Articles /kansas-magazine/articles/ Articles Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:29:04 +0000 A Lavender Spring /kansas-magazine/articles/post/a-lavender-spring/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/a-lavender-spring/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/a-lavender-spring/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0400

Lavender’s sweet fragrance scents sachets, lotions, and cleaning products. Its oil soothes heartburn, heals insect bites, and reduces acne. And for centuries, lavender has been renowned as an herb

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Dawsons’ Cowboy Chunky Beef Stew /kansas-magazine/articles/post/dawsons-cowboy-chunky-beef-stew/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/dawsons-cowboy-chunky-beef-stew/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/dawsons-cowboy-chunky-beef-stew/ Mon, 31 Aug 2020 14:00:00 -0400

KSM-FALL-Chuckwagon

Editor's Note: “This recipe will feed approximately 40 people,” Dawn says. “[It’s] a delicious, hearty stew that will have cowboys lined up at the chuckwagon two days ahead of time.” The recipe can

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Taste of Kansas: Chuckwagon Cooking /kansas-magazine/articles/post/taste-of-kansas-chuckwagon-cooking/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/taste-of-kansas-chuckwagon-cooking/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/taste-of-kansas-chuckwagon-cooking/ Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0400
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A Wabaunsee County couple prepares old-style meals for modern-day ranch hands

The Old West comes alive as Geff Dawson tends the campfire and his wife, Dawn, chops vegetables and stirs up cornbread on

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Emmett's Place /kansas-magazine/articles/post/emmetts-place/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/emmetts-place/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/emmetts-place/ Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0400
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The third-generation owners of Louisburg Cider Mill continue to harvest and expand on their founder’s dream.

More than 45 years after Emmett O’Rear began pressing fresh Kansas apples into cider,

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Hamm's BBQ Meatballs /kansas-magazine/articles/post/hamms-bbq-meatballs/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/hamms-bbq-meatballs/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/hamms-bbq-meatballs/ Tue, 05 May 2020 14:00:00 -0400

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This recipe was included in the Feast on History feature.

Ingredients

• 1 pound hamburger
• 1 egg
• 10 saltine crackers, crushed
• 2 teaspoons garlic seasoning salt (such as Lowry’s)
• ½ teaspoon

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Dining at the Top /kansas-magazine/articles/post/dining-at-the-top/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/dining-at-the-top/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/dining-at-the-top/ Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:00:00 -0400

Dining at the Top

With rooftop dining, two Kansas venues offer new ways to enjoy a meal along with a view of the state’s rolling prairies. Here’s an overview of the locations where the atmosphere and the taste are

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Hildebrand Mac & Cheese /kansas-magazine/articles/post/hildebrand-mac-cheese/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/hildebrand-mac-cheese/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/hildebrand-mac-cheese/ Mon, 20 May 2019 11:00:00 -0400

MAC_CHEESE

Melissa Reed at describes this as her go-to mac and cheese recipe, one her family eats year-round. She always makes it with whole milk and often uses a variety of cheeses in order to

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Chicken Marinade /kansas-magazine/articles/post/chicken-marinade/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/chicken-marinade/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/chicken-marinade/ Wed, 01 May 2019 10:00:00 -0400
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • Juice of a Lemon
  • 1 tbsp dry mustard
  • 2 tbsp parsley
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

Directions

Mix well; pour over chicken in a

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Apple Dumplings /kansas-magazine/articles/post/apple-dumplings/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/apple-dumplings/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/apple-dumplings/ Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Apple Orchard

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 6 apples
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cups shortening
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • Additional sugar, cinnamon
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Battle of the Breakfast | Vaffeldagen in Lindsborg /kansas-magazine/articles/post/vaffeldagen-in-lindsborg/ /kansas-magazine/articles/post/vaffeldagen-in-lindsborg/#comments /kansas-magazine/articles/post/vaffeldagen-in-lindsborg/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:00:00 -0400

Vaffeldagen Day

(Photography courtesy of &

Våffeldagen (pronounced “voh-full-doggen”) is a traditional Swedish holiday with historic ties to Vårfrudagen, or the Feast of the

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