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Body 130 Years Ago Mr. George E.

Body On evenings when there isn’t much on television and we can’t decide on something to stream from the myriad of services we subscribe to, Joey and I will often find ourselves scrolling through our respective social media feeds, sending each other funny or interesting videos from...

Body Kansas Living When their border collie Tough was paralyzed from a traumatic spinal injury in 2015 while helping move cattle, Denny and Donna Ashcraft, ranchers in Jackson County, didn’t think she would recover.

Body You know summer is here when you start seeing area kids trying their hand at entrepreneurship with lemonade stands. This past weekend, I saw several friends posting photos of their children with toothy grins, sitting behind card tables adorned with homemade signs.

Body We have a friend we lovingly refer to as “the human jukebox.” He has a ton of songs floating around in his head, and all it takes to get him to launch into one is to subtly mention a lyric.

Body Filling Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 celery stalks, diced 3 medium carrots, diced 1/4 yellow onion, diced 6-8 cloves garlic, minced Sauce Ingredients 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup 3/4 cup milk Directions Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Body Add the blackberries to a blender or food processor and process until they are smooth. Pour the berries into a fine-mesh sieve over a small saucepan, and stir them around, pressing the mixture to get as much out of the berries and into the pan as you can.

Body Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line one and one-half regular-sized muffin tins with cupcake liners.

Body I have always been a sucker for poppy seeds. If there is a tray of pastries that includes poppy seed bread or muffins, that is what’s going on my plate.

Body Cupcake Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons lemon zest 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup sour cream 1 1/2 cups flour 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons poppy seeds Frosting Ingredients 1 1/2...