In between our blasts of wintery weather, I recently made the drive over to one of my all-time favorite places for fried and baked and smothered and “everything-else’d” chicken – the AQ Chicken House in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Although there was a large menu of mouth-watering choices, I stuck with my usual: a special bit of […]
Over the holidays, I was excited to check out the Movie Lounge, a Fort Smith, Arkansas movie theater that bills itself as “a triple feature” of fine dining, fun, and film. I had read that Chef Blythe Beck, from the Oxygen Channel’s Naughty Kitchen TV show, had taken over cooking duties at the Lounge and […]
This past Saturday I went to the most glorious, best smelling food competition ever. The first annual Bacon Bowl was presented by Petit Jean Meats in Fayetteville, AR. And the star of the show was bacon in all sorts of different forms. This cooking competition had both entrée and dessert categories – but all dishes […]
We got back from our trip to Barcelona, Spain last week – and I’m still smiling over the gorgeous sights (including all things Gaudí!), the tasty food, the many glasses of sangria, and the laid-back, relaxed attitude the city had. (Except for its traffic, of course, but I’m blocking that memory. ) I was sent […]
Crater of Diamonds State Park Is Both Family- AND Dog-Friendly For 3 years, my real Dad has been talking wistfully about wanting to drive down from Kansas and try his hand at digging for diamonds here in Arkansas. It was soon after I moved to this state from Florida that he first heard about Crater […]
Arkansas Women Bloggers Conference Inspires, Motivates This weekend, I went to stay at a kids’ summer camp and I have to confess – I wasn’t very excited about it at first. I was more excited (and a little nervous about what to expect) for the scheduled Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged (#AWBU) conference there. But the […]
In honor of #FoodieFriday at the about-to-start Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged (#AWBU) conference and retreat outside of Little Rock, I’m re-posting my most popular and most delicious story so far. It’s all about Vienna’s Sacher Torte, a bit of chocolatey goodness that has been the subject of several battles over the year. Enjoy! A […]
On the drive to Arkansas wine country for the annual Altus Grape Festival this past weekend, one thought kept playing over and over in my mind: PLEASE don’t let me fall down during the grape stomping competition! Altus, Arkansas is home to four award-winning wineries that offer tours and tastings, some of which have been […]
My trip earlier this month to Edinburgh, Scotland was… well, it was horrible. And I’ll write soon all about my many terrible mishaps that put me into the city 22 hours later than expected. But once finally there, I really enjoyed this very old yet picturesque place that often looked to me like a giant […]
I’m finally back from a week-long trip to Edinburgh, Scotland to cover a medical conference (and to see just about every fun site the city had to offer!) And I’ll spend all next week posting about that very old, very interesting city. But today I wanted to give a short shout-out to Southern Hospitality Traveler Magazine, […]
