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Steven Raichlen’s six keys to success

May 5, 2011

By Kristen Harvey With 28 books printed in 15 different languages, one might expect the author of the Barbeque Bible to speak of, well, barbeque. However, Steven Raichlen is no ordinary author. In fact, he never intended to be an author at all. Raichlen studied French literature at Reed College and had originally intended to [...]

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Order local flavor at Little Apple Brewery

May 5, 2011

By Katelin Schmedemann Mounted horns, pictures of the area’s past, a hearty lineup of libations: the décor in the Little Apple Brewing Company, Manhattan, befits Kansas cattle country. Club members hang their beer mugs from pegs on a vacant wall. Behind the bar, thick glass opens up a view of the beer kettles, their contents [...]

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Life lessons from a barbeque guru

May 5, 2011

By Kelley Nelson Steven Raichlen should be a household, or at least a patio, name. He is, after all, the world’s go-to griller.  He has published 28 books in 12 languages portraying barbeque bliss; and as the host of multiple television shows—BBQ U and Primal Grill in the United States—he seems to have a lot [...]

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Make recipes healthier with simple substitutes

May 5, 2011
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By Miranda Tucker According to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, certain foods are being consumed in excessive amounts making us more prone to chronic disease. Instead of dining on nutrient dense foods, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults are eating too much sodium, saturated and trans fats, added sugars, and refined grains. Some Americans [...]

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Stacy’s: feeding farmers for 60 years

May 5, 2011
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By Michele Carlyon JUNCTION CITY – If walls told secrets, the walls of Stacy’s Restaurant would have 60 years worth of tales. In 1953 Graham Stevens and his mother Leal opened Plaza Truck Stop in Grandview Plaza off Interstate 70. The truck stop was a 24-hour-a-day operation. The little restaurant has been a community gathering [...]

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Edgar Chambers examines personal side sensory analysis

May 4, 2011

By Allie Coulter “I don’t like seafood.” Dr. Edgar Chambers IV asked, so I told him. Then he commented, “You must be from the Midwest. Many people around here do not enjoy seafood.” As a child I remember my parents fixing orange roughy and then forcing my sisters and I to eat it. Not only [...]

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Stafford County Mill: Kansas flour born and bread

May 4, 2011
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  By Tatum Bartsch HUDSON – When the Stafford County Flour Mill opened more than 100 years ago, the mill produced 75 barrels of flour a day. Today the milling capacity has increased to more than 2,400 cwt (hundredweight) a day, all processed from Kansas red winter wheat. Gustaz Krug emigrated from Germany with his [...]

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