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Tomato Basil Jam is a canning must try. Using the gem of the south in the summer - tomatoes with fresh basil is a sweet and savory treat to use on meat, sandwiches, snacks or appetizers.

This post sharing the recipe for Tomato Basil Jam originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. A couple of summers ago, my Papa fell shelling peas. I mean, what else are you supposed to...

Jul 13, 2022

Recipes

Cranky Cukes are easy, summer, overnight refrigerator pickles that you can make with a variety of seasoing and spices like curry and red pepper flakes. Use cucumbers from a farmer's market haul, grocery store produce, or crops from your own garden.

Cranky Cukes | Easy Overnight Refrigerator Pickles

I recently made my first batch of easy overnight summer refrigerator pickles. And, yall that’s so dang easy! I called them Cranky Cukes because I kinda put my spin on the spices and flavors, but they were so crunchy and fresh. One of my favorite restaurants...

Jul 6, 2022

Recipes Solutions

Soy-based Essential Oil Insect Repellent | This summer staple combats pesky misquitoes with natural scents that drive them crazy. Soy wax, shea butter, and coconut oil combine to make a soft roll on salve that will keep the bugs away on the back porch, while camping, hanging out in the yard or while you travel. #soybased #soyproducts #soybeautycare #essentialoil #soyskincare

Soy-based Insect Repellent Roll-on

This Soy-based Insect Repellent Roll-on recipe was developed for the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB). We are compensated for these posts as part of our client work, but the opinions and thoughts shared, are our own. I recently sat outside on a Monday night...

Jun 29, 2022

Travel

Ultimate List of Family Fun in Broken Bow, Oklahoma

What is it with Broken Bow Oklahoma? I don’t know but someone there has thought about just about everything! Broken Bow and Hochatown, Oklahoma has become a really great family destination in the four-state area. It is easy to drive to this part of the heart of the...

Jun 15, 2022

Recipes Solutions

A roundup of my go-to pins and the recipes I reference often.

Go To Pinterest Recipes

I love Pinterest research (you should follow me!). It’s my favorite tool for vacation adventures and menu preparation. And, there are a few recipes that I always resort to. Yes, I also have a shelf of cookbooks that I will reference from time to time, but this list...

Jun 1, 2022

Recipes

This easy, summer, loaded veggie pasta salad is perfect for Sunday potluck, picnics, backyard burger sides, lake days and family gatherings. Loaded with vegetables it's light on calories, but full on flavor. This can be a 1-2 point weight watcher food.

Family Reunion Loaded Veggie Pasta Salad

It's summer and please tell me you love a pasta salad? With Memorial Day coming up this weekend, you have a family reunion or backyard party on your schedule. I pulled this salad together for an Easter family dinner and I’ve already made it three times since. ...

May 25, 2022

Travel

KaDoHa Indian Village in Murfreesboro, Arkansas is a fun family destination in Southwest Arkansas. It is a great visit to complement the Crater of Diamond State Park, day trip from Hot Springs, or skip all those destinations and just come here to learn more about the Native Americans who called this land home, and dig for your own gems or complete a metal detector tour to find military and Indian artifacts.

Digging up the Past at KaDoHa Village

For most people, when they think of Murfreesboro, the Crater of Diamonds State Park is the first thing that comes to mind and rightfully so. It is the only diamond mine in the world where the public is invited to dig openly. That's a big deal because it is one of...

May 18, 2022

Recipes

Everything Bagel Seasoning Chicken Salad

It's mother’s day week and my mama and I love a hearty chicken salad. If we are out and about, I know for certain that a “chick food” lunch will work every time. She is also my ride or die on trying new foods, but you can bet my mam loves a scoop of chicken salad...

May 4, 2022

Recipes Solutions

Poached Egg Breakfast Sandwich

I am freaked out by eggs, there I said it. I can’t tell you why or what it is, but they freak me out. But, I’ve determined that I love a poached egg, of all things. I know. So, once I discovered my love of a poached egg, I set out to learn how to make a poached...

Apr 27, 2022

Big Sister Chat Encouragement

The lessons I've learned over the last 40 years of my life and how I'm choosing to celebrate this milestone birthday.

What I know to be true | 40 somethings

Well, this week marks my 40th birthday. It's weird to say, yet it seems mundane at the same time. Maybe it's because once January hits in any year, I start talking and thinking like I'm already the age I will turn in April. 40 is a milestone year, so I feel like...

Apr 20, 2022

Holidays Recipes

A bunny cake is one of the easiest Easter traditions to start with your family - take an ordinary boxed cake mix and dress it up with candy decorations.

Bunny Cake for Easter

Is it Easter until you’ve made an Easter Bunny Cake? I have a friend who always used this tradition with her kids and now I love to make an Easter Bunny Cake with my kiddo. It's so easy and kinda like gingerbread houses, there really aren’t any decorating rules....

Apr 13, 2022

Holidays Recipes

These five cold spring salads with fruit and fluffy whipped topping are perfect for church potlucks, Easter dinner, or ladies' luncheons.

5 Cold Spring Salads

Something about Easter dinner and springtime makes me love and look forward to cold spring salads with fruit and that fluffy texture. Maybe it's having folks from East Texas or loving a Sunday potluck, but I’m the lady who still likes a cold salad. Well, most of...

Apr 6, 2022