Kara's Sights & Bites
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 hours following the comments of members of an online food and recipe group as they helped someone search for a long-lost pound cake recipe. One of the members was…
Read MoreKara’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 gumbo and chili should be considered soup. …
Read MoreKara’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 modern-day residents was much better. No surprise, our …
Read MoreKara’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 collections in search of favorite fall …
Read MoreKara’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 vacations need to cease as well. In the south, the weather is still extremely warm. Let’s be honest: summer-like conditions will be around for quite a while. So, why not extend…
Read MoreKara’s Sights and Bites: At nearly 200 years old, Vicksburg offers a wealth of history, adventures and culture
By: Kara Kimbrough
School has begun and for some, this means the end of summer adventures. However, vacation season is far from over for many and here’s an additional positive …
Read MoreKara’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 became part of American culture. Such was the case …
Read MoreKara’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 together to share their love of a favorite breakfast …
Read MoreKara’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 too hot to survive the heat that fills the kitchen when we’re cooking and stirring these dishes. And who needs their body temperature to rise even more through eating…
Read MoreKara’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 tried and B. Don’t bore me with the same …
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