Pachamama’s pastry chef nominated in “Food and Wine Magazine” contest

Juan Carlos Tovar-Ballagh is the pastry chef at Pachamamas.

Think Molten Brown Sugar Cake with Cranberries and Pecans sounds tasty? How about Fresh Ginger Cake or Caramelized Mango Rum Pie? Major YUM, right? Those ...

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When parents discover Facebook

This video of a dad publicly shaming his daughter is making the rounds. After she unleashed a litany of complaints about her life - mainly ...

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Come in from the cold: Visit the Kaw Valley Seeds Project Fair this weekend

Seed fair participants had the chance to exchange seeds as well as find new seeds to try in their gardens.

For the third time in as many years, gardeners novice and mature and in between can pick up, exchange and discuss seeds at the Kaw ...

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Is that a woolly mammoth caught on video?

A government worker in Siberia claims he filmed a woolly mammoth crossing a river last summer. Woolly mammoths have been extinct for about 10,000 years. ...

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Anne Heche, Clancy Brown (aka the guard from from ‘Shawshank Redemption’) join cast of Slash’s Stull horror film

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As former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash prepares to begin filming his new horror film about the cemetery in Stull, a few well-known names (and ...

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Bummer: Eudora’s Jason “Wolf” Hamlin out in first day of “American Idol” Hollywood Week

Eudora's Jason "Wolf" Hamlin made it to the Hollywood round of "American Idol."

Well, that was quick. Eudora's Jason "Wolf" Hamlin, who so impressed the judges and won so many fans with his San Diego audition, barely made ...

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Make Valentine’s Day extra grand by helping out two local organizations

Roses are the Valentine's Day flowers of choice. Other options include tulips, which also represent love.

Remember the days when the student council raised money with your heart's fickle desires — delivering Valentine's Day roses for a $1 a pop to ...

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Topeka mayor proposes hoodies and hats ordinance to reduce crime

Customers like this may have to change their attire to shop in Topeka.

If you like wearing hoodies and hats and you like to shop in Topeka, you just might be out of luck if Mayor Bill Bunten ...

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Don’t forget: Wolf Hamlin’s “Hollywood Week” starts tonight on “American Idol”

Eudora's Jason "Wolf" Hamlin made it to the Hollywood round of "American Idol."

The time is here to be on the hunt for a wolf — Jason "Wolf" Hamlin, that is. The Eudora native made a splash a ...

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Remembering the Dickensian aspect of the “The Wire” on Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday

Omar comin'!

It’s Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday, and scholars and fans are remembering the author for his important contributions to the literary world. Pop culture owes much ...

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Homemade pita chips: The perfect snack from the Super Bowl through March Madness

Finished pita chips.

On Sunday, I imagine chances are you dipped a chip into something, be it salsa, bean dip, melted cheese or even hummus. The Super Bowl ...

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Meatless Monday recipe of the week: Simple Spinach Stuffed Shells

This Monday happens to be the warmest day of the week with the temperature topping out at 50 degrees. As the temperature (inevitably) drops, you'll ...

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Look out below!

Back in my younger days, when my legs were bigger and lungs better — or is that, when my legs were better and my lungs ...

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Chicken Stir Fry brings flavor but not fat

stir fry bowl

This Weight Watchers thing is turning out to be a snap. I'm not kidding, people. I've lost 12 pounds and I'm eating, I'm satisfied, and ...

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No more chemically processed pink goo at McDonald’s, and the mystery of the McRib

Meat treated with ammonium hydroxide.

By now you may have seen the bizarre photo of pink goo - more milkshake than meat - which in reality was a pre-production hamburger ...

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I know where you can get the perfect party bowl for Super Bowl Sunday: Souper Bowl Saturday

Bowls and cups of many sizes were available for sale Saturday at the annual Souper Bowl fundraiser for the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.

I used to love the Super Bowl just for the big game nature of it. You know: the excitement, the sportsmanship, the FOOD. Now, I ...

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The Bargain Spin: AC/DC - Highway to Hell

Album: AC/DC – Highway to Hell Found at: Audio-Reader For Your Ears Only sale, $1 Label: Atlantic I doubt a dollar has ever rocked this ...

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Got a cranberry recipe? Share it to win a chance to be a VIP at NPR personality Susan Stamberg’s library benefit

A frog floats with cranberries awaiting harvest in a cranberry bog Wednesday in Wareham, Mass.

National Public Radio's Susan Stamberg is famous as much for her on-point reporting as for a little story she first told in 1972. The story? ...

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Meatless Monday recipe of the week: TLC Sandwiches

Whole Foods' TLC Sandwich

Some nights, it's just nice to have a big, ol' basic sandwich. And if you want said sandwich but also to truly have a Meatless ...

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Finder’s remorse

I’m all the time finding cool stuff during my bike rides through the city. I never find anything in my car, or anybody else’s, for ...

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