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Amish Country Store and Fudge Factory in Muskogee, OK

Unique Eats and Treats in Muskogee County

Offering everything from savory home cooking to sweet treats, hungry patrons can expect to find culinary satisfaction in Muskogee. Cowboys Bar-B-Que Patrons can enjoy a variety of eats at Cowboys Bar-B-Que, such as sandwiches, ribs, dinner entrees and more. The restaurant also boasts celebrity patrons, including country music stars Garth Brooks, George Strait and Tim McGraw. Mahylon's Bar-B-Que derives client satisfacion from high quality ingredients; it's "personalized, not... Read More »
National Soul Food Cook-Off in Muskogee, OK

Soul Food Cookoff in Muskogee, OK

Soul Food Cook-off Small-town Muskogee, OK, gets big recognition each year as the hometown of the Soul Food Cook-off. Now operating on a national level with cook-offs held throughout the country, the competition's primary goal remains to highlight some of the nation's most deserving cooks: the ones who operate solely from a home kitchen. Don't Miss: The cook-off closest to you What's Served: Soul food at its finest What to Bring: A notebook, you'll want to write some of these recipes down... Read More »
Three Rivers Museum

Girl Scout Cookie Sales Started in Muskogee

Would you like to buy some Girl Scout cookies? Muskogee’s Mistletoe Troop first uttered those words in 1917, and to mark that event, the city is now home to a bronze statue of a cookie-selling scout. The statue, titled “A Promise To Keep” is display at Three Rivers Museum. The sculpture honors Muskogee as the place where selling cookies as a fundraiser for the organization was first documented. Girl members baked the cookies in their homes and sold them at their high school... Read More »
Bernice Tharps shows off her winning smoked pork roast.

National Soul Food Cook-Off Puts Family Values on the Front Burner

Pot roast. Turkey and dressing. Ribs. Macaroni and cheese. Steamed okra. Pound cake. Peach cobbler. Hungry? That’s what Cassandra Gaines is counting on. Muskogee’s multicultural coordinator – who is also the manager of the Roxy Theatre and Muskogee Civic Center – started the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Soul Food Cook-Off in 2005 as a community event. “Anything you do around Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is going to draw attention, but this event brings people back to family values,” Gaines says... Read More »

Muskogee Farmers Market Is Good to the Last Crop

If it’s grown or produced in Oklahoma, chances are you can find it at the Muskogee Farmers Market. Debuting in 1995, the market moved to its current location at Okie Square in April 2007. City leaders say the relocation to Okmulgee Street has contributed greatly to recent downtown revitalization efforts. Nowadays, the Muskogee Farmers Market is bustling on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, and the downtown site has provided increased visibility for vendors. In addition to loads of fresh produce... Read More »
Harmony House

Muskogee Restaurants Are Literally Rolling in the Dough

If you’re hankering for some home-baked, made-from-scratch goodness, look no further than these Muskogee restaurants and bakeries, all of which make their dough by making dough – and in some cases, batter. Just one thing, though: There’s no carb counting allowed. For moist, chewy cookies made from a secret family recipe, Harmony House on South Seventh Street delivers the goods. “Our most popular cookie is the Lemon Crinkle, and the second-most popular is the Chocolate Crinkle,” says owner Beth... Read More »