Take a peek at Jacob and Lindsey Black’s open-concept kitchen. When Jacob and Lindsey Black were in the process of building their new home, they knew they needed a kitchen that could maintain a classically beautiful vibe while feeding multiple mouths. “In our home, the gathering place is our kitchen, no matter the crowd,” says […]
Brightly colored blooms and luscious greens carry us into spring. With so much of our time spent inside this winter surrounded by screens and cell phones, it’s important to unplug, recharge, and get outdoors. Between never-ending emails and countless social media platforms, the digital effect on our lives can be exhausting. This spring, allow nature
Brighten up your crudités platter with gorgeous eye candy and flavorful dip. Healthy appetizers can seem like an oxymoron, and “healthifying” popular fried, cheesy, and rich apps can be quite the killjoy. As a registered dietitian, you might expect me to convince you to switch to low-fat cream cheese in your next buffalo dip, but
Spring is here, and whether it’s a wedding or baby shower, Easter dinner or a graduation party, chances are you’ll be entertaining guests at some point in the next few months. Whether that planning is enjoyable or makes you want to pull your hair out is dependent on the choices you make. Thankfully, COMO
Brighten up your eyes with these easy tutorials created by local makeup artists. Smoke & Mirrors modeled by Ashley Hoops. Just Peachy modeled by Elly Valvo. Ashley and Elly’s looks created by Haley Callaway, Aveda artist, Green Meadows Hair Co. & Spa. All That Glitters modeled by Anne Tuckley. Gloss Over It modeled by Eryn
The ancient art of fermentation finds its way into modern kitchens. I wasn’t a kombucha drinker until half a day into my 26th year, when I met Jared Zillig and his “mothers.” He keeps them on a shelf in his dining room in three glass jugs hugged by malleable sheets of insulation — an experiment
Local author Phong Nguyen’s novel adds a compelling chapter to “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” The mysterious story found me a few summers back in a cemetery off a slow stretch of gravel about a mile from my grandpa’s farm. It was there on the first line of the first page of the spiral bound
Mother of five draws strength from the children she lives and works with. Tell me about your family. My husband, Rob, and I are celebrating our fifth anniversary this fall. We are the lucky parents of five incredible children and two goldendoodles. Rob and I have been blessed with amazing kids that love one another
Giving Gardens grows beautiful plants and people. Slow down when you see the cottages. That’s the best advice for new visitors to Giving Gardens, a series of endearing greenhouses situated on Central Missouri Subcontracting Enterprises’ campus on South Bearfield Road in Columbia. For 50 years, CMSE has served the industry communities with a workforce of
Packed with probiotics, kombucha cocktails give drinkers a healthy buzz. The funktastic fizzy drink kombucha has jumped from our grocer’s shelves into our cocktail glasses. And, I have to say, I’m ready to hand over my money. “I wish there was a word for something that seems so simple but is really complex,” say Josh
