February in Kansas doesn’t often inspire conversations about local food. Our sensory memory of last summer has long expired, and the craving of spring flavor is yet to awaken. Most familiar signs of life are weeks from emerging, and the yellowish-brown landscape reminds that we are at the ...

Finger food can be tricky for the healthy eater. Tiny bites that explode with flavor often are loaded with empty calories and little nutrition. If I'm not paying attention at a party, I can easily inhale a day's worth of calories, just because, well, I'm hungry. And finger food is so, you know, ...

There is a time and place for a pint of ice cream and a spoon. Or for a pile of cookies or box of doughnuts. An Oscars viewing party is neither the time nor the place. This party requires desserts with a bit more panache.Which is why we created these simple lemon curd cups, an elegant dessert ...

Don't even think about serving that old classic "party mix" at your Oscars party. This isn't an 8-year-old's birthday party. This is red carpet material, even if it's in your living room.So it's time to class up your party mix act. And with this recipe for spiced bacon pecans, you'll have no ...

Silver shakers and the silver screen go back a long time. Think French 75 from "Casablanca" and Agent 007's dry martinis.So for those of you planning to drink along at home for the Feb. 28 showing of the Oscars this year, now might be a good time to get your cocktail act together. And Tim ...

If proper food safety protocols aren't followed in a nonprofit organization providing food to large numbers of people, it could potentially be tragic. That's one reason, Susan Johnson said, it's important for volunteers to know proper practices, and it's why food safety is a point she drives ...