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Chef Alli — Who's Cookin’ Now?
A special holiday treat: Fruit-stuffed pork roast
What could be better than the gift of an oven-ready pork loin? Delicious and beautiful, it also makes dinner an effortless, special treat during the busy holiday season.
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THINK Globally and InterACT Regionally but LEARN Locally
Gateway to Kanza Territory before & after USA Veterans Day reflections ...
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Former Eudora resident provides free city drinking water
Lois Hamilton funded printing of fliers for 6:30pm 7-Dec-2011 Douglas County Commission Public Meeting at the Douglas County Courthouse (1100 Massachusetts Street) 2nd Level
Chef Alli — Who's Cookin’ Now?
Chef Alli’s 3 Easy Steps to a Juicy Thanksgiving Turkey
Brine that bird!
Chef Alli — Who's Cookin’ Now?
An Ina Garten Classic: Apple Crostata
This week as I was reviewing my “tried and true” collection of Ina Garten recipes in preparation for a Best of the Barefoot Contessa class, I came across one of my absolute favorites, an Ina classic: Apple Crostata.
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Troop 54 Partners in Patriotism at De Soto VFW
VFW Post 6654 Quartermaster Dave Cuba shares key point about banquet hall rentals @ http://bit.ly/rb3j5H
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Shawnee Rotary Bike Safety Rodeo
Shawnee Rotary and the City of Shawnee (Kansas) are sponsoring the rain-or-shine event, which offers safety training for children who plan to ride their bikes to school.
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K-10 Corridor Caring Communities (Picasa Web Album)
Digital Jaywalker Journal(cc) :: Westbound K-10 Corridor :: Auto Accident Emergency Response Documents Community Impact Management Systems (CIMS) @ http://bit.ly/n56s1Q
Chef Alli — Who's Cookin’ Now?
Summer sweet corn
When I grew up, my Grandma cooked sweet corn in a pot of boiling water on the stove. I always thought it was delicious, but I’m thankful that when it comes to cookin’ sweet corn now, there are other flavorful techniques.
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De Soto VFW Post 6654 Partners in Patriotism
We served our Country - Now we serve our Community. Help us continue these efforts by purchasing a portion of your fireworks from the VFW fireworks tent this year - where every dollar will stay in the community.
Chef Alli — Who's Cookin’ Now?
Walk the plank
I will be sharing my views and news of food and cooking, providing helpful information and appealing, delicious recipes, along with my favorite cooking tips and culinary techniques. As a chef and culinary instructor, I am convinced that cooking is absolutely essential to good meals and a healthy lifestyle, and it is my intent to inspire you in the kitchen. Whether you’re cooking for two, a large family, or just for dinner guests, I hope to streamline and simplify cooking, making it enjoyably easier.
Chef Alli — Who's Cookin’ Now?
The Tradition Continues
June brings Father’s Day and that always makes me think of homemade ice cream. Not just because it’s an old fashioned treat that goes way back into my childhood, but more so because I remember how much my Dad loved to make homemade ice cream.
Chef Alli — Who's Cookin’ Now?
Cooking with herbs
Welcome to the first edition of my cooking column, Who’s Cookin’ Now?
RJBurkhart3
Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Trails-n-Tales
KVHAdventuring Eco-History Mystery Timeline 1854 Settlement accelerates after Kansas Territory is established. 1862 Passage of the Homestead Act draws thousands of immigrants west after the start of the Civil War. 1867 A peace treaty between United States and several Plains tribes is signed at medicine Lodge. 1869 Swedish immigrants found Lindsborg 1872 A wave of immigration to America begins with Germans living in Russia. 1874 The first Czechoslovakian homesteader comes to Wilson. Thousands follow. 1876 Volga Germans begin settling in and near Hays and introduce winter wheat. 1877 Former slaves found Nicodemus. 1892 Many Kansas immigrants begin their American journey at the new Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York.
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Lower Kaw Valley Veterans Day memetics
DeSoto USD 232 Mill Creek Middle School (MCMS) Veterans Day Theme: Enter to Learn ... Go Forth to Serve ALL-WinWin Pathfinder Passports: Our mission is to encourage Mill Valley's student population to pursue their own cultural awareness and attain a sense of tolerance and understanding; to foster, through understanding, unity within the Mill Valley community, as well as a greater global society. Sunday: 14-Nov-2010 at KCMO Central Library As chair of the FFNHA, Tacha will explain how a group of residents (passionate about preserving local history) created the National Heritage Area, how the management plan was developed, and how it will be implemented. Tacha will also discuss the concept of freedom before and during the Civil War and introduce a 12-minute film about FFNHA. The Kansas City Public Library welcomes U.S. Appellate Judge Deanell Reece Tacha for a discussion of the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area on Sunday, November 14, at 2 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. (Kansas City, MO)
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VFW Post 6654 Auxiliary Project Updates
Who: What: When: Where: Latitude: 38.976482° N Longitude: 94.977316° W ===== Lawrence J-W seeks local essays about 9-11’s aftermath … Friday, August 25, 2006 @ http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/aug/25/jw_seeks_essays_about_911s_effects/ Terrorists struck the United States in a series of coordinated attacks ... Since then, our nation has become involved in the Iraq war and safety measures have increased in parts of the world. Has that day made the nation stronger or are we more vulnerable? How has it changed how we THINK and go about our daily lives?
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Cheryn Swanson's MCHS Museum Dedication Remarks
Latitude: 38.977827° N ... Longitude: 94.861278° W Kaw Valley Heritage "River Routes" During pre-Civil War Bleeding Kansas skirmishes (1854-1865), emigrants used the California Road branch of the Oregon Trail and California Trail to reach Lawrence, Kansas from the Missouri River landing at Westport, Kansas City. The Monticello Campground and historic trails crossing were about 12-14 miles west of Thomas Johnson's Shawnee Methodist Mission.
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Keil E. Hileman II Keynote at MCHS Museum Dedication
Latitude: 38.977827° N ... Longitude: 94.861278° W Kaw Valley Heritage "River Routes" During pre-Civil War Bleeding Kansas skirmishes (1854-1865), emigrants used the California Road branch of the Oregon Trail and California Trail to reach Lawrence, Kansas from the Missouri River landing at Westport, Kansas City. The Monticello Campground and historic trails crossing were about 12-14 miles west of Thomas Johnson's Shawnee Methodist Mission.
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