Last Saturday, I was in Columbia for an alumni meeting and MU Tigers football game. On my way home, I was remembering my college years. The ...

Frustrated with the bread machine experiments, I set out to make a loaf of banana bread, sans bread machine. Good excuse to use some of the ...

Due to last night's "wonder bread" experience, I decided to make another loaf of bread this evening to see if I could get one ...

People cook anything and everything on a grill these days. And for good reason. Grilling is simple, adds a rich, smoky flavor to food and do...

In the past year, I have found some great new restaurants and businesses. Some truly are new, others are just new to me. Either way, I'm...

It has been a year since I have posted a new blog. One whole year! Why so long? First, I've been busy (mostly with work). Second, I forg...

Although I have only recently learned to make pie, I decided to enter a pie in the Marion County Fair Merchant's Contest. I read about t...

Last Sunday, Amanda, Dawn and I hosted a baby shower for our friend Amanda H. She is due in September and doesn't know whether she's...

A sourdough crustacean at Boudin Before leaving town, we visited one more San Francisco culinary attraction - the Boudin Bakery, home of Sa...

On Sunday, we continued our journey through Napa Valley. We drove from Santa Rosa to Calistoga. First stop - Sterling Vineyards ( www.sterli...

Miette Miette More photos of the marketplace (above). While Ken scouted out the meat market, I visited Miette Bakery ( http://www.mietteca...

On Saturday, we visited San Francisco. Our first stop was Fisherman's Wharf, a tourist area. After a quick sandwich, we shared a choc...

After browsing the Chef's Market, we had reservations at Ristorante Allegria in Napa (conveniently located at the end of the Chef's ...

After business meetings in Reno, Ken and I headed through Lake Tahoe (it is beautiful!) and into the Napa Valley area. We arrived in Napa ...

There's nothing like apple pie to celebrate 25 years. Why apple pie? The pie is a significant representation of the past year of my life...