Early in 2010, Uhrig hopes to share "embellished" Southern dishes at Dierbergs School of Cooking classes in the St. Louis area.

Buckskin Elementary. Third nine weeks. Perfect attendance •Kindergarten: Allison Shope, Baylee Hickok, Brayla Cannon, Brooke Smallwood, Eli Hill, Laura Stevenson ...

Even if Debbie Dance Uhrig doesn't buy as much pumpkin as she hopes this fall, she can rely on early experience learning to cook in northeastern Missouri to make pies. HOME PLATE: Autumn pumpkin ...