If you’ve seen National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, you will undoubtedly remember the infamous Christmas Turkey scene. Cousin Catherine has prepared a beautiful and festive feast, and then with the whole Griswold Gang present, Turkey is brought out, looking magazine-worthy. But, as they quickly discover, everything is not as it seems. Once Clark starts to cut…
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Branson is home to more Veterans celebrations than anywhere in the country. An annual parade (for more than 80 years), reunions, special shows, and events that make Branson a unique destination. This month we are humbled to honor our Purple Heart Recipients with a special Branson.com Purple Heart event. This is an annual event that…
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This article refers to Christmas past. For Christmas present, please visit our current page for Christmas in Branson. Christmas day is just around the corner and one of the big activities in my house is baking that delicious, sugary treat for the Jolly Old Elf – Cookies! This month’s recipe comes to us from The…
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Colder weather is coming, time for some heart warming, tummy filling, rib sticking, soul soothing, comfort food. Throughout the years, when Andy Williams’ Restaurant, Moon River Grill, was open, the most requested, most popular dish was his mother’s Chicken Pot Pie. So often was the recipe requested that Andy finally relented, and provided it for…
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All over the great state of Texas you will find this shared at schools, churches, birthday parties, and even funerals. There is just something about cake that makes people happy no matter the circumstances. One form or another of this recipe has been passed down for generations. Tom Brett, the patriarch of the wonderful show…
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For many years, folks have come from far and wide to enjoy a meal at McFarlain’s Family Restaurant located inside Branson’s IMAX Entertainment Complex. Whether to dine on the made-from-scratch meat loaf, pot roast, chicken fried chicken, or the chicken & dumplings, one thing always makes each meal more special… the honey cornbread! McFarlain’s cornbread…
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This month’s featured recipe comes to us from Mama Hughes, matriarch of the Hughes Family. Keep in mind, with the size of her family now topping over 50, this recipe would have to be multiplied a few times over; like 6 or 7 times! Mama Hughes, Lena, was a toddler when her family emigrated from…
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It’s almost Fall. Can you smell the pumpkin “everything” yet? I don’t know about the average person, but this time of year brings back the childhood memories. Memories of playing outside until the sun went down after school, but noticing that I needed a coat or sweater the closer it came for Mom’s yell to come…
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Jackie Brown, of Grand Country Music Hall’s “Grand Jubilee” show, has submitted a fantastic twist on your traditional lasagna. Actually, two twists for this writer. One is that the lasagna has chicken for it’s meat choice. I had never had a chicken lasagna before, and to be honest I wasn’t quite sure how I would…
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John Hagen of The Texas Tenors, has given us a delicious vegetarian dish. Frankly, we’ve never sampled something so delicious that was just vegetables and pasta! Some of you reading this may be vegetarian by choice, or may be forced to eat this way due to doctors order, but some of you may never consider eating…
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Are you a chowder lover? In the 18th Century a person would “layer” the chowder with the ingredients. A layer of onions. A layer of lean pork. A layer of fish, or clams. A layer of spices, and even a biscuit! I’ve learned something about people. They either “love”, or “hate” chowders. I’m not aware…
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We asked the fine people of the The Branson Hillside Theater to send us one of their favorite recipes. They sent us “Welk’s Famous Meatloaf”. This is definitely your Momma’s Meatloaf! There is just enough garlic, blended with the bell peppers and onions that will make your mouth sing with joy at each bite. We…
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