food

  I got a nice email from my friend, Linda, reminding me about potato cakes (earlier column) in Ireland. Of course, potatoes are prominent in...

Potatoes, like beans, were a standard during the Great Depression. Potatoes were used as a side, a main entrée, or in breakfast dishes and...

  It’s been a weekend full of prep and cooking as my household has joined in to assist me with a wedding reception. At ten...

Hello February!  There is still time to sign up for the upcoming culinary class at, ‘The Cook’s Nook,’ in McPherson, Kansas.  Class fee is...

Do those three foods put terror in your heart and turn your stomach?? Well, they sure do that to me. I have never liked...

For many this week brings the start of a new school year.  Remember when it was after Labor Day?  I certainly do, as a...

Fair is my favorite time of year! Usually we post about the Champion 4-H Winning Recipes, so I wanted to bring back one...

We’ve had an outstanding week in the Ozarks with lower temperatures and humidity.  The three proceeding weeks had cabin fever dancing at my doorstep. Summer...

When temperatures exceed 90 degrees F, fruit plants losewater quickly. When this happens, moisture is withdrawnfrom the fruit to supply the tree. Stress from...

Tomatoes often have problems with cracking caused by pressure inside the fruit that is more than the skin can handle. Cracks are usually on...