Simmons’ Shame Out of the Closet
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb writes of her love-hate relationship with exercise videos and gadgets.
Lessons learned in the kitchen
I don't remember when I made my first cake or when my mother first gave me advice about cooking. As for my early experiences with baking, I remember the 4-H project on breads and pastries that I worked on the summer I was 7.
Hazard A Guess: Week of April 1, 2010
Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget (or at least 'hazard a guess' as to its use).
Don’t Forget to Say Thanks
Our menu is planned and the table is partially set in my mind until it's time for us to really put everything in place.
Gadgets Galore
Preparing a quick supper before leaving for work one morning, I stretched toward some shelves Mark put up in our kitchen and set out one of our three crockpots.
Consignment shop is great find, great resource
I enjoyed a St. Patrick's Day meal with Dad, complete with a green votive candle holder for our table, all the green serving ware...
A Timely Weekend
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb wonders why she feels so shortchanged for time on some occasions. Perhaps it all relates to the timing belt on her car.
Having My Bowls
When I first did the math concerning Super Bowl history I was confused. I learned that the first championship game between the NFL and the AFL was played in 1967.
Breezes and Berries
California strawberries taste great when you haven't had a fresh strawberry for a whole year. This spring, I purchased one token carton of shipped-in...
Smart cookies
A rap on my kitchen door told me that our neighbor Zoe was outside. She's developed a bold, persistent knock, probably because there is such a delay before one of us answers.
