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Carrot cake
For celebrations and family tables, seafood favorites and classic bakesNancy Thomas
December 31, 2025
Well, for New Year’s celebrations, we have a couple of seafood recipes for you. Seafood is so lovely when it is fresh… tasty and full-flavored. Seafood is very good for you,…
Jim Keck
Specks on fire heading into the new yearThe Apopka Chief
December 31, 2025
Right now, the speck fishin’ is on fire, if you know where to go.  I saw a post this past week that a group of anglers went fishin’ out of Highland Park Fish Camp.
Jim Keck
Anglers say colored jigs pull in specks aplentyThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Hello Folks, I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and that you were able to spend some time with family and friends. I also hope Santa was good to you, and that you got that…
Eggnog
Slow-cooked comfort and classic holiday sipsThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
From thepioneerwoman.com site, “Meltingly tender and seriously easy, this Slow Cooker Pulled Pork recipe includes a flavorful rub spiked with brown sugar and dry mustard, sweet…
Coconut cake
From party dips to classic cakes, recipes for every table The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
We have the recipe for Buffalo-Chicken Dip from Amanda Thomas-Henke. It really is delicious and a big hit during holidays and sports events.
Jim Keck
The Butler Chain bass are on fireThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
I hope everyone is enjoyin’ these nice cool days. It’s gonna be kinda warm for Christmas, but I’m sure it’s gonna get cold again real soon. The fish are still bitin’, which includes specks and bass.
Key lime pie
Home-cooked favorites passed along from our readersThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
Sally Benton’s Vegetable Medley is delicious (as I can attest)! Sally says she just throws stuff in the pot and is guessing at the amounts, so…
Jim Keck
Cool weather gets the specks to bitin’The Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
We’ve been waitin’ on some cooler days, and now we have ‘em. This latest cool front will get the specks to bitin’, and folks’re already catchin'em…
Jim Keck
Anglers report shiners bring in big bassThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
By the time the paper hits the stands, it will only be 20 days until Christmas! The older I get, the faster Christmas comes every year.…
Brisket
The backyard spread: smoked brisket, roasted sides, and easy biscuitsThe Apopka Chief Editorial Staff
From the website Heygrillhey.com, we have instructions that will enable you to prepare Texas Style Smoked Beef Brisket - with that authentic Texas taste - right…