By: Kara Kimbrough Watching the televised lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City always conjures up delightful memories of a special trip; ones that I pull up and think about as soon as the month of December rolls around....
By: Kara Kimbrough Thanksgiving is upon us and while it might seem impossible, there IS still time to get a decent meal on the table in mere hours. Of course, it involves a Crockpot to speed up the cooking process of a turkey breast since thawing a full-size frozen...
By: Kara Kimbrough I’ve often shared my love of food stores…large supermarkets…family-owned food markets…neighborhood grocery stores and local bakeries…I’m no discriminator between any of them. Bottom line: I just want to shop locally for my food. As a...
By: Kara Kimbrough We’re well into our 7th month of warm/sometimes hot Mississippi weather. My patience is wearing thin. However, the weather report shows the temperature FINALLY dropping into the 60’s this week. I need no further encouragement to begin making...
By: Kara Kimbrough I’ve said it before but it bears repeating: casseroles get no respect. For some reason, the dishes that gained popularity in the 1970’s have fallen out of favor. I’m not sure if it’s due to the amount of sodium-filled cream of mushroom (or...
By Kara Kimbrough On paper, spending a mere 24 hours in New Orleans doesn’t compute. There’s so much to see and experience in a city filled with hundreds of restaurants, attractions, venues and one of the nation’s largest museums, The National World War II...
