Category Archives: Kitchen

By Megan Pothoven “We interrupt this marriage to bring you hunting season.” This quote is a humorous way to describe the months of November and December in our family because I am, in fact, a hunter’s wife. Now of course, the reality is not quite this dramatic, but sometimes, the early mornings and late afternoons of...

A fun collaboration between Lynnville-Sully’s art and foods classes led to creative pumpkins and a first-of-its-kind pumpkin spice seed cook-off. Mrs. Tara Conover, K-12 art teacher, came up with the idea to feature the culinary talents of L-S students at the same time her high school artists are completing their annual pumpkin carving, sculpting, and painting projects....

Harvest, baling cornstalks, picking pumpkins, and hanging Christmas lights were some of the activities that filled the days of October. What beautiful fall weather we have been blessed with this fall. On the Friday that I am writing this article, it is to be close to 80 degrees and last Friday, pizza night in the...

By Deb Johnson I’ve been an avid label reader at the grocery store for a long time. About 20 years ago, I started reading labels in depth when I studied more about better nutrition. Nutrition Facts share the vitamin/mineral content of the product, but also list the ingredients that were used to create the product. The...

A special moment for me was seeing my children with my dad during harvest. I have so many happy childhood memories of this time of year. By Megan Pothoven The Iowa landscape is starting to change as the crops are being harvested in the area, and my son Hayden is loving every minute of it. He loves...