The weekend before any family holiday, my grandma would spread out brown grocery sacks on her kitchen table.Rolling her dough to perfect half-inch thickness, she’d carefully cut out and dry enough homemade noodles to feed her family of 25 or so. I didn’t know this until years later, but her ...

While I typically do a good job of mapping out our dinners each week, sometimes the plan goes awry as the holiday season picks up. With tree festivals and jingle jogs and cookies to make in the evenings, often we just want something simple but still delicious. Enter the fancy grilled cheese ...

Last chanceThe Dec. 14 Holiday Farmer’s Market at the Holidome, 200 McDonald Drive, will be the last opportunity to purchase Alejandro Lule's tamales until the Saturday market returns in April.Alejandro Lule stood in the stinging cold on the morning of this year’s final Saturday farmer’s ...

For those with an empire state of mind, another New York-style pizzeria has hit Lawrence, along with miniature morsels of toasty garlic knots (more on this farther down). Pizza chain Johnny Brusco’s (located in the old Godfather’s location at 721 Wakarusa Drive) is serving up thin and crisp ...

There’s a new brew on tap in Lawrence, and this one’s entirely appropriate to drink before noon. At the end of a long line of beer handles behind the bar at Burger Stand, there’s a single tap pouring Nitro Cold Brew — Alchemy Coffee’s latest java experiment.Alchemy owner Ben Farmer ...

Among our small circle of friends, it’s become tradition to give a little box or jar of treats to celebrate the holidays. I love coming home during December to find a stash of peppermint whoopee pies or a jar of granola with lavender honey tucked up next to our front door. And, of course, ...