What if queso were its own food group? I know, I know. There are five main food groups, but it should have its own category. There’s something about a delicious bowl of warm cheese dip and chips on a fall day that I find so wonderful. It’...
Read More →I’ve anxiously been waiting this time of year since the blistering heat in July, and even though it seemed to take forever, fall is finally here! Cue me happy dancing around my house to Monster Mash. Fall is my favorite, it always has been. To me, ...
Read More →Fall in Oklahoma means football season. Ever since I was a little kid I’ve known that Saturday’s in September, October and November are reserved for cheering for college football. My grandpa was a high school football coach, and I remember sitting around listening to him tell ...
Read More →The Stratford Peach Festival and the Rush Springs Watermelon Festival filled my summer days with tons of fun and lots of delicious fruit. But now the seasons are changing and it’s time to kick off the fall festivals! Who’s with me? To start the season ...
Read More →A cool, thick blanket of fog lies low in a pecan bottom. The sun has yet to waken from its slumber. The calm serenity of an uninterrupted morning is broken by the snap of a twig beneath the rubber sole of your duck boots. Sloshing through the muddy bottom, ...
Read More →Did you know Oklahoma has a state meal? I didn’t either! The meal was approved in 1988 by the 41stOklahoma Legislature and includes some of my favorites. The official dishes are fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, black-eyed peas, chicken-fried steak, strawberries and ...
Read More →Hi friends! Kalli here. I have some crazy road trip stories from growing up. I grew up in a family of six, and every summer we would take a road trip together. It didn’t matter if we were driving across the country or just driving through town, ...
Read More →Labor Day is near! How can this be? To me, it feels like it should still be May, but the summer flew by and now it’s time to celebrate the end of summer. So, let’s flip the calendar, put away our white clothes (I never follow ...
Read More →When I was a kid, I loved summer even more than I do now. I bet you can guess why … no school! But, summer is quickly coming to an end. School is back in session, the days aren’t as long, and the weather (cross your fingers) will ...
Read More →In the heart of the Arbuckle Mountains, you’ll find Oklahoma’s tallest waterfall - Turner Falls, great hiking and camping spots at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, exciting ziplines including the 777 Ziplineand Air Donkey Zipline, and beautiful cabinsfor a weekend getaway. ...
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