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One of the biggest questions among Missouri politicos these days is: What kind of a senator will Eric Schmitt be? Will he be an insider, like retiring Roy Blunt? Or an outsider, like fist-pumping Josh Hawley?

Public safety director Dan Isom said the suspects who committed the crimes had similar descriptions to the same crew involved in crimes at City Foundry.

GM's $1.5 billion investment in the midsize truck line and upgrades to the Wentzville plant included changes to the general assembly area, the body shop and paint shop, including new machines, conveyors, controls and tooling.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, a car slammed into the mountain lion Monday night around 7 p.m., off Old Highway 100 in Villa Ridge.

Originating from the need to use leftover bread, budín de pan is a traditional dessert in Argentina. Approximately 92 percent of present-day Argentineans are Catholics, those for whom throwing away bread is a sin.

My partner in all things, Wil Pelly, has taught me a lot about cooking during our time together. So far, maybe the most important to me is how to make cacio e pepe (cheese and pepper).

This is one of a handful of recipes I’d like to pass down as a legacy to my kids. But today we say “screw them” and give it to everyone.

My love of food, family and hospitality came from my grandma, who we called Monga. The warmth and love of her kitchen is what shaped my childhood and passion for my industry.

This seasoning is the final touch on Duckbill’s Chooch’s Chicken before we serve it to our guests. It’s named after my daughter, Chandler Heman, who I call Chooch.

I love to offer bits of memories through flavor, and when we were opening the restaurant, a couple came in, and they wanted a salad. I said they could test a new house salad that we were working on, and I used this dressing.

A mother of four children, three girls and one boy, Elenore was Andrew Hargis’ grandma on his mother’s side. Married in 1947, Elenore was the wife of a World War II cargo pilot turned local printer.

When the temperatures and hours of daylight diminish, there’s one recipe I cozy up to: Ham and Bean Soup. Not only is it comforting for me, but it’s a little salty and funky.

This recipe, doctored with the addition of herbs, is what my very non-culinary mom would make when it was cold outside. I absolutely loved when she made it because she was a traveling nurse and a single mom, so when she made the soup, it meant she was spending the day with me. Ingredients: Whole chicken, quartered (3 to 4 lbs) 1 tbsp oil 1 cup onion, minced 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 ribs of celery, small dice 2 carrots, small dice 8 cups chicken stock 1 lb wide egg noodles 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of chicken soup 1/2 tsp dried thyme or 3 sprigs fresh thyme 1 tsp dried oregano 2 tbsp parsley, chopped 2 bay leaves 1 tsp sherry vinegar (or lemon juice) Salt and pepper to taste

Earlier this year, at a holiday gathering with my extended family, the topic turned to my maternal grandmother and how she wasn’t the best cook. A stern German woman with the unenviable task of raising six children, she approached cooking less as a labor of love than a necessity, and — though she was a wonderful baker — her lack of culinary passion was evident in much of her savory cooking. No one would dare say anything about it when she was alive, but it became somewhat of a running joke in the 10 years since her passing and, on this particular occasion, served as fodder for a story my aunt told of the first time she had my grandmother’s cooking.

When I think of homey family-style recipes, I immediately think about the mac salad that is one of our sides at Chicken Scratch. The salad has longer roots than the restaurant.

My family eats this over steamed jasmine rice, but when I’m too lazy to make rice (well, too lazy to wash rice), I eat this with a slice of toasted sourdough bread or some sort of buttered rustic bread. It’s so good!

I like to pair this with “cheeze” toast, melting three slices of vegan cheese for each side of bread. While it’s on the grill, I add red hummus, sliced avocados, sliced tomatoes and fresh spinach.

O’Connell’s owner John Parker says, “Mike is formerly of City Diner and Mangia Italiano; he has been at O’Connell’s for about a year, and has been an MVP server. He is well-loved here, and we hope to have him serve food here for a long, long time.

A few years back, my mother, always the family historian, made a three-ring binder of family recipes. These recipes were mostly hers, collected from church cookbooks, St. Louis society books and contributions from family or friends.

This past summer my closest friend moved to Chicago to continue his medical training. Being a Fujianese Chinese American, Mike was responsible for introducing me to the diversity of Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine in St. Louis, and the reason I started learning to speak Mandarin.