Our family loves big Saturday morning breakfasts. We sleep a bit later, take a little more time waking up, and eat a lot heartier. Our guys love eating wild game bagged right here in Arkansas, so our Saturday morning breakfasts are a great time to cook some venison sausage. We also love waffles, so these […]
The recipe for this deep-dish sweet potato pie started out in a magazine. My mom made changes to the recipe, and after its inclusion in our good old church cookbook (circa 1990s), she changed the pie’s topping. That topping is what separates this pie from all other sweet potato pies. Oats and brown sugar and […]
This new year, the one thing I’m really craving is simplicity. After several months of rushing from event to event, planning elaborate meals, working through travel plans, and the end of the school semester, it’s time to wind down. I want to simplify my life in every area: work, relationships, material possessions, time commitments; all […]
The humble turnip. It doesn’t get the respect it deserves. During winter it thrives, and we should embrace them in the prime of their season. To be honest, I don’t think I ever ate a turnip when I was a child. I don’t even know if I ever saw a turnip before I hit my […]
I love simplicity. I believe food in its simplest form doesn’t need much to coax out its deliciousness. I’ve often posted here on “Taste Arkansas” about how grilling fruits to bring out tasty nuances or how just a few perfect additions of spices bring out the BAM! in a dish. Cabbage is like that. It’s […]
John Hamilton grew up farming alongside his dad. He decided to follow in his father’s footsteps his junior year of college. Thanks to a young farmer loan, John purchased two new tractors and began renting land. However, poor prices and tough ground made for five difficult years that nearly forced John out of farming. Things […]
Celebrate National Cookie Day by making some of our delicious cookie recipes: Big Christmas Cookies Simple Shortbread Cookies Crackled Sugar Cookies Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies Cake Batter Christmas Cookies Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Phil and Lesia Hamaker grew up on small farms. Each of their grandparents grew up in a time when almost everyone had a garden to help feed their large families. So they inherited their love for farming at a young age. Their first farm was a 10-acre hog operation (farrow to finish) and 5 acres […]
Once I discovered sweet potatoes were so much more than a side dish loaded with butter, sugar, pecans and marshmallow cream, they became one of my go-to pantry staples. They show up on the dinner table roasted, grilled, mashed and tucked in whenever and wherever possible. Sweet potatoes are fantastic as a year-round staple yet […]
We have officially entered dessert season that delicious time of year when sweets reign supreme and innovative treats are everywhere. These are days filled with chocolate, nuts, pumpkin everything and sweet potatoes. Every one of these is without a doubt both decadent and delicious, but one can never go wrong with a simple recipe that […]