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Cheese Board Basics for THV11
On this week's THV11 segment, Alyse and I discussed some pointers for staging a basic Cheese Board for your upcoming holiday gatherings. There is no definite way to create a cheese plate/tray/platter/board. It should reflect your...
How to Whip Cream without Making Butter {Kitchen Basics}
The first time I ever whipped cream on my own was an adventure in how to make butter. And it was good butter. Only that was not what I needed to top the double-ring anniversary cake I had spent the whole as in ENTIRE day making as a...
Kale Salad with Maple-Bacon Vinaigrette
Are you a fan of kale? I know it's the Cinderella of salad greens these days, ya' know coming late tot he party and all, but I've been a fan for a long time. This Kale Salad with Maple Vinaigrette is so simple, yet...
Easy Pork Sausage and Apple Patties
You could make this sausage totally from scratch, but I take the easy way out with it myself. Our Arkansas-based Petit Jean Meats makes an excellent pork sausage (I am not receiving compensation for this post.), but occasionally I like to...
Slow Cooker Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup
Even as a little kid, I looked forward to those evenings when my mom fixed stuffed bell peppers for supper. I loved the stuffing better than the bell pepper itself, but I was just a kid after all. How many little ones do you know that chow down...
Apple Cider Brined Pork Chops
I vividly remember hog-killing time in the autumn. We lived next door to my maternal grandparents, a real blessing, and together with my parents they raised a large garden and kept chickens regularly. Off and on there would be a milk cow and...
Brown Rice Pomegranate Citrus Salad
Tuesdays are especially busy around our household and when it comes to dinner on those days, well it needs to be something that Hubby can handle on the go or something not too heavy that he can eat late after he gets home. This...
Frank Lloyd Wright: Bachman-Wilson House Preview
Ever since I was a student in Jim Lambeth's (think James at the Mill/Inn at the Mill in Johnson, AR architect) U of A architecture class waaaayyyy back when, I have had a serious infatuation with all things Frank Lloyd Wright so in 21013 when I...








