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Dec 11

Kara's Sights and Bites: Christmas gifts from the kitchen are simply the best

By Kara Kimbrough I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: those on your Christmas gift list would prefer a gift you make over...

Dec 4

Kara's Sights and Bites: Christmas is magical, especially in New York City

By: Kara Kimbrough Watching the televised lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City always conjures up...

Nov 27

Kara's Sights and Bites: Cooking Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t have to be stressful

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...

Nov 20

Kara's Sights and Bites: Supermarkets hold a special place in my heart

By: Kara Kimbrough I’ve often shared my love of food stores…large supermarkets…family-owned food markets…neighborhood grocery stores and...

Nov 13

Kara's Sights and Bites: It's FINALLY time for fall food!

By: Kara Kimbrough We’re well into our 7 th month of warm/sometimes hot Mississippi weather. My patience is wearing thin. ...

Nov 6

Kara's Sights and Bites: Let’s retire the word ‘casserole’

By: Kara Kimbrough I’ve said it before but it bears repeating: casseroles get no respect. For some reason, the dishes that gained...

Oct 30

Kara's Sights and Bites: 24 hours in New Orleans: Action-packed visit culminated with moving museum experience

By Kara Kimbrough N On paper, spending a mere 24 hours in New Orleans doesn’t compute. There’s so much to see and experience in a...

Oct 23

Kara's Sights and Bites: New Orleans trip highlighted by trip down memory lane to Galatoire's

By Kara Kimbrough It started out as a 24-hour trip solely to tour the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. While the museum...

Oct 9

Kara's Sights and Bites: Crocktober heralds the start of fix it/forget it meals

By Kara Kimbrough I’ve never understood why Crockpots are used more in the fall and winter months. I understand that cooler weather...

Oct 2

Kara's Sights and Bites: Search for pound cake recipe stirs up pleasant memories

By Kara Kimbrough I’ve shared my love of pound cake before. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that I recently spent a few...

Sep 25

Kara's Sights and Bites: Ending Souptember on a delicious note

By Kara Kimbrough It’s been entertaining, to say the least, to watch grownups bicker on the internet this week over whether or not...

Sep 18

Kara's Sights and Bites: Our ancestors were healthier and here's why

By: Kara Kimbrough Here’s a sobering thought. The overall quality of life of Americans living in the previous century compared to...

Sep 11

Kara's Sights and Bites: Fall - and my favorite comfort food - is on the way!

By Kara Kimbrough The advent of fall is still a couple of weeks away. However, that hasn’t stopped me from looking through my recipe...

Sep 4

Kara's Sights and Bites: It's not too late for one last summer vacation

By: Kara Kimbrough Just like the old adage that white shoes can't be worn after Labor Day, there seems to be a misconception that...

Aug 21

Kara's Sights and Bites: Never forget: Red Lobster gave us Cheddar Bay Biscuits

By: Kara Kimbrough It’s always a sad day when a longtime restaurant closes, especially one that gave us a genuinely good menu item that...

Aug 14

Kara's Sights and Bites: Retro foods can (and should) be revived

By Kara Kimbrough Just when I thought I’d seen it all, an online group of over 250,000 fans of Carnation Breakfast Bars has joined...

Aug 7

Kara's Sights and Bites: Summer survival tool: the Crockpot!

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...

Jul 31

Kara's Sights and Bites: Recipes I almost didn’t try

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...

Jul 24

Kara's Sights and Bites: 30 minute meals make summertime cooking doable

By: Kara Kimbrough Overheard in the supermarket: “ I don’t cook anything with more than five ingredients!” I waited for the inevitable...

Jul 17

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

By: Kara Kimbrough Elements of home in the form of Mississippi State University alum Dak Prescott’s large presence in the Dallas Cowboys’...

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