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Southern Summer Nights–The Appetizer Course
So you’ve been invited to this little soiree that several of us are hosting beginning August 11, and I hope you’ve made arrangements to attend. To say it is going to be awesome is certainly an understatement. You are going to...
Summer Fruit Crisp
Our summer fruit harvests have been just wonderful this year although our strawberry season was cut short due to rain. I always try to take advantage of whatever is available for as long as I can get it. I’m fortunate that I can find most of...
Plain Jane Vanilla Ice Cream: Not Exactly
When I first came across this idea of vanilla ice cream without eggs, I scoffed. What? No custard? No straining? This just can’t be any good. Well, I was wrong. This may be the best vanilla ice cream I’ve ever had. Seriously. It’s...
Virtual #Smokeoff It’s Smoked Trout Time
You may remember back around the Fourth of July when NWAFoodie, the princess of all things related to Northwest Arkansas food, and humor queen and author extraordinaire, Lela Davidson, and I went head to head (smoker to smoker?) in the Battle of...
Southern Summer Nights – You’re Invited to a #VirtualDinnerParty
Get your party duds on!Here is THE invitation of the season, and it’s yours. Aren’t you beyond excited? Of course you are. And all you have to do is show up. With your summer finery on if you want. Or not. But being the true Southern belle...
It’s a Kitchen Tour with NWAFoodie: Our Lake House
This is my friend Lyndi of NWAFoodie.com. She is just the sweetest thing! She’s a whoooooole lot younger than I am, but she still wants to be my friend. That’s even sweeter, I think. We met through Arkansas Women Bloggers last year, and we’ve...
Blackberry Oat Bars
It’s been a bumper blackberry crop year in my part of Arkansas, and I am thoroughly enjoying the bounty. If you’re a regular reader, you have probably already realized that! I have put aside a number of quarts of fresh...
Pizza On the Grill- Part II: The Toppings
So now that you’ve made the dough, what are you going to do with it. This is the fun part. One of the nice things about preparing grilled pizza at home is that everyone can have his or her own choice when it comes to how the dough is...

