Can we talk about what a wonderful year this has been for gardens so far? I haven't had to water once, and yet everything looks healthy and green.We've got peppers, tomatoes and raspberries. And when we came back from a long weekend away on the Fourth of July, we were happy to discover ? almost ...

Part one of twoNext week in Going Out: Next-generation icons, plus ghosts of food wonders pastWhat are the top 10 wonders of the Lawrence food world — our city’s most iconic, most delicious, most notorious, must-have, can’t-miss, original-to-us menu items?We posed the question to local ...

It was probably 15 years ago that I discovered the magic that is a nearly empty jar of jam.Until then, I’d always hated those sticky knuckle moments of scraping the slimy dregs of the jar, hoping I had enough to add that sweet balance so needed by the otherwise leaden smear of peanut butter ...

One of the most common reasons that people choose to buy organic produce is to reduce their exposure to pesticide residue. Organic produce typically carries significantly fewer pesticide residues than conventional produce, but also tends to be more expensive than conventional produce, which can ...

I'm going to say a word here, and I would appreciate it if you don't throw things at me.Christmas.I know, I know — as far as the calendar goes, we're about as far away from that day as it's possible to get. But, really, hold off on the rotten tomatoes, because I'm about to tell you how to ...

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.A good running buddy of mine requested at her recent wedding that a few of her guests bake two ...