The Missing Desk Mystery
This true story was referenced at the 2008 Republican National Convention:
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a...
Happy New Year
As we arrive at the end of this year 2004, I look back at our reflections on 90 years of Farm and Dairy.
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.
Getting to the Heart of Soul Food
Over the centuries and throughout the world and every culture, food, and the sharing thereof, tends to warm the heart and knit the soul....
Squaring Away the Holiday
A summer buffet would not be considered a true hoedown without dancing. Just what is a "hoedown"? Webster dictionary says, "hoedown (ho'doun') noun
1. a...
Comfort foods: Quirky tastes have their place
Those comfort foods you loved from childhood are some of the best, most dearly associated cravings we can have.
Mark Your Calendar; Next Week’s Full
Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb wears green to the barn, de-clutters the stalls, and shares some chocolates in celebration of next week.
15, 16, Maids In The Kitchen
Home Living columnist Laurie Mariatt Steeb writes about the problems and rewards of cooking with the kids.
25 Ways to Enjoy Soy Foods
April is Soyfoods Month. Serve something soy.










