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 heat that our A/C units are fighting for us.  The recipes for this issue are a little unusual. They’re all about breakfast. We love breakfast at my

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, does he know the way to my heart and belly!  I started thinking of different ways I could prepare them other than just boiled. I started

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 next one in the fall!    Hope you are enjoying the beginning of summer. I’m sure there will be many pool parties and cookouts.  I know

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 church almost every Sunday. However, it was even more understood that we would travel to my grandmother’s house to go to her little country church

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello, hungry MONTROSE STAR readers. Well, Spring is almost upon us and I can’t wait. And what a year it has already been. We have just opened a shop, VooDoo Daddy, inside The Eagle and it has kept me running in between the two stores. Not much time for cooking. So this issue

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 are at Valentine’s month. Instead of fighting the restaurant lines and reservations, perhaps you have decided to just stay home with your honey (or honeys,

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood)  Holiday, holiday, holidays! Where has the year gone? In trying to think what recipes to give you for this issue, the usual holiday recipes seemed so boring. However, the Praline Sweet Potatoes, I guess, could be considered one that’s not at all boring. You have got to try this one! My grandmother made it

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Once again, it’s me, bringing you another set of yummy recipes as I sit here a little “nipply” in this cool fall, sunshiny day. Finally, we have some cooler weather on the downhill slide to holidays.  The recipes I bring you this issue are just basically good ol’ tummy warming

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood)   Well, here we are in the fall season. I think we have all been awaiting some cooler weather as we embark upon the holiday season…already!  My old shoebox is beginning to run empty of untried recipes. You may think I went off the deep end with this issue’s recipes. In fact,

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood)  What’s going on? We have actually gotten a little rain to cool off things a bit! It’s been so hot I haven’t even wanted to drive Bevo, my 1929 Ford Model A Roadster.   In this issue I’m giving you some recipes that won’t keep in the kitchen too long. There are