Now is the time to buy up all the Arkansas tomatoes you can find. You can start making your own salsa and if you want the senior-level course, you could can the salsa and preserve it for the year. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves here. Just do this and make your…
So we were doing the math: Today is Recipe Monday, and tomorrow is World Chocolate Day? What’s a lifestyle publication to do? Combine our two favorite treats, one with deep Arkansas roots, and make it a marvelous Monday. Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries Adapted from www.foodnetwork.com Ingredients 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 3 ounces white chocolate,…
By Lisa Fischer Adapted from www.food.com INGREDIENTS: Iceberg lettuce, chopped fine Optional INGREDIENTS 2 large ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks Banana peppers, pepperoncini and green olives, sliced Avocados INSTRUCTIONS: Wash the lettuce well, spin it in a salad spinner and then lay out on a clean kitchen towel to dry. Mix all the…
It’s peach season, guys! And that means you’ll see peach cobblers and other peachy-keen menu items all over the state. I see where the Bulldog Restaurant in Bald Knob is serving their famous peach cobbler now. But if you can’t make it to White County, use this recipe as your own soon to be…
Recipe Monday is here with a delicious dessert and a recipe I haven’t seen before. I found it on the Instagram page for @annscar. She calls herself a “scratch baker.” All of her recipes are good. This one is no exception. She is responsible for the photo and recipe. Club Cracker Crunch…
If you love tomatoes, then there is an excellent chance you also enjoy pico de gallo, the popular Mexican salsa that is great on just about anything. There isn’t much variation with recipes, but I did find an excellent, traditional one on Natasha’s Kitchen. For me, two qualities stand out about pico de gallo: its…
Our food editor at AY About You, Kevin Shalin, is always talking about the awesome locally grown produce markets in this area. Wanna know something that is plentiful this time of year? Blueberries! They are beautiful by themselves with a little whipping cream on them or front and center for a dessert. I have…
Fruit because it’s healthy; pizza, well, just because. Combine the two and you get fruit pizza! Have you had one of these? They are so easy and delicious. This is from the folks over at www.pillsbury.com. They know a thing or two about baked goods. Recipe: Fruit Pizza Ingredients: 1 roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™…
I have made it no secret that I’m a recipe thief. If I see something on your social media with a recipe I like, I ask if I have permission to use the recipe for Recipe Monday for AY About You’s website. I have never been turned down. This one is from my friend…
Let’s make some red pepper hummus, k? Several months ago, I posted my own hummus recipe, but then I roasted a couple of red bell peppers and look what I whipped up! Recipe adapted from www.inspiredtaste.net INGREDIENTS: 2 whole red bell peppers (substitute about 3/4 cup chopped jarred roasted red peppers) 1 (15-ounce) can…
