3 cups all-purpose flour ¼ tsp. salt 2 cups sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 cups sliced strawberries 1 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs, lightly beaten Preheat oven to 350°F. P...

A cornerstone of country music’s creative explosion of the 1990s, Suzy Bogguss is heading to Lee Creek Tavern inside Cherokee Casino & Hotel Roland Saturday, July 8, at 9 p.m. The show is free and ope...

I love finding unusual things to cook with. Well, Adrian works at Walmart so when an unusual fruit passed his register, he knew I would want to give it a try. Adrian even purchased the fruit and broug...

This is enough for two drinks. 2oz gin 6 rambutan, peeled, pitted and halved, plus more for garnish if desired 1.25oz lime juice 1oz strawberry flavored drink syrup 1oz simple syrup-you can purchase s...

6 Tbsps. unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar, plus ¼ cup white granulated sugar for rolling dough ¼ cup powdered sugar 1 egg, room temperature 2 tsps. pure vanilla extract 2 Tbsps. lemon ...

By the time this reduces down, there is only going to be enough for 1 small jar. 18oz rambutan, peeled, pitted and halved (two containers) 4.25oz water ¼-½ cup sugar, more or less to taste 1 cinnamon ...

This is a small batch and will only make about 3 cups of sherbet. Feel free to double the recipe as needed. 2 cups rambutan, peeled, pitted and halved (this was 4 of the containers of fruit from Walma...

I enjoy cooking meals that take little to no time. Since I do most everything after work, the shorter time I have to spend in the kitchen the better. There are things you can do to help make meal cook...

1lb spaghetti 6 slices thick-cut bacon, cooked and chopped 1 cup pasta water ⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese ½ cup prepared queso, more or less to taste Freshly ground pepper or other seasoning as desire...

1 medium onion, sliced 1 large tomato, sliced 4 Tbsps. butter, divided 4 Tbsps. barbecue sauce-I actually used leftover dressing from the salad above! 2 slices sourdough bread per sandwich 2-4 slices ...

½ cup mayonnaise 4 Tbsps. barbecue sauce ½ tsp. ground white pepper Salad greens, as needed to feed your crew 1 large tomato, diced 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced 1 medium onion, diced 2 cups di...

2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth 2 Tbsps. lemon juice 2 cups minute rice (I used brown rice) 1 medium onion, diced 5-7 chicken breasts 4 Tbsps. avocado oil 1 cup Panko bread crumbs ⅔ cup shredded p...

We had eight ladies this past Monday. We had a loss of 8.2 pounds, a gain of 6.1 with a net loss of 2.1. Mary had the best weight loss for the week with 3.6 pounds lost. We are all excited about the L...

The Roland Chamber of Commerce has released updates for this year’s Iron Mountain Festival & Freedom Celebration scheduled for Saturday, July 1, at Roland City Park, beginning at 4 p.m. The chamber sa...

I am not going to lie. Sometimes, it’s really hard to come up with ideas for my column. I would love to hear from my readers. If you have suggestions, please let me know. Call the office at 918-756-36...

Philly cheesesteak meat-Walmart has some handy frozen Philly steak. It looks like a steak but it’s all thinly cut already and as it cooks it falls apart. It’s so handy! I used the whole box - 4 steaks...

2 tubes refrigerated biscuit dough 3 Tbsps. melted butter Cinnamon Sugar: 1 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon Cheesecake Filling: 1 8oz block cream cheese, softened ½ cup granulated sugar 2 ...

1 16.3 can refrigerated biscuit dough 2½ cups water 2 Tbsps. baking soda 1 egg 1 Tbsp. water Coarse salt, or other seasonings as desired-I used cinnamon sugar, Cajun, garlic salt and taco seasoning! P...

These were so good! If you don’t try anything else in this column, try this one. 1 16.3oz can refrigerated biscuit dough 1 21oz can apple pie filling, diced into smaller pieces if needed Whipped cream...

Peaches are a favorite in my family. They are Mom’s favorite. Dad likes them, but not as much as his pears. They are Skip’s favorite and Adrian likes them as well. Me, not so much, but I often make th...