The great thing about running a recipe, shortly after you have written it, is you remember all the ‘little’ tips that helps answer lots of...

Felt it was most appropriate to share a Midwest seafood recipe for this new year, since my family has been living on nothing but seafood for the...

By the time you read this column my family will be home from the Gulf Shores. It’s only the second Christmas morning I have not awoken in my own...

OK, this week you get a ‘newbie’ soup, from my kitchen. I’ve made one very similar to this about 8-10 years ago, however they do differ by a few...

I took my own advise this weekend, and made two large batches of cookie dough and froze them in gallon Ziploc bags. We are traveling this year in...

For the first time in many years I changed the type of cranberry salad I offered for Thanksgiving. I knew I wanted something really different from...

By Jana Rose Schleis Missouri News NetworkEvery Saturday, farmer Liz Graznak and her staff begin their day before dawn, loading a trailer full of organic produce, eggs and...

By Jana Rose Schleis Missouri News NetworkOn a rainy Sunday afternoon at Big River Grain and Cattle in Cedar Hill, a rural enclave outside St. Louis, farmer Daniel Bonacker...

Well; by the time everyone reads the column turkey, potatoes, dressing and gravy will be behind us for 3-4 more weeks. Personally; I never get...

This week’s recipe cannot get much easier! Yes, you will find it has one of my most griped about ingredients, canned soup. However; I cannot think...

Well readers last week was another busy one as we prepare for the winter months at our home. Last weekend found Ervin, Phillip and I cleaning in...

By Jana Rose Schleis Missouri News NetworkHARTSBURG — In a small packing shed in the southern Boone County town of Hartsburg, the staff of River Hills Harvest fills orders...

OK, so; the big wild game column is on its’ way, but the rice side dish is the prelude. Usually I steer clear of canned soups, but in this recipe,...

By Jana Rose Schleis Missouri News NetworkEarly on a cool September morning, farmer Josh Payne tends to his flock in Concordia, just east of Kansas City, Missouri. As Payne...

By Jana Rose Schleis Missouri News NetworkAround mid-morning each day on Green Ridge Family Farm in south central Iowa, eight lower doors to the hen house swing open....