Category: Food
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That Thing You Eat: Make It Local In September
Homegrown is in our name. Submit information about southwest Missouri farms to editor@homegrownjournal.com to be considered for future issues. Click the links below and like their Facebook pages. BIG MEATSBEEFRepublic, Missouri Big Meats provides USDA certified, local beef that has been raised, processed and packaged in southwest Missouri. Purchase beef already cut and packaged, or…
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#ShopLocal: Lavish Grazing
Shelby Chante Photography “If I could sit at anyone’s Thanksgiving table this year, it would belong to my aunt Kristal,” says Kendra Hinkle, co-owner of Lavish Grazing. “I love talking pie, coffee, “Gilmore Girls” and life happenings with her. Maybe even discuss some Harry Potter theories. Or the latest quirks of our furbabies: Harry, Chloe…
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#GiveLocal: Family Through Faith Farm
“I hope our food brings joy,” says Andrew McGowan, founder and farmer at Family Through Faith Farm. “I am a foodie. I love what great food can do to someone emotionally.”
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Big Rainbow Tomato: The Giving Food
At the end of October, before the rains came, I loaded up another bunch of ripe Big Rainbow tomatoes, as well as several green, ready-for-frying tomatoes. I walked up the street past the green-leaved redbud trees, marched through the still-green grass, climbed the back deck steps and met my neighbors at the door. I handed…
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Family Through Faith Farm
The mission of Family Through Faith Ministries is focused on one mission expressed in three ways. The mission is to feed people Physically, Spiritually, Mentally. interview JULIE JOHNSONphotographs courtesy of FAMILY THROUGH FAITH FARM When I began researching Family Through Faith Farm in Nixa, Missouri, I began to question the how. Andrew McGowan and his…
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Brats, Peppers, Onions
I was trying to think of something interesting to make this coming Labor Day. I decided on bratwurst sandwiches based on the classic Italian sausage, peppers, and onion sandwich. For a twist on the side dish, I chose fried pickles with ranch dipping sauce. My recipes for fried pickles and homemade ranch dipping sauce are…
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Fried Pickles + Ranch Dipping Sauce
The pickles are fried in tempura batter because it’s so light and crispy, and frankly I just enjoy it. If you do not keep the batter cold, the pickles will become saturated with oil while frying and won’t be crispy. In this recipe, this is done by refrigerating the club soda and placing the batter…
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Next Level Burgers
We love eating on the porch when the temperatures allow, and the less stuff I have to carry outside the better. This meal is perfect for outdoor food. recipe + photograph LINDY GLOS(‘s husband) Being raised on a beef farm, grilled burgers were a staple in our house. When I got married, my husband and…
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Sushi Rolls With Sticky Rice
Laura Jones moved to Springfield after graduating from Southwest Baptist University and lived here until […]
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Tapas For Two
Brenda Lei Casey was in 3rd grade when her family moved from Grand Rapids, Mich., to Springfield, Mo. From that moment on, she was home. Until […]
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Gluten-free Chicken Fingers, Potatoes with Herbs, Date Brownies
Emily Langston grew up in Ozark and now lives in Nixa with her husband, Rich, four sons and three dogs. Being the mom of budding chefs […]
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