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I Ate Here: Cafe Sebastienne at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

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It’s Restaurant Week in Kansas City.  Special prix-fixe menus are being offered at many restaurants around town, $15 at lunch and $30 at dinner for a multi-course meal.  It’s such a great way to check out new restaurants in town or visit old favorites, plus 10% of the food purchase price is donated to Harvesters. … 

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cupcakes, cookies & pie, oh, my!: A Book Review

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A couple of years ago, I went to a book signing and cupcake decorating demonstration with Karen Tack & Alan Richardson, the amazing duo behind the Hello, Cupcake!  and What’s New, Cupcake! cookbooks.  It was such a fun day, packed full of info on making super cute cupcakes.  At the time, I couldn’t imagine what… 

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$5.20 Sweets: Rice Krispie Cupcakes

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I’m all about Valentine’s Day right now.  If it’s pink and red, I’ve stuck it to the wall, used it to decorate the kitchen table and cooked with it.  Not even a container of pink frosting could evade me. I made these adorable rice krispie treat cupcakes and topped them with ready-made (gasp!) frosting.  I… 

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My Thoughts on Paula Deen and Diabetes

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After Paula Deen announced she has Type 2 Diabetes, my Facebook and Twitter feeds were full of folks criticizing her, the internet was abuzz with criticism. Plenty of folks were sarcastically feigning surprise at her announcement, basically condemning all that she is. I’ve spent two days trying to process all of this, watching with sadness… 

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Katz Gluten-Free Donuts

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Since going gluten-free, I’ve been on the hunt for a good donut.  When I’m in New York, L.A. or Orlando, I eat Babycakes donuts shamelessly for three meals a day.  But the rest of the year, I’m left with limited options.  Most of those come from the freezer at the local natural foods store.  Recently,… 

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Donuts Trendy in 2012?

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It’s that time of year again. Every December and January the food world is inundated with lists of hot food trends for 2012.  This time around, donuts got a little mention. The James Beard Foundation Blog predicts donuts (or doughnuts, as it may be in their more refined world) will continue with their resurgence in… 

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