In the age of 3-minute meals and drive-thrus out the wazoo, homemade is being pushed to the back burner in favor of cheaper convenience foods. Mom and Pop shops opt to phase out the made-from-scratch to cut out on expensive labor and food costs in order to break a profit. Among the sprouting chains, just [...]
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Cook’s greeting: warm bread and warmer smile
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Lindsay Thurlow traces Liz Sultzer’s life through the recipes she cooks, starting at age 7 in the family café in Lincoln and continuing to a K-State sorority house.
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Wamego dietitian cuts the salt, washes the dishes for her Meals on Track customers
Monday, June 15th, 2009Amanda Watkins reports on a Wamego dietitian who started meal-preparation business offering healthful take-out entrees to order.
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The aroma of sustainability
Monday, June 15th, 2009At Willow Lake Student Farm, K-Staters experiment with composting dining center potato peels.
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The RowHouse Restaurant of Topeka
Monday, June 15th, 2009Greg Fox could have been an actor, musician, or celebrity chef, but chose, instead, to return to his roots in Topeka. The results of his talent do not disappoint.
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Elderberries for health and profit
Monday, June 15th, 2009Suffering from many health problems, Merry O’Callahan was told she had two years to live. Fifteen years later, O’Callahan is off all medication and takes elderberry daily. Research studies have found that antioxidant properties in elderberries help improve vision, heart health and the immune system and lower cholesterol.
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Amish cooking celebrates family traditions, community bonds
Monday, June 15th, 2009Yoder is the largest Amish community in Kansas. There the lifestyle is simple. For young Mattie Bontrager, that means more customers to serve at Carriage Crossing. The area has become a tourist destination.
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Want to start your own vineyard? Here’s how one retiree did it.
Monday, June 15th, 2009T.J. Winter’s retirement goal is simple: put the Flint Hills on the map as a designated American Viticultural Area. Mr. Winter planted his first Chambourcin vines in the spring of 2002. How is it that Mr. Winter is able to produce1417 gallons equaling 2,100 bottles of wine in a season almost single handedly? He loves doing it and, after all, it’s just a hobby.
The Food of a Family
Monday, June 15th, 2009In Crawford County, fried chicken is more than what’s on the dinner table — it’s tradition. Pichler’s Chicken Annie’s is one of six fried chicken restaurants in the county. And since 1970, the Pichlers have been providing “Something to Crow About.”
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