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‘Are you ready for some…tailgate food?’

‘Are you ready for some…tailgate food?’

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 23, 2023 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough   When you glanced at the headline, you may have thought the tagline would be…”football!” I have a confession to make. Unless it’s Homecoming and I want to see what the court’s gowns look like, I sometimes skip the main event and stay in the tailgate...
Homemade desserts are a dying art; here are a few relics

Homemade desserts are a dying art; here are a few relics

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 16, 2023 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough Receiving emails from readers asking for restaurant recommendations is a regular occurrence. Requests with questions like, “What are the best seafood restaurants on the Gulf Coast,” or “While visiting the Jackson area, where should...
It’s not too early to prepare for Labor Day grilling

It’s not too early to prepare for Labor Day grilling

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 9, 2023 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough “Don’t go, summer!”   The headline from a food magazine at the checkout line couldn’t have been more direct: Big, bold red letters practically leapt off the page as I unloaded my cart. Despite a silent acknowledgement that the...
Eat well in the heat and live to tell about it

Eat well in the heat and live to tell about it

by Mississippi Monitor | Aug 2, 2023 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough You don’t need to watch the 24-hour weather reports with the gloom-and-doom reports of this being the “hottest summer on record.” We get it…it’s HOT! And along with that no-brainer knowledge comes the fact that turning...
What’s old is inevitably new again, even in the food world

What’s old is inevitably new again, even in the food world

by Mississippi Monitor | Jul 26, 2023 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough Here’s a little-known fact – many of the recipes we use today -or at least variations of them – originated during the dismal decade between 1929 and 1939, better known as the Great Depression. Prior to this time, many in the U.S....
Create a “to do” list, one Mississippi attraction at a time

Create a “to do” list, one Mississippi attraction at a time

by Mississippi Monitor | Jul 19, 2023 | Kara's Bites & Sights

By Kara Kimbrough Last week I was perusing one of the few remaining bookstores (don’t get me started on the impracticality of ordering books online without at least holding it in my hands, thumbing through a few pages and deciding for myself if it’s worth buying) in...
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