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Kara’s Sights and Bites: New cooking show yielded inspiration for one pot meal

Kara’s Sights and Bites: New cooking show yielded inspiration for one pot meal

by Mississippi Monitor | Mar 12, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough Disclaimer: I haven’t watched Meghan Markle’s Netflix cooking show, “With Love, Meghan.” I admired Princess Diana and have similar feelings for Prince William, as well as his wife, Princess Kate. Stodgy King Charles and Meghan’s husband,...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Stay in Mississippi to enjoy March’s main events

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Stay in Mississippi to enjoy March’s main events

by Mississippi Monitor | Mar 5, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     I’m calling it now…March is going to a great month! Why would I make such a bold statement? For starters, it contains two of my favorite occurrences of the year: Daylight Savings Time begins on March 9 and spring is sprung on March 20....
Kara’s Sights and Bites: King cakes, Cajun/Creole dishes and French bread…life is good during Mardi Gras!

Kara’s Sights and Bites: King cakes, Cajun/Creole dishes and French bread…life is good during Mardi Gras!

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 26, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     A sure sign that Mardi Gras season is near are the stacks of packaged King Cakes in supermarkets. Decorated with a thick purple, green and gold sugary icing and filled with fruit or cream fillings, they’re as close as many will come to...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Winter has some good points, especially its food

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Winter has some good points, especially its food

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 19, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough   Call me strange, but I don’t despair during the short period of time in which we experience a rare phenomenon: winter. Chilly temperatures and early nightfall provide permission to take our lives down a notch and spend cozy evenings indoors....
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Take a simple (and fresh) route to a Valentine’s Day treat

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Take a simple (and fresh) route to a Valentine’s Day treat

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 12, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     Valentine’s Day is almost here and we can’t let the day go by without making a heart-shaped treat of some kind. I know…store shelves are filled with chocolates of all shapes and flavors, but something you make with your own loving hands...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: January trip to NYC brought exciting things…including a famous recipe

Kara’s Sights and Bites: January trip to NYC brought exciting things…including a famous recipe

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 5, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     The northeastern U.S. in the middle of January might not seem like an obvious vacation choice. However, I’ve never been one to follow the rules AND by the way, the south was simultaneously covered in even greater amounts of snow and...
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