That’s a big bass!

Nathaniel Kicklighter shows off the 14 lbs., 11oz. largemouth bass that he caught in a lake in Putnam County. The state record for largemouth...

Try delicious Lemon Bars made from big Ponderosa lemons

At this time, right after Thanksgiving and a little while before Christmas, let’s have some fun with cookie recipes! And other sweet goodies. My daughter...

Speck catchin’ is still good in Lake Monroe and Lake Jesup

Hello Folks, I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are head-in for another great year of fishin’ in Central Florida. I’m...

Try Maw-Maw’s Chicken Pie recipe for a meal that serves eight

     This week, we turn to the wonderful book we were gifted by our editor’s mother-in-law, Southern Living All-Time Favorites. They develop or...

If you love Fried Green Tomatoes, try the recipes featured below

We have a Treasures and Pleasures recipe titled Charlett Spencer’s Italian Meat Squares that sounds very good, maybe a little like pizza without the...

Try Crab Stew from the Savannah Style cookbook by the Junior...

Pot Roast for Crock-Pot is submitted by Pat Ariotta in Sharing Our Finest Cookbook put out by the Apopka Citizen Police Alumni Association. In Treasures...

Make it a fun night with Fried Oysters and Cocktail Sauce

This week, we have a pot pourri of recipes for you. We will start with Mrs. Thomas Myers’ Fried Oysters from Charleston Receipts....

Try ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ Spare Ribs by Mrs. Frank B....

Our editor’s wife’s mom gifted Savannah Style to us. This is a wonderful cookbook published by The Junior League of Savannah, Inc. We found...

Homestyle comfort food can help you cope with staying indoors

We, at The Apopka Chief and The Planter newspapers, are praying for you and all of our community during this stressful time of...

Times are certainly different now

Hello Folks, My grandfather used to tell me when I was younger that things change over time. Well, as of three weeks ago, we were...