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Kara’s Sights and Bites: A spring dinner party (or family meal) is easier than you think

Kara’s Sights and Bites: A spring dinner party (or family meal) is easier than you think

by Mississippi Monitor | May 14, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     It doesn’t take much to impress me. In fact, I’m often inspired by the simplest things. Take a video I watched this week of a cookbook author preparing four simple items for a spring dinner party: a large green salad with homemade...
Kara’s Sights & Bites: Spring/summer survival food: salads, of course

Kara’s Sights & Bites: Spring/summer survival food: salads, of course

by Mississippi Monitor | May 7, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By: Kara Kimbrough   When I say “salads are spring/summer survival food,” I’m not referring to pale leaves of iceberg lettuce topped with a few shakes of tasteless low or no-fat dressing. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think a top-heavy salad of rich ranch...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: My Crockpot addiction is getting out of hand

Kara’s Sights and Bites: My Crockpot addiction is getting out of hand

by Mississippi Monitor | Apr 30, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     Just when I thought I had more than enough Crockpots, I was drawn back in. I’m blaming it on an ad proclaiming the GreenPot, a fancy name for a multi-use Crockpot, could perform 8 miraculous tasks: slow cook, sauté, grill, stir...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Dip (I don’t mean swimming) season is almost here

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Dip (I don’t mean swimming) season is almost here

by Mississippi Monitor | Apr 23, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     It’s spring, which means summer is on the horizon. As soon as warm weather arrives, pool parties, cookouts and other social events offer the perfect opportunity to serve chips, crackers, sliced vegetables – well, almost anything,...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: General Tso lives on through his namesake dish

Kara’s Sights and Bites: General Tso lives on through his namesake dish

by Mississippi Monitor | Apr 9, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough   I’ve shared my favorite cuisines in the past as well as those that I can do without. Specifically, I prefer to skip over the multitude of Mexican restaurants that seem to pop up on every corner of our state. One exception: I enjoy a sizzling...
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Sometimes nothing but homemade cake will do

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Sometimes nothing but homemade cake will do

by Mississippi Monitor | Apr 2, 2025 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough     Everywhere I turned last week…every internet post…every magazine cover in the supermarket checkout line…every conversation I overheard in the supermarket checkout line…you get the picture…it seemed like cakes were on the minds of many....
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