The heat. My word, the heat. So we have an idea: Crank up the air conditioning, whip this jewel up and chew the high temps away with peanut butter stuffed brownies. Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies Submitted by Lynette Phillips Ingredients Peanut butter filling: 1 1/4 cups creamy conventional peanut butter (NOT ‘natural’) ½…
To say people have an obsession with Arkansas tomatoes right now is an understatement. You can find them at side-of-the-road fruit stands to local grocery stores. The Little Rock Farmers Market opened back up Saturday in the River Market, and they were plentiful. The moral to this story is TO BUY SOME. Last…
Have you ever prepared beef shanks? If not, do not be intimidated. This leg portion of the cow is quite easy to cook. Keep in mind, however, that it is fatty, boney, and includes a muscle that’s been in constant use, so the preferred cooking method is low, moist heat over a long period of…
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…
