara Kimbrough What do you do when your football team is playing badly? Find a comfortable spot in the tailgate tent and find solace in the dips. Lack of entertaining football action can be tolerated and in some cases, totally ignored by continuously dipping chips,...
By Kara Kimbrough Surveys listing each state’s “most searched” recipe or food are often way off base when it comes to listing Mississippians’ picks. Case in point: listing “turnips” as the most popular Thanksgiving dish in the...
