It’s that time of year when the weather starts to cool off, sweater season begins, the leaves start to fall, and it makes me crave a large bowl of soup! Here are some of my favorite soups to eat right here in Southwest Missouri! Wonton Soup From Corner 21 Corner 21 has taken Springfield by storm…
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Ozarks culture and community connections do grow on trees in Stockton, where the town’s annual Black Walnut Festival has been a tradition since 1961. Held annually each September, the festival is linked to black walnuts, which is a significant part of the town’s heritage. Hammons Black Walnuts…
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Time and traffic have raced by the Rail Haven, one of Springfield’s Route 66 landmarks. The motel opened in 1938 at the corner of St. Louis Street and Glenstone Avenue. It was a decade after the start of the Mother Road – which was born in Springfield a few blocks away – and out front, split-rail…
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When I started posting pictures of my food on social media, way back in 2019, I had zero expectations of the outcomes. I simply love supporting local restaurants and showcasing their menu creations with my followers. Over the years, I have had the pleasure of working with so many great chefs and…
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When the contents of the wooden Wommack Mill were sold at auction in April 1970, the sale bill sounded like the end of an era. It signified the conclusion of the nearly century-old mill’s working days, a good-bye that came with the death of its owner and a world where such landmarks were fast fading…
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It sounds like bluegrass – and looks like it too, given the group with banjos, guitars and fiddles in hand beneath the slowly setting sun – but the music they play isn’t the only point of connection visible at Turners Station. There are also notes of community tucked among the folks lounging in…
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Entering Smallin Cave represents a world of contrasts. Visitors see the cave from light to dark as they enter its mammoth mouth, spanning about 55 high by 100 feet wide, which leads to narrow passages where water frequently flows. The contrasts also extend to its history, which represents both…
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The days are getting warmer here in the Ozarks, so why not quench your thirst with super-refreshing drinks from some great local spots in Springfield? Let’s explore just a handful of locally owned eateries that serve great food and tasty beverages as well. The Guadalajara from El Escondite What do…
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Even though Rose O’Neill has been gone for eight decades, her life lets her live: Across generations, continents and in the Ozarks, where the world-famous artist and Kewpie creator felt most at home. That place is Bonniebrook, a tucked-away oasis in Taney County where O’Neill called home for much…
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It’s about the food, but really, it’s about something greater at Millsap Farms, a place where passion grows on a 20-acre plot of land in northeastern Greene County. The hands helping turn the dirt belong to Curtis and Sarah Millsap, a husband and wife who took a former nursery and transformed it…
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