Kitchen Stock | October 2025

Cowboy approved recipes used by our favorite country cooks.

In the kitchen with Amanda Kagarice, Faith Cattle Company of Butler, Mo.

Tell us about yourself.

"We are thankful and blessed that God has given us the opportunity to be caretakers of His land and livestock. My husband, Luke, and our two children, Ally Jo (12) and Kord Lee (2), own and operate Faith Cattle Company in west central Missouri, just west of Clinton, about 20 miles. We run herds of registered and commercial Simmental, Angus, and SimAngus cows. In addition, we row crop corn and soybeans. We sell bulls and females with a primary goal of fulfilling the needs of commercial cattlemen. We utilize artificial insemination and embryo transfer to improve our genetic base. From a career perspective, I have been in animal health for close to 20 years. I currently work as a senior executive veterinary sales manager for an ultrasound company. I have been actively involved in the Missouri Simmental Association since I was a young girl and currently sit as the Missouri State Simmental Association’s president. Our family finds great joy in the beef industry, and strive to raise the best Simmental, SimAngus, and Angus cattle in the state of Missouri. “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1"

What is your favorite cooking tip or trick?

"I have to chuckle here because I have recipes that are tried and true, but I never really measure anything. I tell Ally Jo to measure with your heart, and don’t be afraid of the spice cabinet and to use as many as you like to change things up a bit!"

What is your most requested dish or what is your favorite thing to make?

"My household loves Mexican food, and to be honest so do I. I get asked all the time to make my homemade beef enchiladas. It’s a favorite in our home, and a dish I often make to take to others."

What is your least favorite job in the kitchen?

"I love the kitchen and cooking, but who really likes the cleanup portion of all of it? The dreaded dishes."

Where did you learn to cook?

"I have always had a love for cooking, and it started in the kitchen with my mom and both of my grandmothers. From there it led to 4H cooking classes where multiple women helped shape me. I love to show love through feeding people. It just makes my heart happy! Now, I get the joy of sharing the kitchen with my daughter and teaching her to find the same love."

Click here for printable recipes by Amanda Kagarice

Sale Offerings:

Bulls and heifers by private treaty on the farm.

Mo. State Simmental Sale - November 8, 2025, held in Springfield, Mo.

Photos courtesy Amanda Kagarice