Kara's Sights & Bites

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Summer mission: finding shortcut versions of tempting dishes

By Editor | July 16, 2025 |

Shortcut versions are out there, but nothing beats an utterly delicious homemade version of Shoney's Famous Strawberry Pie in the summertime. If you don't have the recipe, email me and I'll send it to you.

By: Kara Kimbrough We’ve all done it…scrolled the internet late at night and watched videos of chefs of all skill levels cooking dishes that look SO delicious that we wanted to taste them at that exact moment. Obviously, that’s not always possible due to a number of factors. 1. We don’t have the…

Kara’s Sights and Bites: 3 no-cook dinners that’ll keep your kitchen cool this summer

By Editor | July 9, 2025 |

Waldorf's Famous Fruity Chicken Salad is the perfect no-cook dinner.

By: Kara Kimbrough I know what you’re thinking…how do you serve dinner without cooking…at least a little? I deliberately omitted the word “salad” from the headline so you’d keep reading. Believe it or not, there are salads that are substantial enough to satisfy even the pickiest (and heartiest) eaters. Salads filled with lots…

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Things I’m obsessed with…so far

By Editor | July 2, 2025 |

This recipe isn’t actually used by Delmonico’s in New York City to create their famous steaks, one of which is pictured here, but the recipe does use the Delmonico cut of steak and is delicious in its own way. (Photo credit: Giada Paoloni for Delmonico's).

By: Kara Kimbrough We’re only a little over halfway through 2025 and I’m already obsessed with a few things. I’m referring to new supermarket products I’ve discovered; restaurant meals I can’t stop dreaming about, destinations to which I must return and travel products that made my life easier during the first half of…

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Biloxi’s Beau Rivage has it all, plus the beach

By Editor | June 18, 2025 |

By Kara Kimbrough It’s June, considered by many to be the perfect vacation month. And, it is technically summer, but without the oppressive heat that typically arrives next month. Even so, the thought of packing the car, unloading everything in a beach rental, then traveling to and from restaurants and entertainment can be overwhelming. Here’s…

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Fresh seafood, key lime pie and even boiled peanuts made the ‘best of Pensacola’ list

By Editor | June 11, 2025 |

Key lime pie is Florida’s unofficial signature dessert. Most restaurants have some form of it on their menu. Red Fish Blue Fish’s version did not disappoint.

By: Kara Kimbrough I was tempted to title this column, “Dishes I wished I tried in Pensacola.” This thought is due to the fact that, although I sampled amazing cuisine during a recent short trip, I either overlooked or ran out of time to sample quite a few amazing dishes whose menu descriptions sounded…

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Paradise? Yes. But Pensacola is much more than its mesmerizing gulf waters and sugar-sand beaches

By Editor | June 4, 2025 |

Pensacola Beach’s multi-colored blue and emerald green water, white sand beaches and cool breezes combine to create an island paradise unlike any other along the Florida panhandle. ( Photo credit: Kara Kimbrough)

By Kara Kimbrough An eight-mile island of multi-colored water in brilliant tones of blue and emerald green surrounded by sugar-like sand beaches attracts visitors from around the globe to Pensacola. Upon arrival, most head to Pensacola Beach located on Santa Rosa Island. After settling into this true island paradise, there’s much more to…

Kara’s Sights and Bites: ‘Secret’s in the sauce’ this summer

By Editor | May 28, 2025 |

Smoked corn tartar sauce and tangy cocktail sauce, pictured top right, nearly stole the thunder from the delicious fried shrimp served at The Fish House in Pensacola, FL.

By: Kara Kimbrough I’m stealing this phrase…”Secret’s in the sauce” from an old TV commercial and claiming it as the motto for Summer ’25. More specifically, I’ll use it anytime I’m serving burgers, steaks, pork chops or basically any type of grilled meat that need a “little something extra.” I’ll also utter it when preparing…

Kara’s Sights and Bites: ‘Beach food’ (and vacations) are on my mind

By Editor | May 21, 2025 |

This delicious, easy-to-make dish filled with chicken, pasta, tomatoes, spinach and cheese is the perfect make-ahead dish to throw in the cooler and take to the beach for reheating for a quick meal.

Counting the days until it’s time to pack the car and head to the beach? Nothing’s quite as therapeutic as a vacation of sun, sand, shimmering water and seafood. As much as I enjoy dining at restaurants while on vacation, taking a few ready-made meals to bake in the condo, beach house or RV…

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

By Editor | May 14, 2025 |

Easy Strawberry Butter Cake is the perfect spring dinner party (or meal) dessert.

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 vinaigrette dressing; white bean salad with crunchy vegetables;…

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

By Editor | April 30, 2025 |

Why spend time standing over a hot stove making and then baking chicken spaghetti when you can let your trusty Crockpot do the hard work? Just fix it and forget it, then enjoy a delicious dish of cheesy, spicy Crockpot Chicken Spaghetti.

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 fry, steam, stew, cook rice and keep food warm.…

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