Kara's Sights & Bites
Kara’s Sights & Bites: Shop local; bake and create in your kitchen
By Kara Kimbrough It’s time for my annual “Please stop sending all your hard-earned money to large out-of-state conglomerates with no interest in Mississippi” plea. On a more postive note, I’m also asking you to at least consider baking some of your Christmas gifts. But first, the shopping dilemna. I don’t consider shopping at…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Fall food needs to be fast…and fun
By Kara Kimbrough Using the first letter of the all-too-brief season, fall is filled with festivals, football, family time and fun activities in the span between six months of searing heat and the cold, rainy weather that accompanies winter. Finding time for preparing food can be a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be a…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Claim leftover Thanksgiving turkey meat (and bones) now
By Kara Kimbrough Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away, but believe me when I say, you need to claim dibs on the turkey BEFORE the day arrives and here’s why. The game is not over when the turkey has been whittled down to a toothpick-like state. There are several meals left from leftover…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Follow the Pioneer Woman’s advice: keep it simple
By Kara Kimbrough Famous chefs and culinary experts never cease to inspire me…but not for the obvious reasons. Julia Child’s response to a reporter’s question asking if she ever ate fast food was golden. “I order fast food occasionally – everybody does when they’re on the road. A burger has protein, carbohydrates and…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Dip your way through a less-than-stellar football season
By Kara Kimbrough What do you do when your football team is playing badly? Find a comfortable spot in the tailgate tent and find solace in the dips. Lack of entertaining football action can be tolerated and in some cases, totally ignored by continuously dipping chips, crackers, chopped vegetables, toasted bread sticks and more into…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Apples, doughnuts, strudels and mountains are on my mind
By Kara Kimbrough Surveys listing each state’s “most searched” recipe or food are often way off base when it comes to listing Mississippians’ picks. Case in point: listing “turnips” as the most popular Thanksgiving dish in the Magnolia State was just wrong on many levels. But reading last week that the Smoky Mountains was…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Appetizers for dinner? Why not?
By Kara Kimbrough It’s the small things for me that trigger new ideas. Seeing “steak bites” on the appetizers’ menu of a restaurant I visited last week caused me to order the entrée-sized version for lunch. As expected, it cost more due to being accompanied by a salad and side dish. I wasn’t overly…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: Let the fall comfort food commence!
By Kara Kimbrough It’s fall, a sign that we can begin dreaming of cozy evenings gathered around the table filled with hot dishes of our favorite comfort foods. Or maybe we’re curled up before a crackling fire cradling a hot, steamy bowl of comforting soup. While these scenarios are just pipe dreams at the…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: It’s time to explore Mississippi’s waterfalls…yes, waterfalls!
By Kara Kimbrough I felt a pang of envy last week as I watched news coverage of the picturesque town of Pomfret, Vermont. Attracting thousands of tourists from around the world is an abundance of fall foliage in vibrant colors of orange, yellow and green. One of the most sought-after spots is a private…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: You say Cajun/I say Creole…both are delicious
By Kara Kimbrough I’m not here to reignite an argument about the differences between Cajun and Creole food. I’m gun shy about mentioning ANY food from these regions after causing a furor on social media last year. I innocently said I “didn’t like okra in my gumbo.” There were a few supporters who agreed…
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