Arkansas Stories
The Story Behind A Christmas Carol
This is a repost of December 18, 2012 piece I wrote for Arkansas Women Bloggers. [Tweet "The true story behind A Christmas Carol. #ARWB @diningwithdeb"] “Marley was dead, to begin with.…Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.” And so begins one...
A Bagful of Magic: Children’s Holiday Books
Reading. What a gift we can give to ourselves and our children. As writers, parents and teachers we know how important it is to model reading and to instill the love of that into our children. I hope you've been reading a holiday story to your...
Tour of Trees with Billie Cornwell {repost}
(This is a repost of a piece I wrote for Arkansas Women Bloggers in 2014.) Billie Cornwell of Benton has more talent in her little finger than I can even begin to wrap my head around. She's a self-professed Pinterest and Southern Living...
At Home With the Arnolds {Revisited}
Note: This is a repost of a piece I wrote for Arkansas Women Bloggers some time back. Many of you know we have recently renovated our kitchen in our Central Arkansas home. Stay tuned for the final update on that. Thanks for stopping by. Leave me...
Roasted Soybean Snack Mix
Disclosure: I am happy to be serving as a brand ambassador for the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board this year telling the Arkansas Soy Story (#ARSoyStory). All opinions are my own. When it comes to gift giving at Christmas, I always like to...
Roasted Butternut Squash, Quinoa, Kale and Black Soybean Bowl
#Disclosure: This year I am serving as a Brand Ambassador for the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board. All opinions are my own. #ARSoyStory #ARSoySupper #themiraclebean This salad bowl is a nutritional powerhouse, y'all. Even more than that, it's a...
Cool and Crisp Apple Cider Punch
It's apple picking season in Arkansas, one of my favorite times of the year. I've written before about Arkansas's apple season and especially about our famous Arkansas Black variety which was first developed around Bentonville in the northwest...
Renovation Camp 2018
You know my life has been crazy the past few weeks, right? I mean, there's and this. We started calling it "Renovation Camp 2018." on top of this which was more than a little scary. And there's even more coming. In the midst of all...