There’s a real thing called season fatigue. It happens when we enter a season full of excitement about what lies ahead, ready to fully embrace everything it has to offer and suddenly it happens. Fatigue sets it. We get tired and ready for something new. Are you feeling summer fatigue? Dreaming of boots, warm sweaters […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Lyndi Fultz of nwaFoodie Summertime is grilling time. A popular side dish to grilled foods is grilled fruit. Yet many people who’ve tried grilling pineapple are stumped when asked what other fruits would taste delicious if grilled. The inspiration for this side dish came when I visited Vanzants, our local […]
By Arkansas Women Bloggers member Mary Wood of Run of the Mill Mary One of my favorite things about growing up on a farm in central Arkansas was raising cattle. I loved checking the cows with my dad, driving slowly through the pasture in our old, beat-up truck, looking for cows that were about to […]
By Arkansas Women Bloggers member Mary Wood of Run of the Mill Mary My introduction to hog farming came at the age of 10. A neighbor’s sow had a litter of pigs. One of the little ones kept being pushed to the side when it came feeding time, and earned the designation of a ‘runt.’ […]
Steak and eggs is one of those meals that works well for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Ingredients for this plate of food can be grown in your own garden or purchased from Arkansas growers—including the beef. The beef for this recipe came from Top O’ the Mount Farm in Winslow, where a small herd of […]
By Arkansas Women Bloggers member Tiffany Selvey of Songbird Gardens Pickles are considered a condiment, but I usually think of them as a side — because I like them a lot. The crisp, sour taste of pickled cucumbers, peppers, okra or dilly beans adds a fresh bite to savory meals. I always need a few […]
By Mary Wood of Run of the Mill Mary blog. One of the pleasures of an Arkansas summer is the incomparable taste of a vine ripened tomato. If it comes from your own vine or the vine of one of the locally grown tomatoes here in our fine state? All the better. But sometimes a […]
by Debbie Arnold of DiningwithDebbie.net My husband’s family settled in Johnson County, Arkansas, once known as the peach capital of America, more than 100 years ago. Like many other families in the region, they were peach growers during the peach growing boom. Today, the Morgan family of Clarksville remains one of the few long-term peach […]
By Arkansas Women Bloggers member Rhonda Franz of Captainmom.net Mouth-watering, juicy sweet peaches on a sugar cookie crust: sounds like a taste of summer heaven, doesn’t it? That is precisely what peach pizza is. The idea for this peach pizza came from my mom’s delicious fruit pizza recipe. Her combination of fresh fruits like strawberries […]
by Heather Disarro of Heather’s Dish We love to enjoy the luscious summer peaches in their purest form as often as possible, but they are extraordinary in baked goods and savory dishes. These sweet Peachy Crunch Muffins are packed with chunky pieces of fresh peach and crunchy little bits of millet for an added textural […]