Hello friends, Seventeen years ago this week, I woke up on a frozen lake near Mellen and drove to the Florence Resource Center where I had no idea how many people would attend a meeting about a …

Nut Bread 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup shortening 1 egg 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt 1 cup chopped nuts 2 cups flour Cream …

Hello friends , Just when I think my job could not be any more fun, it is. This week's column is all over the map as there is a lot to say and not space to say it. On February 16th, I …

Banana Crush Party Punch 4 cups sugar 6 cups water 1 (46 oz.) can pineapple juice 2 (12 oz.) cans frozen orange juice concentrate, (thawed) 1 (12 oz.) can frozen lemonade …

Hello friends, Before I go any further with this week's column, I would like to thank all of the good people that sent me emails and texts after the column that my daughter Selina wrote as well …

I looked out the window at the stark landscape. The trees, stripped of their leaves, seemed to shiver in the cold wind. It was painfully cold when I stepped outside to do my chores this morning. Mom …

We got together with family to watch the recent football game and my sister made this awesome chicken dish.  Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.  Thanks Lynda for the recipe! …

Hello friends, I have all the right tools to be doing some heavy-duty ice camping/fishing this winter and unfortunately keeping good ice has made ice travel, (at least coming home alive) a bit …

A friend of mine made these awesome bars and shared the recipe with me.  Thanks Nicole for the great recipe! Apple Pie Bars 1 cup butter, softened 1 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 …

Ever since December 15th, my life has pretty much been on the same track and that is/was spending time with my daughter Selina before she moved to Missoula, Montana. First it was graduation, then it …

Chocolate Mound Bars 2 cups crushed graham crackers 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup melted butter Mix ingredients and pat into a 9x12 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. …

Hello everyone,  I, Selina, will be writing this week’s column to fill you in on some pretty big life changes I have undergone recently. On December 16 th I graduated from UWSP …

My daughter recently made these delicious cookies and shared the recipe with me. Thanks Taylor for the new recipe! Sweetened Condensed Milk Snowballs 1 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup …

Hello friends, This week's column gives you a bit of reality about my way of earning a living and is also a pretty cool adventure. Thursday, January 11 th High 34, low 27 The lead …

My daughter recently made these delicious cookies and shared the recipe with me. Thanks Taylor for the new recipe!   Sweetened Condensed Milk Snowballs 1 cup butter, softened …

Hello friends, Last week and again this week I am writing to you about a 7-day hunting and camping trip that I went on with my brother Tom Walters ofDenham Springs, Louisiana and my 22 year old …

She cocked her head to the left and looked at me. She cocked her head to the right and looked at me. I wished I could have known what she was thinking, but that was impossible. Nellie is a dog, but …

This week's recipe came from the 1963 edition of "Favorite Recipes of Home Economics Teachers - Desserts Edition".   Easy Sour Cream Cake 1 egg, beaten 1 cup sugar 1 …

Hello friends, This week's and next week's columns will be interesting and because there is so much to say in a small space, I cannot go into detail. My 22-year-old daughter Selina Walters and I …

This week's recipe was found in the December/January 2022 "allrecipes" magazine   Healthier Whole Grain Waffles 1 cup white whole wheat flour 3/4 cup all purpose flour …