Living Well in the Ozarks

Salmon With Grated Tomato  and Butter In the Summer, several things become important. Besides staying out of the heat, I try to use the seas...

Moussaka Style Shepards Pie (A Quick(er) Moussaka Cheat)  As with almost all things Mediterranean, I love Moussaka! Lamb (or beef) with eggp...

  Tomato Mac and Cheese     When I was about ten, my mother traveled to New York City to a dog show. She took me as her kennel boy. The trip...

I conceived this meal for a cooking demonstration for the community in which we now live. The theme for the meal is a light and fresh lunche...

 Chicken Thighs Braised with Farro It has been a while since my last post. Life has been in the way. Nonetheless, things are good now, and I...

  Okra Hominy Tomato Casserole Somebody's Dead Casserole My mother, bless her heart, chose not to cook well. She wasn’t raised with any ...

Surviving a Polar Vortex As I type, the temperature outside is 5 degrees. The wind is over 20 mph with gusts to 30. On days like these natur...