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Italian-style White Bean Soup

Roy Inman | Special to The Star

Italian-style White Bean Soup

Last Bite | Say ‘I do’ to Italian-Style White Bean Soup

Feb 4, 9:37 PM

“This soup is similar to an Italian wedding soup, but beans are a healthier alternative to pasta,” says Duane Daugherty, the “barbeconnoisseur” behind locally made Mr. Doggity’s BBQ Sauce.

Thirst for knowledge leads tea entrepreneurs to Asia

Jan 31, 6:57 PM

Kansas City tea merchants Zehua Shang and Paula Winchester have each traveled to mountainside farms in Asia where these premium loose leaf teas grow. Long journeys to China and Taiwan enable them to learn and share firsthand knowledge of how tea is harvested and produced. The adventure is a stimulating experience from farm to teacup.

Cookie decorator’s imaginitive designs take the cake

Feb 5, 7:40 PM

Allie Walsh is the manager of the Nestle Toll House Café/Haagen Dazs store at Oak Park Mall, but she’s also the chief cookie decorator. Working from a photo or just her imagination (or yours), she’ll design something so cool, the kids at the birthday party may stare in awe, forgetting there’s yummy cookie under all the colorful frosting. (OK, not really.)

Dining Out

Elote, corn in a cup with Mexican cheese, mayonnaise, butter, lime and spices, from Paleteria Tropicana.

JILL TOYOSHIBA | The Kansas City Star

Elote, corn in a cup with Mexican cheese, mayonnaise, butter, lime and spices, from Paleteria Tropicana.

Corn in a cup is a taste treat at Paleteria Tropicana

Feb 1, 8:25 PM

Tucked in the middle of the Southwest Boulevard block bookended by Taqueria Mexico and La Fonda, Paleteria Tropicana is an exotic paradise for fruit fans in winter. But elote — corn in a cup — is sort of the opposite of a health-food drink. It’s a beautiful, full expression of carbs and fat with a little citric tang to cut the creaminess.

Five dining options at Hollywood Casino

Feb 3, 8:43 AM

The best NASCAR seat in Kansas City, Kan., may not necessarily be in the speedway anymore.

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Come into my kitchen

Michella Stiles learned to love cooking from her mother, Jacquie McKinney. Stiles shares the recipe for Mile-High Chili Over Rice, which she likes because it's healthy and easy to make in a slow cooker.

Shane Keyser | The Kansas City Star

Michella Stiles learned to love cooking from her mother, Jacquie McKinney. Stiles shares the recipe for Mile-High Chili Over Rice, which she likes because it's healthy and easy to make in a slow cooker.

Come Into My Kitchen | A kitchen full of nourishment and love

Jan 31, 6:35 PM

Michella Stiles fluently speaks the language of food. Growing up, Stiles and her sister would mix it up in the kitchen with their mother, a former home economics teacher for the Shawnee Mission School District. Together, they would figuratively cook their way around the world.

Come Into My Kitchen | Feeding athletes is part of church’s mission

Jan 25, 2:56 PM

Karl Roscoe brings his A-game when he’s cooking for hungry athletes in the basement of the Wornall Road Baptist Church. Roscoe and his volunteers score extra points with Southwest High School football and basketball players for the healthy meals they prepare before games.

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Eating for life

These oatmeal cookies may look ordinary, but they’re actually nutrition superstars.

TAMMY LJUNGBLAD | The Kansas City Star

These oatmeal cookies may look ordinary, but they’re actually nutrition superstars.

Eating For Life | Oatmeal Spice Cookies are anything but ordinary

Jan 31, 6:48 PM

Commonly used in baking, rolled oats are an ingredient that readily lends itself to low-fat alterations. The Star’s recipe for Oatmeal Spice Cookies is an example of how a few tweaks add up to a healthy treat.

Eating for Life | Hot or cold, polenta provides a base for savory toppings

Jan 25, 6:16 PM

Similar to Southern-style grits, polenta is cornmeal that can be cooked and eaten as porridge for breakfast or cooled until firm, sliced into wedges and topped with savory toppings for lunch or dinner. The Star’s recipe for Parmesan Polenta With Chunky Italian Vegetables can be served as a vegetarian main course, a side dish or a starter.

Eating for Life | Meatless breakfast wrap still offers plenty of protein

Jan 17, 7:27 PM

Got the breakfast blahs? The Star’s Breakfast Berry Enchilada is a clever spin on a typical egg-meat-cheese wrap.

Cooking 101

Don’t be intimidated by the thought of making homemade noodles for Chicken Noodle Soup. They take only four ingredients: flour, eggs, milk and salt.

Bret Gustafson | Johnson County Community College

Don’t be intimidated by the thought of making homemade noodles for Chicken Noodle Soup. They take only four ingredients: flour, eggs, milk and salt.

Cooking 101 | Taste of homemade chicken noodle soup is worth effort

Jan 3, 6:45 PM

Homemade chicken noodle soup is a panacea for the cold days and long nights of January. Donna Frazier, a chef apprentice at Johnson County Community College, makes it when her nephews and nieces come to visit. The soup is an all-day labor of love, but making your own broth soup is a fairly simple process and produces a can’t-match-it-with-something-from-a-can flavor.

Cooking 101 | Crowd-pleasing pasta in a flash

Dec 20, 5:59 PM

When time is short and you have a hungry horde to feed, borrow this crowd-pleasing recipe from Johnson County Community College hospitality management student Mike Hursey. Penne con Salsiccia goes together in no time at all. Add a salad or seasonal vegetables, and you can have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes.

Last Bite

Last Bite | Say ‘I do’ to Italian-Style White Bean Soup

Feb 4, 9:37 PM

“This soup is similar to an Italian wedding soup, but beans are a healthier alternative to pasta,” says Duane Daugherty, the “barbeconnoisseur” behind locally made Mr. Doggity’s BBQ Sauce.

Drinks + Spirits

Bartenders put their own twists on winter cocktails

Dec 21, 8:28 PM

Winter cocktails are like comfort food — hearty, satisfying flavors that fortify you against the chill. Think that means cloying? Christmas-y? Cliché? Think again. Kansas City’s bartenders are putting their own twists on the season, creating drinks both savory and sweet, traditional and not.

This is the golden age of wine (and drink) in America

Jan 9, 2:44 PM

Perhaps it’s a cliché for an aging writer, but change seems to be coming faster than before.

Cityscape

Cityscape

Leawood center signs Madewell, Brooks Brothers

Leawood’s Town Center Plaza, now under new ownership, has signed two new retailers — one exclusive to the area.

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