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The Mountains Are Calling ... from Oklahoma?!

Oklahoma is nice because it's pretty centrally located so logistically you can drive pretty much anywhere in the country in a couple days time. Up until this weekend, I thought I had to drive a minimum of about 9 hours before I hit mountains, but that's where I was wrong. Oklahoma…

US Cooking Tour Stop 12: West Virginia

I literally cannot stop singing, "I'm so caught up, got me feelin' it - caught up" by Usher because YOU GUYS I AM CAUGHT UP ON MY COOKING TOUR RECAPS!  And all the people said "Amen."  I am telling you what, recapping twelve states was a big job and I am so g…

US Cooking Tour Stop 11: Oregon

Any town, city or state up in the Pacific Northwest has my heart. I absolutely love the area and was super excited to "land" on Oregon to see what kinds of goodies they would contribute to the challenge. Imagine my surprise when I was flooded with messages saying, "I'm …

US Cooking Tour Stop 10: Mississippi

The only time spent in Mississippi for me so far is just passing through. I would love to stop and have some authentic soul food in the Magnolia State, but for now making it at home is just as delicious. "Anything fried" is basically the food of Mississippi and I can certainly a…

US Cooking Tour Stop 9: Missouri

My husband is actually from Missouri and as it's a neighboring state to Oklahoma, I have my fair share of memories from The Show-Me State. There is one story, though, that sticks out in my mind and then the story came around again later in my life to absolutely blow my mind. Let me te…

US Cooking Tour Stop 8: TEXAS

The Lone Star State just so happens to be one of our neighbor states, so the memories I have from this state are plentiful. A couple, however, just so happen to be my favorite. Shortly after I got engaged, my parents took me to Houston to search for the perfect wedding gown. It was a magi…

US Cooking Tour Stop 7: ARIZONA

I am in love with Arizona. Something about it just calls to me - the terrain, the views, the red rocks... it's just so different from anywhere else and I love everything about it. My husband and I took a trip to Pheonix several years ago and ever since we knew we had to bring the boys…