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Summer has (unofficially) arrived
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello, everyone! Well, spring has definitely sprung, and so have the allergies, right? But spring break is over so let the summer fun begin.
Paula Dream
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Comfort food heavenly enough for a church social
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello again, everyone! Hoping everyone has a good and safe Easter holiday.   In my family, it was just understood that we would be in
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Easy spring recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) This issue’s recipes are all about easy (like me)! And one of the easiest spring recipes to make is a baked ham. Naturally, ham
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Eat, Drink and Love on Valentine’s Day
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello again, readers. I trust everyone is keeping their New Year’s resolutions. I am watching those vodka calories, glass by glass.  And here we
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Start the New Year with sweet and briny treats
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, what a fun ride it’s been over the years! And I’m ending this year with a couple of great dessert recipes.  Be sure to
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Apples are the eye of these recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Holiday greetings to everyone! Wow, what a year this has been! And where did the time go? Here we are into the holidays already. Hopefully you
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You’ll fall for these recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, folks, fall has arrived and before you know it, Christmas will be here. The daylight savings time change coming up makes the change of
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Breakfasts worth waking up for
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) What’s the old saying? If you can’t stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen. Boy, how true! Hope everyone is staying safe in this triple-digit
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Shrimpy yummy
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hope everyone is tolerating this heat wave and staying safe.   A good friend of mine gave me a big bag of fresh shrimp.  Boy,
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Summer yummiest
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello, everyone! Paula is just returning back from a cruise and trying to get back in the swing of things. I’m already planning for the