Mouthwatering Cinnamon-Sugar Blueberry Muffins

Cinnamon-Sugar Blueberry Muffins by Gregg Patterson Ingredients 1 stick butter at room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 1 large egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup whole milk, divided 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 pint fresh blueberries 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons Sugar in the Raw natural turbinado […]

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Burned by a Deep Freeze, Part 1

As the fruit and berry season heats up, farmers are tallying the losses from April’s deep freeze. by Gregg Patterson, Arkansas Farm Bureau staff It’s  July, some three months after a week-long run of freezing and much-colder-than-normal April temperatures. The high in Little Rock hit 95 degrees with a heat index of 105. It’s that […]

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Throwback Thursday {National Pecan Day}

Around Arkansas, we are just ‘nuts’ about pecans. So, in honor of National Pecan Day we are including some amazing recipes that showcase pecans. Honey Blueberry Pecan Rice Pudding   Candy With a Crust ~Pecan Pie   Pecans: A Southern Favorite {Kitchen Tip and Spicy Pecan Recipe}   Pecan, Cranberry and Wild Rice Stuffed Acorn […]

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Throwback Thursday {Great Breakfast Ideas}

Looking for new recipes to break the same old breakfast routine? Here are some to get you out of the breakfast routine rut. Blueberry Waffles   Banana Oatmeal Muffins   Homemade Biscuits   Potato Bread French Toast

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Cast-Iron Skillet Peach and Blueberry Cobbler

I’ve had pots and pans of all kinds throughout the years. There was the nonstick avocado green set that was all the rage when I got married. The first set of stainless steel was my effort to move away from the “dangers” of the Teflon® scare. (Mostly, I was really tired of avocado green by […]

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Honey Blueberry Pecan Rice Pudding

My mom has always had a knack for taking simple, inexpensive ingredients and creating recipes out of them that made us feel like we were eating better than royalty. As in most things, this magical trait went unnoticed as I was growing up. But as I raise my own children, I can see it truly […]

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Buttermilk Blackberry Breakfast Cake

This recipe for Blackberry Breakfast Cake actually began as Blueberry Breakfast Cake and it can be used with almost any fruit. This would be a great hostess gift or an easy breakfast for when you have company. The cake is soft and crumbly without being dry and has a slight kick that could only be accomplished with buttermilk. It really is one of my new favorite recipes.

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