Food

My love and interest in growing tomatoes began at 30,000 feet, about three years ago with a seatmate and stranger who used to live in Knob Noster.

On a extremely hot Sunday in July my husband, Roy, and I and two friends, Tony and Alice Martinez, decided to try an unorthodox spelunking adventure.

Hippocrates sure had it right when it comes to elderberries.

Mulch.

Sarah Nail

Christmas food plans begin as early as summer for Terri Ballard, executive director of the Liberty Center Association for the Arts, and as soon as Halloween for kid-friendly, bite-sized treats.

Darrell and Betty Lamb, of Sedalia, have long enjoyed fine wines but a chance introduction into home brewing paved the way for a collaborative hobby named for the couple’s canine, Salty Dog.

The purchase of fresh pasta at the Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market will likely be accompanied by a brief tutorial on proper preparation and, if you’re lucky, a story or two from the globetrotter behind the Pasta Italia stand.

Making pies has only been in Kristie Price’s cooking repertoire for three years, yet she’s mastered the art of it to become the Best of Show winner this year in the Missouri State Fair First Lady’s Pie Contest.

Recently, a friend and fellow beekeeper’s son posed the question, “What is the best honey?”

One of the reasons I love the Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market (SAFM) is that it is a “grower-only” market. This means that all of the vendors must have grown or made (as in the case of baked goods or crafts) the items they are selling, with very limited exceptions.

Monthly international wine dinners at Wine & More, in downtown Sedalia, are created with wine, culture and chef-prepared cuisine in mind.

Memory lane has many fond thoughts of gooey, sticky, sweet treats awaiting my taste buds. I can recall demanding the last Popsicle in the freezer and lamenting to my mother: “Do I have to eat my vegetables?”

A locavore is a person whose diet focuses on foods grown and produced nearby, usually within 100 miles. There are various issues that relate to the advantages of being a locavore, but for now, I’ll focus on the significantly higher nutritional values of local produce.