November 22, 2009
Sylvia Anderson - Lifestyles Reporter
Eats: Corbin Mill Restaurant is perfect for pie
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009
Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009
Monday, Aug. 17, 2009
Remembering Woodstock
Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009
Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009
Pawn shop 101
Monday, Aug. 10, 2009
Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009
Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009
Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Can it
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
Best of the season
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Patriotic pizzazz
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The cutting
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
The fresh revolution
Sunday, June 28, 2009
The Cat is back!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Back to basics
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Workday getaway
Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Nerdy and quirky
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Gardener of the year
Monday, June 15, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Express yourself
Friday, June 12, 2009
Winning wieners
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Living green
Monday, June 8, 2009
Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
Next time you’re shopping in Liberty, Mo., take a break at the Corbin Mill Restaurant.
The ‘other’ dinner drinkWednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
An Italian meal of pasta with rich Bolognese sauce and garlic bread can be delicious, but add a glass of ruby red Chianti and it becomes “magnifico.” The medium-bodied, dry wine has tart cherry aromas and flavors that enhance the taste and enjoyment of the meal, just as a white German Riesling does for fish or a Rhône red can do for a dark chocolate anything. But that’s wine. Did you know you can do the same kind of food pairings with beer?
Monday, Aug. 31, 2009
If walls could talk, the homes on Museum Hill could tell quite a story. Many were built during the 1880s and 1890s, a period called the Golden Age of St. Joseph, when immense fortunes were made and wealthy citizens moved up the hill to the “suburbs” to build homes of exceptional value. The stories of those times are slowly being forgotten as new generations move in and the old walls are torn down. But not all. One woman has made it her goal to not only remember and preserve what is left, but share it with the world.
A diamond of a different colorSunday, Aug. 30, 2009
Back in 1969, a man came into Halbert Jewellers in St. Joseph and asked for a black diamond ring.
“Are you sure you don’t mean an Alaskan black diamond?” Karen and Steve Read, Halbert owners, remember asking him. (The stone known as Alaska’s black diamond is actually hematite and is much less expensive.)
“No, I want a diamond,” the man insisted.
This was during a time of white shirts, white bread and before Hollywood stars began flaunting their colored diamonds — not at all a typical request. But they got him his black diamond, and it was impressive, Mrs. Read remembers. And unlike the charcoal-dull hematite, the black diamond has the brilliant, shimmery, reflective quality that true diamonds have, with the added depth of color. Ever since that day, the Reads have noticed interest in colored diamonds has continued to grow.
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
If you want to go to a place that has good deli sandwiches and great live music, then Magoon’s is the place to go.
Throw a Julia Child partyWednesday, Aug. 26, 2009
Unless you are a chef or a foodie, the name Julia Child may not hold much significance for you. But that may change once you see “Julie and Julia,” a movie released this month. It stars Meryl Streep as Julia Child, the chef who got Americans hooked on French cooking through her books and TV show, and Amy Adams as Julie Powell, the famed blogger who cooked all of the 524 recipes from Julia Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” in 365 days.
Julia Child party recipesWednesday, Aug. 26, 2009
Try these recipes for your own Julia Child party.
Eats: In Greek or Italian, Lino's means "tasty"Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009
Lino’s Original Pizza & Pasta is a restaurant survivor in St. Joseph — standing the test of time and construction at East Hills Mall for 15 years.
Green SavingsMonday, Aug. 17, 2009
If you need a little push to make your home more energy efficient, has the IRS got a deal for you.
OK, it’s not like wining the lottery, but it is bigger and better than the tax credit deal offered in 2007.
Remembering Woodstock
Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009
In 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon, gasoline was 35 cents a gallon, and the first message was transmitted on the Internet.
It was a time of change but also rebellion. Race riots continued after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. the year before. Protests escalated across the country against the war in Vietnam. By the end of the year, winning the lottery would mean a trip to Vietnam, whether you wanted to go or not.
And then there was Woodstock.
Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009
“Fever” is coming soon to GNC (General Nutrition Stores). My guess: As soon as it hits the shelves, there will be a run on it.
Fever is a new kind of “stimulation” drink focused on “making healthy sexy.”
Pawn shop 101
Monday, Aug. 10, 2009
It’s not yet 10 a.m., and there already has been a regular stream of customers coming into the American Goldmine Pawn Shop in St. Joseph. They are busy browsing through the bright and sparkling shelves of 10,000 CDs and DVDs, walls of TVs, stereos and electronics, dozens of electric guitars and other musical instruments, washing machines, tools, fishing poles, the mega jewelry counter and endless shelves of other merchandise that fill the building.
“You can find anything here,” says customer Jamie Stanton. “Even Barbie dolls.”
Her husband, Jason, agrees. He bought his Pioneer car stereo here. Although he looked at traditional stores, he says he found a better deal here.
So why is it that pawn shops, for some, still conjure up images of a dark, seedy place with a shifty-eyed guy wearing a cap in the back?
Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009
Chigger bites? Your grandma may have told you to put clear nail polish on them to keep from itching, the theory being that chiggers burrow deep down in your skin and by sealing off your skin with polish, you suffocate the little mites. But does it really work?
Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009
A phone call made the day for Janet Steury of St. Joseph. She had just returned home from a memorial service and could use some good news. The caller on the other line would give it to her.
“Oh my gosh,” she gushed. “I’m so excited. I love it. Bless your heart.”
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009
“Super” foods and “power” foods are the buzz these days with everyone and their brother making lists of what they think are the best. Navitas Naturals has introduced a way to eat them all together in their new Trail Power, a trail mix which features high-energy organic foods from around the world.
Closest to freshWednesday, Aug. 5, 2009
Karen Brees has long had a passion for growing and preserving her own food. She lives on a cattle ranch in Idaho where she and her husband raise their own beef, pork and South African meat goats. Her cupboards and two freezers are usually full of produce harvested from their large garden along with fruits and vegetables from local farmer’s markets and orchards.
“I’ve always loved growing things, and there is such a sense of satisfaction when you can say ‘I did it myself,’” Mrs. Brees told the News-Press in a recent interview. “And I know there’s no preservatives, no additives, no dyes, no chemicals — just good nutritious food.”
For years she wanted to write a book about preserving, she says, but there was no interest from publishers.
Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009
Before school begins, the evenings cool down and summer is a distant memory, consider giving the family a few end-of-the-season thrills at White Water Tropical Adventure Park in Branson, Mo.
The 12-acre park opened this year with nearly 7,000 feet of slides and more than a dozen rides and attractions.
“There are other water parks, but this is the Ozark’s largest,” says Martha Hoy Bohner, publicist for Silver Dollar City Attractions. “It’s got something for every age, from toddler play areas to the big thrill rides.”
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009
My children have grown up and don’t use bibs anymore, but I still remember the problems I had with them: an unexpected spill of milk would quickly ruin the nice, clean clothes underneath. And the plastic or plastic backed bibs ... ugh. They quickly looked like garage sale items after a few washes. Sure, you could wash them by hand, but who has the time? They also aren’t soft or easy to pack.
Eats: Simple Simon’s offers more than pizzaTuesday, July 28, 2009
When the weather is nice, there’s nothing better than sitting outside on the patio and enjoying a meal with friends. And Simple Simon’s Pizza would be just the place to go with its spacious covered brick patio and casual atmosphere.
Junk Mafia secretsMonday, July 27, 2009
Independence, Mo., is not exactly the first place you think of for finding hidden treasures, but for bargain hunters like Darren Smith, it’s a gold mine.
At a warehouse there called Cargo Largo, pallets of housewares, hardware, food, electronics, vehicles, furniture and more are auctioned off to those in the know. The incredible deals, all stashed away in a large cave at the site, prompted Mr. Smith to remark one day to his business partner, John Todd, “This is the junk mafia.” After the laughing was over, they realized what a great name it could be and reserved the domain name the next day.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Penny Adams doesn’t plan on dying any time soon, but she has made plans for her own funeral. For starters, she would like the casket to be a very simple, unfinished wooden one, where friends could write
“send-off messages” all over it with colorful markers.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
I finally gave up the bottle — my plastic water bottle habit, that is. With all the concerns over the safety and environmental impact of plastic bottles, I decided to buy a Subzero Stainless Steel bottle at Walgreens. I’m ashamed to admit this, but the deciding point was the price more than anything else. Walgreens has them on sale, three for $10.
Can it
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Just a few years ago, says Karen From, regional nutrition specialist with University of Missouri Extension, offering a canning class would not have received much of a response. But with the downturn in the economy and the increase in home gardens, response to the couple of classes she offered this spring was amazing.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Shirlene Shreckengaust’s garden is an eclectic mixture of plants from delphiniums, inpatients and roses to herbs, butterfly plants and tomatoes. Other than a red, white and blue theme at one end, she prefers an informal, natural look to her garden, where she can experiment, adding and subtracting plants as she pleases.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
“There was an old lady who swallowed a fly,” Shelly Roberston reads from Simms Tabac’s award-winning book. She shows the book’s colorful illustrations to a group of preschool age children gathered around her.
“Oooh,” cries out one. “Yuck,” says another. The others giggle.
“I don’t know why she swallowed the fly,” Ms. Robertson continues, “I guess she’ll die.”
But by the end of the story, the children discover that the old lady does not die from eating a fly, or a spider, or a bird, a cat, a dog, or even a goat.
Unfortunately, she was not so lucky with a horse.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The packaging alone on the new coffee by Joffrey’s Coffee and Tea Company made my mouth water. Joffrey’s is a regional artisan roaster of origin, varietals, blends and flavored gourmet coffees. Their newest java treat is dulce de leche, which is 100 percent Arabica roasted coffee with caramel and hints of chocolate and vanilla flavoring.
Til death do you partSunday, July 12, 2009
Unless your daddy’s rich or you got a full ride, graduating from college will likely come with a hefty price tag these days.
The average debt for graduates in 2008 was $23,000, says Eddie Irons, communication director for The Project on Student Debt, a nonprofit independent research and policy organization dedicated to making college more available and affordable to everyone. In Missouri, 65 percent of graduating seniors left school in debt.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
A News-Press reader pulled out her new kitchen peeler and put it on the table for me to see. “It doesn’t work,” she explained. She had purchased The Everything Peeler by Kyocera, a ceramic peeler I recommended in an earlier Sylvia Says. I was very surprised to hear about this, since my experience with the peeler was nothing but excellent.
Eats: Any way you spell it Fredrick Inn is tastyFriday, July 10, 2009
Unless you are a longtime local or attentive to details, you might not notice that the Fredrick Inn Steak House and Lounge is spelled differently than the street it’s on: Frederick Avenue. Karen Evans, the owner, says it’s because the spelling is the way her late husband spelled his name.
Best of the season
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Corn season is finally here in the Midwest. Sure, you can buy the golden ears year round at the grocery store, but canned or frozen can’t compare to fresh off the cob and right off the farm.
The rock that moves peopleSunday, July 5, 2009
The Freedom Rock, an enormous granite boulder out in the middle of Iowa painted with realistic military murals on three sides, seems so unbelievable that it is listed on snopes.com. But unlike most of the urban legends and myths clarified on the site, the existence of this rock is true.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
I’m not sure what I was thinking when I picked out a light beige carpet for our living room. We have an open floor plan, so the carpet gets regular traffic from the kitchen, front door and garage. Keeping it clean wasn’t too bad, though, until my Bissel carpet cleaner went kaput. The light beige began to look brown.
Eats: Geneo’s goes beyond pizzaFriday, July 3, 2009
Owners Shannan Jourdan and her husband, Geneo DeSpain, opened the restaurant/bar in 2006 and have expanded since then to the 8,000 square feet it is now.
Geneo says he wants this to be a destination place, where people can come on dates or with families or groups to eat pizza, drink beer, to play pool, air hockey or one of their many arcade and video games, watch one of their 10 flat-screen TVs and just have a good time.
Patriotic pizzazz
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Get out your flags, sparklers and cookbooks. The Fourth of July is on a Saturday this year, which means an entire weekend of possibilities for fun and holiday parties. Whether you favor a traditional barbecue with burgers and beans, a themed potluck or multi-course extravaganza, this is the time to let loose and try something new.
The cutting
Monday, June 29, 2009
The small utility knife sliced through the cucumber like water, the cheese like melted butter and the bread like air. It’s not that I’m not used to sharp knives (my husband has a large collection and keeps them razor sharp), but this one looks nothing like his heavy-duty German cutlery with blades of steel.
Fresh revolution — the rest of the storySunday, June 28, 2009
You might not be aware of it yet, but there really is a major revolution going on in terms of how our food is produced and what we are eating. The movie “Fresh” and the free-range chickens mentioned in the story “Fresh Revolution” are only a taste of what this is all about.
The fresh revolution
Sunday, June 28, 2009
A large plastic crate holds dozens of tiny, yellow baby chicks. Not more than a few days old, the fuzzy babies with bright orange beaks look like they’re ready for some kind of Easter commercial.
But these chicks are featured in a new movie produced by Ana Sofia Joanas called “Fresh,” which was recently screened in Kansas City. As you hear the chorus of chirping birds, a man picks up the crate, turns it over and tosses them on the ground like dirty water out of a bucket. He does it again and again with more crates, chick falling on chick, until the ground is covered in a sea of yellow. And then the camera takes you to the scene of a large windowless facility, where hundreds of lifeless looking chickens are crammed into cages, unable to move, their beaks cut off.
The Cat is back!
Friday, June 26, 2009
“Look at me! Look at me! Look at me now! It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how!”
Eats: La Dolce Vita not just for special eventsFriday, June 26, 2009
When you want to take someone out for a nice dinner in town, La Dolce Vita at 36th Street usually comes to mind. Now in its 30th year, the restaurant has become a tradition for birthdays, parties, proms and special occasions.
Back to basics
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Back in the 1990s when Jeff Keyasko worked as a chef in New York, presentation was everything, he remembers. Food was stacked like a work of art, sometimes towering a foot or more high on the plate with elaborate, often inedible, garnishes decorating the food. But times have changed.
“‘How high can you go’ is out,” he says. “There’s definitely a movement towards easier, homey stuff.”
Today, people want traditional favorites such as mashed potatoes made from scratch, he says. Garnishes are more likely to be something simple, like fresh herbs from the garden. And more people want to get in to the kitchen and learn how to cook.
Workday getaway
Monday, June 22, 2009
No matter how stressful the day may be, Jodie and Terry Meschke of St. Joseph know that relief is as close as their own backyard. Concealed from the world by a tall wooden fence, a large hammock waits to offer relaxation and renewal with a feast for the senses. The sweet smell of honeysuckle is in the air. A large bush of fresh mint grows by the door. One can hear the soothing sound of a waterfall in the center of the garden as the water cascades over the jagged edges of Colorado red rock and sandstone into two ponds separated by a small bridge. Both ponds are surrounded by a profusion of flowers and greenery everywhere you look.
Garden tour in HiawathaMonday, June 22, 2009
Garden tour in Hiawatha
Nerdy and quirky
Sunday, June 21, 2009
The hot, sultry weather doesn’t seem to faze the crowd as they wait to see what’s inside the small art studio in Kansas City. It’s First Friday at the Crossroads district in Kansas City, a time when art galleries and studios open their doors to showcase local and national artists. Inside this studio, standing on white column pedestals, are “Vault,” “Western” and a dozen other Nerdbots waiting for adoption. Nerdbots are essentially robot-looking creations made from recycled metal parts and equipment, created by Angela and Nicholas Snyder.
Sylvia Says: Get your Kix, honeySaturday, June 20, 2009
Toddlers always seem to get hungry when you’re in the car or at the mall or anytime it’s not convenient to give them something healthy to eat. Rather than succumb to all those expensive packaged fruit snacks and bars, I try to keep on hand a zipper bag of dry cereal, like Kix. Kix doesn’t have any artificial colors or flavors, it isn’t messy or sticky and it’s a fairly healthy snack. It has been pretty much unchanged since I was a child. In fact, General Mills first introduced Kix in 1937.
Eats: Hoof and Horn Steak House is backFriday, June 19, 2009
Built in 1898, the Old Hoof and Horn is actually not so old anymore. It was rebuilt after a fire destroyed it in the fall of 2007. However, the reincarnated Hoof and Horn (reopened in February 2009) looks amazingly like the original.
Gardener of the year
Monday, June 15, 2009
Driving along the rural roads of Holt county toward Maitland, Mo., it becomes clear this is farm country, with green acre after green acre of nothing but soybeans and corn, separated only by giant machine sheds housing the tools of the trade.
But suddenly, there is a profusion of flowers in a rainbow of colors blooming in and around a long white fence, a weathered red and white barn and a welcoming ranch-style house. This horticulture oasis is the home of Lucille Boswell, a master gardener and the recipient of the 2009 Award of Honor given by the Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
I like yogurt, but I have to wonder if some of it is all that good for you with the artificial sweeteners, additives and colors. I found a brand, however, that you don’t need to wonder about. It’s Stonyfield Farm’s Greek yogurt called Oikos Organic. Greek yogurt is made using a centuries-old straining process that removes the whey (liquid) from the yogurt, making it thicker and creamier than the regular variety (So you won’t see all that liquid on top).
Express yourself
Friday, June 12, 2009
If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at being an artist, this weekend is your chance at Civic Center Park.
Winning wieners
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
It’s hot dog season! Whether you call them frankfurters, franks, wienies or hot dogs, Americans eat them up this time of year, typically consuming seven billion of the meaty links during the period from Memorial Day to Labor Day, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.
They are a long-standing tradition for all ages at campfires, ballparks and summer get-togethers. Although nobody can say for a fact when the hot dog was officially conceived, one thing is for sure: today’s dog has more options than ever before.
Living green
Monday, June 8, 2009
Drew Bouge is one of a couple hundred St. Joseph residents who are embracing a new age in green living. The 23-year-old lives in the former Mead/Westvaco factory on Mitchell Street — the same factory both his father and grandfather worked in and retired from, making Big Chief Tablets and other paper products until the plant closed in 2004. In years past, the 500,000-square-foot brick building would have been a casualty of urban renewal. But in 2006, Scott and Steve Foutch, co-owners of Foutch Brothers LLC, a design, development construction company, began the process of turning the has-been warehouse into an environmentally futuristic apartment complex called Mitchell Park Plaza, featuring 258 loft apartments — the first of its kind in this area.
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