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A Cajun twist on burgers and fries
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well folks, another summer has come and gone, so let’s start with a couple of recipes that are easy enough to “fall†into. How about
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Sliders for summer’s end
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hey, guys! Can you believe we are already in the middle of August? Seems just like yesterday I was giving you recipes for Christmas. Well, we have
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Pot pie, patties and cups
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) How you guys doing? Hope you are doing well with this sweltering heat. It don’t help much when you are going through menopause. But enough of that. Let’s
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Easy, breezy hors d’oeuvres
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well readers, Paula just returned from a “triangle†bar tour. Longview, Dallas, and Austin. What an eye opening experience. It makes you appreciate our drink prices. It
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Sweet and savory summer recipes
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Well, STAR readers. Paula was quite the talk of the block recently. The neighbors got to see something they obviously had never seen before. (No, not my
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Put a little Pride on your palate
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) | Guys and gals, it’s that time of year to let your hair or pants down, to celebrate our LGBT Pride! Looking back, the
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Quick and beefy
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) It’s me again, STAR readers! I think we are having an early summer. I can’t wait to see all those hot, greased up bodies
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Muffins and more for studs and others
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) | Hello again, from Paula! In STAR’s last issue I gave you some recipes from my grandmother’s old Freewill Missionary Country Baptist Church cookbook. I’m
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These recipes solve the mystery of entertaining
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Greetings, everyone! It’s incredible how the how my Mystery Bread recipe always draws so much attention. It’s great as an on-the-run breakfast or just
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Dive into this chocolate extravaganza
By Paula Dream (AKA Kale Haygood) Hello, guys and gals. I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day with the sweetie of your choice, and you got to try the “Better