Opinion
Kara’s Sights and Bites: Cheeseballs deserve equal billing with dips
By: Kara Kimbrough After sharing my favorite dip recipes last week as inspiration for fall football season, I was asked if I had any “new and different” recipes for cheeseballs. If it appeared that I was slighting cheeseballs in any way, I promise that’s not the case. I’ve never met a cheeseball I didn’t…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “Sweet tiny puffs of wind become a tornado”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Babies. Tiny and adorable. Helplessly trusting you to feed, diaper and love them. They tend to bring out the best in us adults. Ladies find themselves wanting to hold an infant, just to feel it’s solid weight in their arms, and touch the incredible softness of the tender skin. A baby’s…
Read MoreKara’s Sights and Bites: Football season requires new dips
By: Kara Kimbrough It’s officially football season – time for tailgating, attending watch parties and relaxing at home in front of the television to cheer on our favorite teams. As exciting as the game may be, simultaneously munching favorite snacks is part of the fun. Last weekend as football season kicked off,…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “The Conagher Tumbleweeds and Tassles”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com If you have ever watched the old movie “Conagher,” a western based on a rough ‘n tough cowboy with a gigantic sense of right and wrong, then you might well remember the story line’s leading lady. An attractive young widow with two children, left in a lonely shack out in the…
Read MoreKara’s Sight and Bites: Gulf Coast continues legacy of delicious dining 20 years after Katrina
By: Kara Kimbrough It can’t possibly be 10 years since I wrote about the revival of Gulf Coast restaurants on the 10th anniversary of the worst natural disaster ever experienced in Mississippi and neighboring states- Hurricane Katrina. I was trying to put a positive spin on the state of the Coast’s culinary scene after…
Read MoreMovie Review: “Freakier Friday”
By: Bob Garver I remember being a big fan of the 1976 “Freaky Friday” with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Granted, I saw it when I was young enough to not know the tropes of the body-swap comedy, but I still have fond memories. I got a few laughs out of the 2003…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Winter has some good points, especially its food
By: Kara Kimbrough Call me strange, but I don’t despair during the short period of time in which we experience a rare phenomenon: winter. Chilly temperatures and early nightfall provide permission to take our lives down a notch and spend cozy evenings indoors. And the other reason to savor cold weather? Savory, hearty…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “Chocolate bars are great!”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Alex suddenly realized he was starving, according to his standards. Of course, that standard set low, as his stomach pretty much governed his life. Forty-five minutes without something going into his mouth seemed like forever to that growing teenager. Flinging aside his American History homework, he leaped off his bed and…
Read MoreKara’s Sights and Bites: ‘Grab and go’ breakfasts needed for morning rush hour
By: Kara Kimbrough Whether you’re getting kids off to school, hurrying out the door to work or simply not in the mood to spend a lot of time cooking in the morning, finding easy-to-make, grab-and-go breakfast items are an ongoing dilemma for many. Don’t get me wrong, a stack of fluffy pancakes or…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “ALL PANCAKES ARE NOT MADE ALIKE”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com You have probably been told a few times in your life to not let anyone take away your own peace. That you responsible if you are filled to the brim with good will toward all mankind – or had your fill of all mankind. “Your happiness is in your hands, and…
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