Guest Blog

Guest Blog

by Kelly Hall, RD, LD   In honor of National Nutrition Month, it is important to take a look at the efforts being made to provide healthy food options to the millions of people in need of food assistance every day in our country. With an ever growing push towards...
Holiday Warmth

Holiday Warmth

by Monica Palmer Raise your hand if you have complained about this Missouri winter. Even if you haven’t audibly griped to a friend or family member, you’ve probably grumbled to yourself about having to shovel snow or needing to arrange child care for yet another snow...
Raise a Glass

Raise a Glass

by Monica Palmer   I never really appreciated wine until I was a mother.  I remember the night my attitude about wine changed.  A girlfriend of mine brought over what she determined to be “a lovely Merlot,” and I wrinkled my nose and said, “No, thanks.”  Up until...
Lucky

Lucky

by Monica Palmer This morning when your alarm sounded, I’m sure you merrily readied yourself for the day and gleefully marched out the door to work.  Right? Ok, the scenario may have varied slightly.  Let’s face it, not everyone gets giddy about going to work.  I...
Looking for Love

Looking for Love

by Monica Palmer Once upon a time there was a delightful little princess, who was fawned over and doted upon by her parents and four older siblings.  She received daily confirmation that her whims and wishes were at the tippy top of everyone’s priority list.  As she...
Snow Fun

Snow Fun

by Monica Palmer This morning, I started seeing recipes for snow margaritas pop up in my news feed on FaceBook. Many of these posts were from moms going on their fifth consecutive day with kids at home because of snow days. It seems their genius for coming up with...