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Cook with Jayni

Visit the 'Jayni's Kitchen' site and look over recipes.

Want to recreate a delicious dish shown on the show? Visit the searchable database for a decade's worth of recipes to browse through. “Jayni’s Kitchen” debuts at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays on Sunflower Broadband Channel 6 with repeats throughout the week.

New farmers’ market finding its footing
June 16, 2013
Many West Lawrence residents are happy to once again have an outlet for fresh, locally produced food on their side of town. The Clinton Parkway Nursery Farmers Market, 4900 Clinton Parkway, has been slowly growing in popularity since opening last month, trying to gain a footing in a part of the city that hasn’t had luck keeping farmers markets around in recent years. The new market takes place Wednesdays from 5-7 p.m. through Aug. 31. By Giles Bruce
Off the Beaten Plate: Bill Self Pasta at 23rd Street Brewery
June 13, 2013
Winningest coaches call for winningest food combinations — like buffalo chicken and homemade mac ‘n’ cheese. 23rd Street Brewery staffers say that while Kansas University men’s basketball coach Bill Self didn’t necessarily create his namesake dish, he has been known to order it.
Peace, love and local food on wheels
Co-op dishes up ‘Om-style cookin’ from big, yellow truck
June 13, 2013
Think food trucks are all about greasy gyros and cheap street tacos? Think again, at least if you’re in Lawrence.
Delicious/Nutritious: Blackberries with meat and in a pudding treat
June 10, 2013
Big, fat blackberries — not too sweet, but plump and delicious. I love them. I love purple tongues and stained fingers.
Lawrence Libations: Oatmeal Stout Float at Cottin’s Farmers Market
June 6, 2013
This only-in-Lawrence, build-it-yourself libation is available at the sole public location Free State Brewing Co. beer and Iwig Family Dairy ice cream regularly come together.
A vegetable-eater’s Eden
Home garden, one of 18 on tour, features curb-to-curb produce, chickens
June 5, 2013
For an easy summertime dinner at home, Bob Gent loves a good stir fry. He’ll toss together potatoes, eggplant, okra and tomato, and maybe a little meat to make a full and savory meal. Such a dinner is especially easy for Gent — everything he needs is growing just steps from his kitchen door.
Pizzas for spring
Strawberries, leeks and onions make for fresh, seasonal toppings
June 3, 2013
While summer ingredients like tomatoes and basil may not be in season just yet, there are plenty of seasonal spring fruits and vegetables that make delicious pizza.
Barbecue contest to be held Saturday in McLouth
May 31, 2013
The McLouth Barbeque Blowout, the northeast Kansas Barbeque championship, will continue Saturday at the Stan Braksick Sports Complex in McLouth.
Off the Beaten Plate: Pig Pie at Mr. Bacon BBQ
May 30, 2013
Jeff Frye conjured up his idea for the Pig Pie during a night out with friends at 23rd Street Brewery. Once he deciphered all the notes he’d scribbled on little yellow pieces of paper, he knew he was on to something.
More wineries, more elbow room expected for this year’s Winesong at Riverfest
May 30, 2013
Organizers learned two big lessons after turning hundreds away from the inaugural Winesong at Riverfest wine tasting event in De Soto. People — a lot of people, it turns out — are interested in trying Kansas wine. And, in order to better accommodate them, this year’s event would need some major tweaking.
Library launches most delicious book club ever
May 27, 2013
It’s an unusual type of book club where you eat the answers to discussion questions. Don’t worry, though, there’s a twist to make them more palatable. At this club, instead of toting in matching books and paper handouts, your fellow members are probably packing a batch of cupcakes or a hot, steaming pan of enchiladas. By Sara Shepherd
Off the Beaten Plate: Black Forest Crepe at A.B.’s
May 23, 2013
These are not the crepes of French street carts, folded in paper and easy to eat while walking. They come on plates piled with creamy, syrupy, cheesy toppings. By Sara Shepherd
Fab 5: Desserts with bacon
May 23, 2013
Bacon: it’s not just for club sandwiches anymore. Putting it in sweet treats, it seems, is now what you might call “a thing” (even Sonic’s doing it). Here are five savory/sweet tastebud trips to be had in Lawrence. By Sara Shepherd
Off the Beaten Plate: Menudo at Tres Mexicanos
May 16, 2013
The Tres Mexicanos menu describes this simply as “Special Mexican Soup.” It’s so special, in fact, that you can only get it on weekends, and not many — if any? — other Mexican restaurants in town serve it. By Sara Shepherd
The java experiment: Downtown resident opens Alchemy Coffee at 19th and Massachusetts
May 16, 2013
To see Benjamin Farmer at work is to know why he named his new coffee shop “Alchemy.” By Sara Shepherd

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