Category Archives: Kitchen

Just two weeks ago, I watched Jacob chisel the garden before the ground was not yet frozen. Today, this view looks completely different – it’s now under a blanket of snow and ice. Wow! What a difference a few days can make in Central Iowa in the middle of January! On Jan. 10, Jacob was able...

Hello friends and happy 2020! I cannot believe we are entering a new year! Looking back at 2019, there were lots of life changes, heartbreak, new experiences, and exciting announcements. As I look forward to 2020, I am eager to see what God has in store for the upcoming year! I rang in the new year...

Carrie and Brian Lowry – both Lynnville-Sully teachers – and their three children, second-grader Ella, fourth-grader Breah, and seventh-grader Hendrick, live in a home they built east of Searsboro five years ago. If you are at Lynnville-Sully School, there is a good chance you will run into at least one member of the Brian and Carrie...

It’s January again, when we revisit and reflect upon how well, or how poorly, we did this past year in our dietary endeavors. Did we meet all of our goals, just some perhaps, or maybe gave up on them in early March? If we didn’t do as well as we’d vowed a year ago, were...

Since my last recipe column appeared in this space a month ago, after whining about life without a stove after moving into a new home, I made the command decision to move two tasks to the top of my incredibly long to-do list. These important items were: 1) Unpack and put together the electric skillet that...