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Bikers for Babies event expected to affect traffic
September 15, 2012
The annual March of Dimes Bikers for Babies group motorcycle ride is expected to affect traffic throughout the area on Sunday.
Tonganoxie resident’s barbecue team coming to a TV near you
September 14, 2012
Truebud BBQ teammates Tim Grant of Tonganoxie and Boyd Abts of Eudora announced this week they’ll be one of three Kansas City area teams appearing on Season 4 of BBQ Pitmasters.
Food: Area farm’s hydroponic lettuce growing in popularity
September 12, 2012
Two Sisters Farm is the only commercial farm in the area specializing in hydroponics, or soilless growing, and their lettuce has been catching on around Lawrence and Johnson County since their first harvest this spring.
Food: Complex barbecue flavors, easy recipe
September 12, 2012
A few years ago I created a recipe for a killer barbecue sauce. It was exactly the way I like it — thick, rich, a lot savory, a little sweet and bursting with cumin, smoked paprika and so many other delicious seasonings.
Tortellini masquerade as croutons in a robust Caesar
September 5, 2012
After several years of “green is evil” behavior by my son, I recently — finally! — managed to persuade him to try Caesar salad.
Food: Compulsive smokers — Quest for perfection propels area barbecue team to top of national ranks
August 29, 2012
For Truebud BBQ team members, meticulousness is as much their signature as their secret rib seasoning, and it’s helped propel them to the elite ranks of the country’s top competition barbecue teams.
Bonner Springs man, 34, dies after argument in vehicle traveling from Eudora to Kansas City
August 23, 2012
Lenexa police said a Bonner Springs man who died early Wednesday morning after he was involved in a roadside fight on Interstate 435 had been traveling in a minivan from Eudora to the Kansas City area.
Food: Fresh recipes bring apples out of autumn, into August
August 22, 2012
Apples may be early this year, but there’s no reason to rush these fall favorites into their signature cool-weather dishes. Chilled desserts and bright ingredients help bring apples out of autumn and into the light lunches, cookouts and 90-degree days of August.
Food: Apple crops arrive early, but drought makes for dicey harvest
August 22, 2012
With many buyers just beginning to realize it’s apple time, Ernie Richardson’s Gala crop has already come and gone. Following the lead of early summer stone fruits and most other produce this year, northeast Kansas apples are arriving one to four weeks early. The size and quality of early crops also varies.
Five questions: Roll up a sleeve
05:47 p.m., August 21, 2012 Updated 12:00 a.m.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment offers tips to consider when contemplating getting immunized.
Food: Lemon grass brightens Asian, American favorites alike
August 15, 2012
It may look and sound like a weed, but lemon grass actually is one of the most important ingredients in Southeast Asian cooking.
Bridge over Kansas Turnpike in Leavenworth County closed after accident
August 8, 2012
A truck driving on the Kansas Turnpike Wednesday afternoon damaged a beam on the 214th Street bridge in Leavenworth County east of Lawrence.
Food: Grilling greens — a new way with kale for summer
August 8, 2012
When I created this recipe, I was aiming for something akin to a saute. What I got was so much better.
Food: Fully-loaded salad doesn’t need fat to be satisfying
August 1, 2012
Eating a plate full of greens can be a bit boring. Too often, we are tempted to pile on fatty toppings like cheese, bacon, seeds and nuts, or rich dressings, all in an attempt to amplify the flavor.
Food: Blueberry muffins or pancakes? Try making both in one
July 25, 2012
What do you do when you are hankering for blueberry muffins but don’t have a muffin pan handy? Or maybe you just don’t feel like cranking up the oven on a hot summer day.
Food: One of region’s last family dairies hopes retail will help bottom line
July 18, 2012
When his father and uncles ceased their milking operation on the family dairy farm in 1972, Tim Iwig embarked on his own one-boy fresh-milk enterprise. Then only 12 or 13, he kept several heifers, milked them daily and recruited customers. Even if no one was home, they could pull into the driveway, walk into the barn, leave their money in a pan and take their milk.
Fire engulfs house in Tonganoxie
July 17, 2012
Firefighters have responded to a house fire in Tonganoxie.
Core knowledge: districts prepare for new educational standards
July 11, 2012
Beginning in August, classroom learning is going to have a different look at most Kansas schools.
Spotlight in higher education: Adults pursuing advanced degrees have options
July 10, 2012
A number of area educational institutions offer graduate degree programs, many tailored to the needs of their respective geographical areas and their targeted students’ busy schedules.
Food: Season’s just peachy for area fruit growers
July 4, 2012
After the 2011 Kansas winter resulted in a summer with little to no peaches, several northeast Kansas fruit growers are experiencing a banner year.