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How Long Can You Save Food? [POLL]

Mimi — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:10:53 +0000

So you have cooked this great meal and somehow the leftovers got pushed to the back of the fridge. You find it a week later–a full seven days. Do you eat it? How long can you save food and it still be safe to eat? According to Mayo Clinic Nutritionist Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D., leftovers [...]

Now You Can Make Doritos Locos Tacos at Home

Scott Mills — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:54:30 +0000

Mario will love this. A baker with a lot of time on her hands has come up with a way to make Taco Bells tasty taco in your own kitchen. Her name is Jasmine Fine and she owns a baking company called 1 Fine Cookie. She posts a lot of her recipes on a blog [...]

Crawfish Season [PHOTOS/VIDEOS/INFORMATION]

Mimi — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:00:16 +0000

Crawfish Season has begun! We were the very first customers on Friday, November 30, 2012, at Crawfish Palace. Find out where you can get those yummy, hot and spicy mudbugs. The crawfish were great! The tails were full of meat. Mixed small and medium sized bugs. While it will still be several months before we [...]

Can You Really Cook Lasagna in a Dishwasher? [VIDEO]

Lisa Lindsey — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:19:04 +0000

We’ve all joked about frying an egg on the sidewalk in the summer and if your like me you’ve probably tried it out. Here is another one for you! Cooking lasagna in a dishwasher. You might be surprised by the outcome! Last night The Discovery Channel’s MythBusters tested some food myths, but they didn’t have [...]

App Helps With Cooking The Perfect Turkey + More [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:14:48 +0000

Thanksgiving is almost here! Over the next few days the grocery store will be crammed with people shopping for that perfect Thanksgiving feast. Every year my wife cooks up the juiciest turkey and a honey glazed ham to perfection. It takes a lot of hard work and time to prepare the perfect feast, but in the end it's all worth it. Did you know there is now an app to help you cook the perfect turkey?

Have a Fiesta With Orange Pork Tacos [VIDEO]

Mario Garcia — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:00:37 +0000

The Taste of Home Cooking School is tonight (11/8) at the Four States Fairgrounds Entertainment Center. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the cooking show begins at 6:30 p.m. Culinary specialist Jamie Dunn will once again entertain the crowd with some unique cooking techniques, cooking demonstrations and some new recipes.I was visiting the website tasteofhome.com [...]

Shredded Beef or Pork Sandwiches Anyone? [VIDEO]

Scott Mills — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 13:00:41 +0000

Most afternoons, it’s just my son and I at the house so I’m always looking for easy things to cook for us. I stumbled upon this tasty recipe on tasteofhome.com and I think I’ll try it tomorrow. Ummm… shredded pork sandwiches. My son will definitely give dad kudo’s for this one! Don’t forget the Taste [...]

Junior League of Texarkana Mistletoe Fair 2012

Mimi — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:28:17 +0000

Thursday, November 15 — Sunday, November 18: Mistletoe Fair is this weekend at the Four States Fairgrounds Entertainment Center. Enjoy shopping at local vendor booths as well as those from far away. Unique Christmas gifts galore! All of the money raised by the Junior League of Texarkana stays in our local community and benefits many [...]

Great New Recipes For The Upcoming Holidays at the Taste of Home Cooking School [PHOTOS]

Mario Garcia — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:44:50 +0000

It’s that time of the year again! Time for the Taste of Home Cooking School with Culinary Specialist Jamie Dunn as she brings her latest techniques and recipes to the Four States Fairgrounds Entertainment Center on Thursday, Nov. 8 starting at 6:30 p.m.Last year I was asked to be the Guinea pig for sampling what [...]

Ready For 'Taste of Texarkana' 2012 to Benefit Harvest Texarkana

Mario Garcia — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:10:34 +0000

October is finally here and one of my favorite events is coming to Texarkana this month. The 2012 Taste of Texarkana Oct. 16 from 5 p.m. from 8 p.m. at the Four States Fairgrounds Entertainment Center.This event takes place each fall to benefit local food bank Harvest Texararkana. Over 40 vendors will be showcasing their [...]

Hungry? Try This Ribeye Man-Sandwich!

Lisa Lindsey — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:13:37 +0000

A couple of weeks ago my husband, John, was telling me about a sandwich his Aussie bro, David, had made. I was thinking, Hmm, ok what could be so special about this sandwich? Ah, Ribeye steak! But that’s not all, it’s the way you build the sandwich! This is truly a Man-wich! John was even [...]

Ribs on the Rail at the Second Annual Railfest in Texarkana [PHOTOS]

Jathan Fink — Sat, 12 May 2012 18:37:48 +0000

Whether you like spicy hot links, succulent beef brisket or the sauce slathered yumminess of ribs, there is something for every appetite at Railfest 2012. Everyone from novice home cooks to restaurant owners are gathering today in downtown Texarkana to compete in the Big Jake’s Barbecue Cook-Off. Over 20 teams, made up of a mixture [...]

Making The Perfect Pretzel For 'National Pretzel Day' April 26 [VIDEO/POLL]

Mario Garcia — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:00:02 +0000

I don’t know about you but one of my favorite pretzels is from Auntie Anne’s in Central Mall. The smell always makes me want to stop and buy a pretzel fresh from being baked. But did you know there is an art form to making the perfect pretzel.But first, let me give you a little [...]

Happy Cheese Ball Day! Yes, There Really is a Holiday For Cheese Balls!

Lisa Lindsey — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:15:53 +0000

How funny that today is Tax Day and Cheese Ball Day too. Way too many jokes about being a cheese ball if you haven’t filed your taxes yet! I didn’t realize that there was actually a set aside every year for the cheese ball! Yep, every year on April 17. According to Holiday Insights, no [...]

Trace Adkins Smoked Sausage Available at Brookshires in New Boston! – Have You Tried it Yet? [POLL]

Lisa Lindsey — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:16:32 +0000

Have you tried Trace Adkins Hightower’s Country Smoked Sausage yet? Even though all the stories are saying “no details are available” about where you can purchase it, we got a call this morning and it’s here!!! Well at least at Brookshire’s in New Boston, and it’s good too! I haven’t had a chance to [...]

Easy Salisbury Steak Recipe For Dinner!

Lisa Lindsey — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:45:05 +0000

My husband enjoys cooking and is really good at it. So, I let him take the reins most of the time. I might not be the best cook, but I do have a few recipes up my sleeve. My requirement? Fast and simple, because I “Will Cook For Shoes!” Here is a recipe from allrecipe.com [...]

Texarkana Cooks! Make Dinner While You're Away [RECIPE & SURVEY]

Jathan Fink — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:00:36 +0000

Busy moms agree, sometimes getting dinner on the table in time for the family to eat together seems nearly impossible. That is one of the reasons popular television cooks like Rachael Ray and Lucinda Scala Quinn (Martha Stewart's Executive Food Director, author of Mad Hungry and host of the Hallmark television series of the same name) are so popular.

What's for Dinner? — Share Your Recipes With Our New Recipe Exchange

Jathan Fink — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:47:22 +0000

If you’re like me, you’re always looking for recipes that are tasty, easy to prepare and quick to get to the table to feed a hungry brood. Last night, while going through my mom’s recipe box I stumbled across a dish that she used to prepare frequently for our family when I was a child. When I asked her where the recipe came from, she said that our friend’s mother, Mrs. Lollis, taught her how to make it.

New Study on Fried Foods Has Southerners Rejoicing

Scott Mills — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:26:12 +0000

According to new studies, the belief that eating lots of fried food causes heart problems is a myth. More and more research indicates it’s the type of oil that’s used and whether the oil has been re-used or not that determines long-term heart risk. A new study in the British Medical Journal studied 40,000 people [...]