by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Mary Wood of Run of the Mill Mary Across the state, football fans are supporting their teams and doing some tailgating. The truly hardcore tailgaters don’t consider it ‘real’ tailgating if you don’t bring the grill. There’s just something about flame-grilling that gets you all fired up to call the […]
Some of my best memories as a child happened on a barstool at my Aunt Norma Lee and Uncle Don ‘Fluke’ McNeal’s house. I was sometimes dropped off early in the morning, so Mom could run errands or keep appointments. Their kitchen, formerly an old country store/restaurant, had a long counter lined with barstools that […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Tiffany Selvey of Songbird Gardens There’s always a good reason to make a cake. Friend having a baby? Bake a cake. Church potluck? Cake. Saturday night on the couch with Netflix? You get the idea. When an occasion arises that benefits from a cake, this is my go-to recipe. Don’t […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Mary Wood of Run of the Mill Mary If there’s one thing Southerners are known for, it’s our great country-style cooking. Good, hardy comfort food that leans heavily on a tasty addition of sweet with a generous helping of bacon to make it easy going down. And what’s more southern than green beans? […]
We’re nearing the end of summer and in addition to school starting and the promise of cooler weather, we now have what every Arkansan gets excited about: FOOTBALL SEASON! Which also means another fun thing: GAME DAY FOOD! Toss those two together with a spicy Arkansas jalapeño, some freshly grated sharp cheddar and a few […]
Taste Arkansas celebrates Rice Month as Keith Cleek of the UA Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service makes this wonderful Sausage and Shrimp Paella recipe in the accompanying video. SAUSAGE AND SHRIMP PAELLA Makes 12 servings Ingredients: 1 tablespoon paprika 2 cups uncooked short-grain white rice 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 teaspoon dried oregano […]
Meet the 2015-2016 Miss Arkansas Rice, Lynnsey Bowling of Woodruff County 1. What made you want to become Miss Arkansas Rice? I was approached by Mrs. Janice Marsh in church one day about trying out for Miss Woodruff County Rice. At first, I was hesitant, because I do not come from a farm family. But […]
From Battlefields to Farm Fields ~ Veteran Signs Up for Farm Duty Damon Helton is a veteran farmer. Correction: Damon Helton is a veteran and a farmer. Helton is a decorated veteran of the U.S. armed forces with five deployments between Iraq and Afghanistan, but he’s a relative newcomer to agriculture. Still, watching Helton zoom […]
A Labor Day party for a few friends at Dan and Peggy Eoff’s ranch in Clinton 30 years ago has turned into one on Arkansas’ must see events, the world’s largest chuckwagon races. Thousands of visitors hitch up their wagons, or hop in the cars, and mosey on over to the Eoff’s ranch in Clinton […]
It ‘s tailgate season in the South. We plan weddings around bye weekends, put on our Sunday best a day early; and set up makeshift living rooms under tents complete with our great-grandmother’s silver, floral arrangements and flat-screen TVs outside the stadiums. Tailgating isn’t just a way to kill time before kickoff. It’s a daylong […]