“…Hot tamales and they’re red hot, yes she got’em for sale Hot tamales and they’re red hot, yes she got’em for sale She got two for a nickel, got four for a dime Would sell you more, but they ain’t none of mine Hot tamales and they’re red hot, yes she got’em for sale, I mean Yes, she got’em for sale, yes, yeah…” These are lyrics from “They’re Red Hot,” a song recorded in the 1930’s by the famous blues musician Robert Johnson. The legend goes like this: Mr. Johnson sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in Mississippi for musical success and then went to eat hot tamales directly after doing ..read more

This is a list of apple orchards in Arkansas. Did you know that Arkansas used to be one of the main producers of apples in the US? A long time ago, in the mid-1800s, Arkansas was a leading apple producer in the country, with much of the production in the Ozark Mountains. However, other apple producing regions began to thrive and the Arkansas apple orchards were hit with drought and disease. This caused production in the state to go into a steep decline . These days almost all of the apples harvested in Arkansas are sold locally. Varieties of Apples Grown in Arkansas Today, Arkansas farmers gr ..read more

Are you an Arkansan who has been wondering, “Where can I find nitrogen ice cream near me?” We have the answer! You can find nitrogen ice cream in Arkansas at MarShae’s Sweet Escape! In fact MarShae’s Sweet Escape is the first nitrogen ice cream company in Arkansas! We recently had the opportunity to sample a few flavors of this delightful treat and…y’all…you have got to try it. This is some of the most delicious and creamy ice cream you will have ever tasted. Not only that but watching the creation of nitrogen ice cream is such a fun experience! All About Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Before I ge ..read more

There are several peach orchards in Arkansas to choose from. Peaches are grown all throughout the state with the highest concentration of orchards in Central Arkansas and in the Arkansas River Valley. Arkansas Peaches Arkansas is not a major producer of peaches so you will find that many of the peach orchards in Arkansas are small, less than 20 acres, and family owned. Also, like strawberries, most of the peaches grown in Arkansas are sold locally. Even though we don’t export our peaches to other states this doesn’t mean they aren’t good. In fact, in my opinion, a perfectly ripe Arkansas peach ..read more

There is nothing better than an Arkansas grown strawberry. They are sweet and juicy and delicious and taste like spring. They are also fleeting. Strawberries in Arkansas have a very short season so you will want to be sure and get them soon after they begin to ripen! When is Strawberry Season in Arkansas? The strawberry season in Arkansas typically only lasts about 6 to 8 weeks. This is, of course, completely dependent on the weather. Strawberries in Arkansas usually begin to ripen in April as the weather warms and are usually finished by the end of May or early June. More About Strawberries ..read more

Here are some unique foods in Arkansas that might not be as well known in the rest of the country. These days Arkansas is a wonderful foodie destination. You will find amazing restaurants in the cities as well as fun, quirky, and delicious holes in the wall in the most unexpected places. However, it is said that early travelers did a lot of complaining about the food that they were served while visiting the state of Arkansas. Although the area was blessed with plentiful game, travelers seemed to have felt that the cooking was a little too simple and plain. Fortunately that has changed today! H ..read more

Emily and I tend to like the same types of foods and we both LOVE sandwiches! Here is a list of what we consider to be the best sandwiches in Little Rock and the surrounding areas of Central Arkansas. We also have a great list of our 25 favorite restaurants in Little Rock that you might want to check out! NOTE: Please check the websites of these restaurants for more opening days and times and for more information. Best Sandwiches in Little Rock Boulevard Bread Company They do bread really, really well at Boulevard Bread Company. Not only is it sold and used in their own restaurants, but many o ..read more

For better or worse cheese dip and Arkansas are a marriage made in culinary heaven…or hell…depending on your perspective and the status of your health. People around here love cheese dip. We crave it, make it, debate it, vote on it, argue about spices and ingredients and types of cheese, defend our favorites, and protect our secret recipes. We proudly claim it as our own. It is part of our culinary and social history. It’s serious stuff, y’all. Cheese dip is a local phenomenon that you can’t imagine until you visit. It is a local phenomenon that many locals don’t even realize is a local phenom ..read more