Rolland Love
and his family lived off the land in the Ozark Mountains. He is the author
of An Ozark Mountains Blue Hole Murder Mystery, a young-adult mystery
adventure set in the Ozarks, and a sequel called An Ozark Mountains River's
Edge Murder Mystery. He has also published short fiction and personal essays
in Kansas City Voices, The Hannibal Courier Post, The Summersville Beacon,
Amazon Shorts, and numerous outdoor publications. He belongs to the Kansas
City Writers Group and the Secret Writers Group. He likes to fish for
smallmouth bass and create fun stories to tell his grandchildren, Jake,
Lauren, Katherine, and Nick. He has two daughters, one wife, and two
Australian shepherds Sunny and Biscuit.
A full moon. A blazing
fire. The sounds of night creatures. Two brothers camped on the
banks of an Ozark river are all alone.... except for what is
floating in the Blue Hole only a few feet away from their tent.
Growing
up, Rolland Love roamed the Ozark Mountains, floated its rivers, and
provided food for the family. "We grew vegetables, hunted game, and
enjoyed the rivers' bounty," he says. "We were self-sufficient. And
there was no need to travel, we already lived in paradise."
You'll
find:
Fried
Sweet Corn and Peppers
Huckleberry Hotcakes
Grandma's
Chicken 'n' Dumplin's
Soft-shell Turtle Soup
Jefferson
Davis Pie
Pawpaw and Black Walnut
Cookies
And—just
for fun—Possum Sweet Potato Bake and Stuffed Roast Raccoon. Homegrown
in the Ozarks contains Ozarks nostalgia, as well as recipes for
traditional home-cookin' favorites, truly capturing the flavor of the
region.
Every deer season has
a story, and these award-winning authors have one of their own.
Authors from all over America share their affinity for nature, their
mother land, and the thrill of the hunt. The stories will take you
to Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
and to the Ozarks and plains of Missouri. Included with each essay
are mouth watering recipes of some of the grub they devour in camp,
or back at home. Recipes include: Stuffed Venison Backstrap,
Tenderloin Stew, Snappy Venison Burgers, Bayou Scrambled Eggs,
Hillbilly Jim's Hot and Sour Soup, and Aunt Erna's Raisin Filled
Cookies.
Rolland Love in
a Channel 4 Interview in Kansas City
