Kara's Sights & Bites

Kara’s Sights and Bites: Follow George Washington’s lead: make your own ice cream

By Editor | July 23, 2025 |

Nothing's better in the summertime than a scoop of homemade ice cream on top of hot blackberry cobbler fresh from the oven.

By: Kara Kimbrough Ever wonder how Americans in the old days made it through a long, hot summer without central air conditioning? According to historical records, they made ice cream. That’s right, making homemade ice cream is one of the most popular – and oldest – ways to beat the heat. President George Washington owned a “cream…

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: Celebrate the 4th of July and stay cool in the process

By Editor | June 25, 2025 |

Berry Patriotic Cheesecake Fluff Salad is the easiest possible dessert to make for a Fourth of July gathering, but you wouldn’t know that from the creamy, delicious taste.

By: Kara Kimbrough The Fourth of July is only a few days away, so the first thing I did was check the extended weather forecast. Yep…it’s going to be a scorcher. Even though I did pick up a new charcoal grill the other day simply because it was on sale post-Memorial Day…

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…

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