Staff
Nikki Overfelt (Sports copy editor)
I have been working at the Journal-World since March 2008. I started as a news copy editor and designer but switched to the sports department in July 2008. Before the Journal-World, I worked at the Duluth (Minn.) News Tribune as a sports reporter and copy editor and the Topeka Capital-Journal as a copy editor and designer in both the sports and news departments.
Recent stories
- The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Scratching the surface of a cookie tradition
- July 25, 2011
- It’s only recently that I’ve wondered why peanut butter cookies have fork marks on them.
- The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Cupcake cones
- June 20, 2011
- Ice cream cones are popular this time of year, but they don’t last long in this Kansas heat. Here’s a summer treat that’s just as fun but will hold up a little longer.
- Lemon aid: A Meyer fruit adds freshness to dessert
- May 16, 2011
- One of my new favorite fruits to bake with is Meyer lemons … when I can find them.
- The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Sleuthing Grandma’s roll recipe
- April 18, 2011
- MY apartment turned into a game of Clue this week. A whodunit involving yeast.
- Rock Chalk Cake: Decadent dessert true to crimson and blue
- March 14, 2011
- This cake, of course, is inspired by all things Jayhawk.
- Add Guinness to enhance rich cheesecake
- February 21, 2011
- I had some leftover Guinness in my fridge after making my friend a chocolate stout cake for her birthday and was thinking about how to use it. And a cheesecake came to my mind while getting out of bed.
- The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Sweetening a Winter Classic
- January 17, 2011
- Well, I warned you. I love to combine my passions for sports and baking. And this is what happens. Winter Classic cupcakes.
- The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Lawrence students give time to help with holiday LINK meal
- December 20, 2010
- Baking math problem of the day: If you have a six-pound can of pumpkin, how many eggs do you need?
- The Runner, the Baker, the Wedding Cake Maker: Roaring Fun Dessert
- A chocolate cake made in the spirit of the 1920s makes for a perfect 29th birthday celebration
- November 22, 2010
- I didn’t really have to make my own birthday cake. My mom volunteered to, but I had a vision. I had a big vision for my 29th birthday in general.
- Book of memories: Great-grandmother’s recipe collection evokes nostalgia
- October 25, 2010
- When my great-grandma Opal died about a year and a half ago, one of the things we found while sorting through her stuff was a handwritten recipe book dated June 25, 1926.
Recent photos
Fork marks are recommended for peanut butter cookies to help the stiff dough cook evenly. It also helps warn those who are allergic to peanut butter.
Cupcake Cones with Buttercream Frostings
Marketplace
Arts & Entertainment · Bars · Theatres · Restaurants · Coffeehouses · Libraries · Antiques · Services
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 5 comments
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 101 comments
- U.S. Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law similar to the one in Kansas June 17, 2013 · 74 comments
- Blog: City commissioners now will consider 700 block of Vermont as home for downtown transit hub June 18, 2013 · 12 comments
- Residents irate over quarry blasting June 18, 2013 · 5 comments
- Editorial: Arts decline June 18, 2013 · 7 comments
- Opinion: Redskins mascot can’t be justified June 16, 2013 · 92 comments
- Letter: Energy folly June 15, 2013 · 39 comments
- On the street: Is protesting outside a public official’s house appropriate? June 18, 2013 · 15 comments
- KU dean blasts negative national report on teacher preparation programs June 18, 2013 · 2 comments
- Freshman Frankamp brings hot shot to KU June 18, 2013
- New TV deal expands KU athletics coverage, access June 18, 2013
- Terrific threes: A look at KU’s top small forwards in the Self era June 18, 2013
- Editorial: Arts decline June 18, 2013
- Report says schools underfunded $657 million in FY 2015 June 17, 2013
- Newton company to benefit from state budget proviso after 'Read to Succeed' initiative not approved June 17, 2013
- Residents irate over quarry blasting June 18, 2013
- Fix-It Chick: Controlling roly-polies June 17, 2013
- Clinton Lake resort discussions resurface September 6, 2012
- 19-year-old Lawrence man found guilty of having sex with 14-year-old girl June 17, 2013
