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Sarah Henning
Sarah Henning is a freelance blogger for the Lawrence Journal-World and lawrence.com. She writes the Eat Your Vegetables blog.
Recent stories
- Delicious/Nutritious: Coconut is nature’s candy
- February 11, 2015
- Slightly sweet with a definitely distinctive flavor, coconut has one of those “love it or hate” it tastes. If you’re one who loves it, there are many ways for you to enjoy the rich, pleasing taste — coconut milk, water, oil, manna, flour, flakes, shreds, sweetened tendrils and palm sugar.
- Delicious/Nutritious: Brussels sprouts flex their muscles
- January 14, 2015
- They look like baby cabbages, but brussels sprouts aren’t little on flavor. They pair well with both astringent and savory tastes and go nicely with main dishes from fish to beef to tofu.
- Delicious/Nutritious: Ginger a healthy, tasty treat
- December 9, 2014
- Ginger is a spicy root that is small but mighty — not just in size but in both flavor and health benefits.
- Delicious/Nutritious: The magical, misunderstood spaghetti squash
- November 12, 2014
- Spaghetti squash is a magical vegetable, able to go from a hard-fleshed beast to a light pile of noodles in just under an hour. Plus 100 grams of spaghetti squash has just 31 calories. So, if you like warm pasta dishes as the weather gets cooler, try subbing in this squash and spending your pasta calories elsewhere.
- Delicious/Nutritious: Savoring apple cider
- October 8, 2014
- Apple juice’s spicy cousin, this seasonal favorite is now available year-round thanks to its popularity. While it’s wonderful alone either hot or cold, cider is also a pleasant addition to both sweet and savory dishes, where it can impart an unmistakable hint of autumn.
- Delicious/Nutritious: The underappreciated zucchini
- September 9, 2014
- Zucchini: Ubiquitous in the hotter months, this dark-green vegetable is the very definition of summer squash. Its neutral flavor allows it to be either the star or sidekick in almost any meal, and its moisture content can allow it to show up in the most unexpected of places.
- Delicious/Nutritious: Peachy keen
- August 13, 2014
- Juicy and sweet, peaches are the dribble-down-your-chin favorite of summer. They work well in pretty much every course of an August dinner menu, adding warm-weather flavor to everything from salad to soup to entrees or dessert. You can even grill them!
- Blackberry pie like Grandma used to make
- July 22, 2014
- When attending a wedding, it is normally customary to RSVP, choose an outfit, talk the hubby into a tie. But recently, my wedding prep became RSVP, choose an outfit, bake a pie. Actually, two pies.
- Delicious/Nutritious: Mouthwatering watermelon
- July 9, 2014
- Watermelon, juicy and sweet, can be regarded as the food mascot of summer for many Americans. Though available year-round, these melons begin to come into season in July and can be found locally through September.
- Delicious/Nutritious: Cooling off with blueberries
- June 10, 2014
- Blueberries are available year round, and, like strawberries, these little beauties are typically a sign of summer. Juicy and sweet when fresh, they’re the perfect addition to pretty much anything at any meal.
Recent photos
Ticks at Dad Perry Park make their presence known right away.
Ticks in Dr. Burg's lab.
- Netanyahu warns against striking a ‘bad’ nuclear deal with Iran March 3, 2015 · 3 comments
- Koch Industries will donate $2.6 million to Kansas State University March 2, 2015 · 20 comments
- Soden, Rasmussen, Boley take top three spots in Lawrence City Commission primary March 3, 2015 · 12 comments
- Brownback court appointee faces confirmation hearing March 4, 2015 · 3 comments
- Blog: Check out the renderings of the newest, proposed multistory building on New Hampshire Street March 3, 2015 · 23 comments
- Crews extinguish 'heavy fire' at Bigg's on Mass March 3, 2015 · 7 comments
- Letter: Pavilion praise March 4, 2015 · 5 comments
- Loveland, Harmon win school board primary, will face off in April 7 general election March 3, 2015 · 3 comments
- No asterisk necessary: Jayhawks come back to win Big 12 outright March 4, 2015 · 3 comments
- Blog: Compton purchases former Borders Bookstore site; Incumbents, Rasmussen leading the pack in City Commission fundraising February 24, 2015 · 80 comments
- Brownback court appointee faces confirmation hearing March 4, 2015
- 2015 primary election results: Soden, Rasmussen, Boley, Riordan, Herbert, Schumm moving onto April general election March 3, 2015
- Man of faith: Basketball, Bible study highlight senior walk-on Christian Garrett’s KU tenure March 1, 2015
- No asterisk necessary: Jayhawks come back to win Big 12 outright March 4, 2015
- Letter: Pavilion praise March 4, 2015
- WVU coach Bob Huggins: We deserved to win the game March 4, 2015
- 100 years ago: Late-season snowstorm slows streetcar traffic, messenger boys March 4, 2015
- Soden, Rasmussen, Boley take top three spots in Lawrence City Commission primary March 3, 2015
- Former home builder, mechanic and racer builds motorcycle out of wood March 2, 2015
- Creator of KU's most famous bronze sculptures dies at 95 February 19, 2015
