By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Greetings to all! Is spring finally here or do we trust the old Farmers’ Almanac that we may expect one last cold spell? One set of my grandparents literally lived by the almanac. It told them when to plant potatoes, when to plant corn, best time to cut the hay,

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello again, everyone. While writing this, I am enjoying a beautiful spring morning while wiping the yellow dust from my screen. Breathe deep. As you can tell, in this issue Paula has a sweet tooth. I always get one this time of the year as we approach Easter season, as

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well folks, by the time you are reading these recipes, the month of March is almost gone. It’s time to get into the Spring/Summer party mode. Therefore, I’m giving you some recipes to start planning your party. You will notice, they all involve chicken. And you all know how much Paula loves

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood Hello, MONTROSE STAR stars and starlets! Could it be we are finally smelling a hint of spring just around the corner? It must be so because I’m beginning to feel a little frisky. My friend warned me to settle down or she would be calling Shady Pines. I sharply replied with a strong

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hey, everyone! One day the cold wind is blowing my skirt up, and the next hot air is blowing up my hot pants!  So many readers commented on my sweet recipes in the last issue, I decided to give you some more, but these are much easier to make and

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) STAR readers, we are off to a good start to 2019. I can’t believe the first month is gone, and we have already forgotten our new year’s resolutions, if we made any at all. Paula’s was to lose weight. In retrospect, I think it actually was to eat more.  This time I

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Full speed ahead, STAR readers! That’s how this New Year has taken off. January is almost gone and Valentine’s Day is near.  I guess it is time to start thinking about your menu for your honey(s) for that special day. I think this year we should hear the best and the

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Happy New Year, everyone. What a year 2018 was! So may things got in the way of my pot-and-pan rattling. It interrupted my bi-annual visit to West Hollywood and The Price Is Right game show. However, it gave the cute boys time to rest up from my previous visits. This issue

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Happy New Year! Did Santa put something special in your stockings? I was hoping he’d send me a little elf to help me take off my support stockings. There’s only one thing I love more than rattling around the kitchen, making goodies to deliver to my friends for their

By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Happy Holidays to everyone. This issue, I decided not to feature holiday food, but to feature some of my favorite foods. Soul food! All of these recipes are so simple and quick. You may want to add them to your holiday table. Here is hoping Santa comes up your