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Kansans Wrote the Manual on Living Your Best Life
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receive countless emails pitching story ideas, new products, interviews with experts — you name it. I read, or at least glance, at each searching for a unique story that might resonate with readers. These story pitches have increased tenfold with the COVID-19 pandemic. One in particular caught my eye and I considered publishing it this month. Titled “Top 10 Ways to Live Your Best Life in Quarantine,” the article included solid advice for managing the stay safe at home orders. But then, stories trickled in about Kansas communities coming together while remaining safely apart. The Kansas Sampler Foundation launched a Facebook page titled “Kansas Responds” and welcomed the public to share how their communities were responding to situations created by COVID-19. Lesson learned? Kansans don’t need any advice on how to live their best lives. We’ve met tough challenges before and do it successfully by coming together in community and by reaching out to friends, neighbors and even strangers. A few of these examples we highlight beginning on Page 12. If you find yourself struggling during this time, read just
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I would love to say the error in April’s “Cooking My Way Home” article was an April Fool’s Day joke. Instead it was human error many readers caught immediately. The first to contact me was Gayla Pendleton, a FreeState Electric Cooperative member. We had a good laugh about the 45 eggs in the ingredient list for Deviled Egg Potatoes on Page 24. It should have been 4 to 5 eggs. We apologize for the error and appreciate hearing from our readers and Facebook followers who caught the flub. KCL
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The complex in Abilene devoted to President Dwight D. Eisenhower is one of 14 facilities overseen by the Office of Presidential Libraries in the National Archives and Records Administration. The Eisenhower website includes a virtual visit page featuring video tours of the campus and the museum’s recently renovated interior exhibits. Other virtual resources include videos of past Lunch & Learn programs and episodes of “Why Like Ike?” This four-season television series aired in partnership with Eagle Community Television. The U.S. National Archives also has regularly updated online content at https://www.archives.gov.
Libraries
Kansas librarians want to help keep you connected, learning and reading at home. Check in with your local library via their website or Facebook. Many across the state are offering virtual storytimes and promoting all the ways you can use your library card (some are offering to provide a card electronically if you don’t already have one). A state library card also opens
up access, find more information at https://kslib.info or request an e-card by emailing kslc@ks.gov. To replace in-person storytime, storylineonline.net has videos of celebrities reading stories and Dolly Parton reads Imagination Library books during her weekly “Goodnight with Dolly” series for children and families at https:// imaginationlibrary.com.
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OK, it’s actually in Kansas City, Missouri, but we didn’t want to leave out the only U.S. museum dedicated to preserving the objects of the first world war and honoring the memory and sacrifices of all who served. History buffs can dig into a trove of resources, from virtual tours to digital archives. Their website hosts live events and has recordings of recent events. There are more than 14 online exhibitions, from a narrated architecture tour of the National Historic Landmark to “War Fare: From the Homefront to the Frontlines” about the effects of food on the war.
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From Hays to Salina to Wichita to Topeka and Kansas City, symphonies across the state are engaging with
audiences online while they are unable to perform live. Find Topeka Symphony Orchestra conductor Kyle Pickett posting weekly videos on Facebook with recommendations on recordings you can listen to. Most are posting video clips of their musicians performing at home. Wichita Symphony Orchestra’s website has a sign up to watch live recitals using video conferencing. Visit the Kansas City Symphony’s website for a collection of recent videos of at-home performances by their musicians and episodes of the orchestra’s new podcast “Beethoven Walks into a Bar.” Despite the name, not every episode is about Beethoven (though the first episode commemorates his 250th birthday).
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BACK IN DECEMBER 2019, I announced my plans to retire this month to readers of Kansas Country Living. I celebrated my 63rd birthday early in May and along with the best wishes, many have questioned my motives for retiring at an early age, especially when I genuinely profess to have had my dream job. My response has always been that life is short, there are many books to read, things to learn, places to volunteer, and adventures on which to embark. That motivation is so much more concrete as we come to grips with the uncertainty and the gravity of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tragedy that so many are enduring from loss of jobs to loss of loved ones is providing new gravity to the “enjoy every day” mantra. This has truly been my dream job and my 40-year career in association and utility work has been meaningful and rewarding. The utility industry has changed dramatically over that timespan and the pace of change is accelerating. Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (KEC), as the association for 30 different electric cooperatives, helps those utilities adapt by pooling resources to provide services more effectively and efficiently as a collective group. It is a model that has benefited cooperatives and their consumer-members for more than 75 years. So, what’s ahead for our association and its leadership? The KEC Board of Trustees has completed a thorough search that lasted several months and attracted more than 200 applicants from across the country. The KEC leadership position requires a mix of skills that includes connections to state and federal politics, excellent communication skills, vision, and an ability to pivot to and respond to the needs of our member cooperatives. The KEC board found all that and more in Lee Tafanelli as the association’s next CEO. Lee Tafanelli is a familiar name to most in Kansas. Before joining KEC this month, he held several titles — most recently as adjutant general for the State of Kansas and major general in the U.S. Army. The Kansas adjutant general position is appointed by the governor and Tafanelli had the bi-partisan confidence of Sam Brownback, Jeff Colyer and Laura Kelly. The responsibilities of the adjutant general are vast and include administration of the Kansas
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Army and Air National Guard, director of Kansas Homeland Security and director of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management. In addition to his nine years as adjutant general, Tafanelli’s record of service includes military support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and nine years in the Kansas House representing the 47th district. Clearly his career provides extraordinary experience in areas important to electric cooperatives that must regularly engage at the Statehouse in Topeka and the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Cooperatives must also be effective before a host of state and federal agencies that are very familiar to Tafanelli. In addition, he can help cooperatives respond to unexpected challenges such as pandemics and more traditional disasters caused by ice and wind. We are all confident Tafanelli has the vision and professional network to prepare cooperatives for the future. “I am honored to have been selected for this new leadership role at KEC. I live in a rural area of Kansas and understand the critical role electric cooperatives have always held in the vitality of our state’s economy,” Tafanelli said. “KEC has an outstanding reputation for effective advocacy on behalf of its member cooperatives and their consumermembers. We have an excellent team working with legislators, in communications, continuing education, safety and loss control. I’ve always had great respect for the association and I know we can build on that legacy in the future.” I believe strongly that cooperatives are the ideal model for the utility industry. Cooperatives are democratic, member-owned and not-for-profit and our future leaders get excited by these core cooperative benefits. Commitment to community is also a primary cooperative principle and I believe the recent pandemic has solidified the importance of a healthy network of family, friends, neighbors, businesses, faith and service to others. I predict a bright future for electric cooperatives and you are in great hands with Lee Tafanelli. Best wishes to my cooperative family — stay healthy, and keep in touch. And while the pandemic may dictate whether the next adventure is a book or travel, I’m off to the next chapter! KCL BRUCE GRAHAM is Chief Executive Officer of Kansas
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answering my question last month about replacing older windows. Clearly there are benefits in addition to energy savings, so we’ve decided to go ahead with replacing our windows. Can you offer any tips on deciding which new windows to purchase? – Grace D E AR G R AC E : I’m glad to hear you’re thinking this through. Here are five tips I’ll offer as you think about the types of new windows you should purchase. THINK BEYOND WINDOWS. Sometimes home improvement projects can grow into something bigger. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. There are advantages to replacing windows and siding at the same time, for example. You could consider adding rigid foam insulation to the exterior wall before installing siding. You could also pump some additional insulation into the wall cavities. These measures will reduce heat loss through the wall and make your home more comfortable. Another advantage of replacing siding as you replace windows is to make it easier to install flashing around the window. Flashing is what prevents water from making its way into the wall from the outside. Are you replacing doors, too? Maybe you’d like to reduce or increase the size of one or more
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windows. A larger window can let in more light and transform a room. A smaller window that lets in less sunshine can make a room less likely to overheat in the summer. Remember that highefficiency windows are less efficient than a wellinsulated wall, so increasing or decreasing window area can impact heating and cooling costs. WHAT IS YOUR TYPE? Do you want fixedpane units that don’t open at all? Or casement windows that open with a crank? How about sliders, or double-hung windows that open from the top and bottom? Maybe awning-style options that open out from the bottom? A bay window can add extra space and light. There are so many options that can fit many different situations. I recommend a thorough search online, or visit a local window store to see examples of these styles. FRAME THE ISSUES. If the number of styles wasn’t bewildering enough, now you get to choose the frame and sash (the inner frame that holds the glass). Vinyl is the least expensive and most common option; it can also be quite energy-efficient and does not require painting. Vinyl frames vary greatly in quality and the less expensive models may be susceptible to warping. Aluminum is an affordable option, but if the frames don’t have a thermal break, they can lose heat and cause condensation. Wood windows offer high quality – but the biggest drawbacks are the price and maintenance requirements. There are wood options with vinyl cladding that never need painting. Fiberglass and composite windows are a newer option that fall between vinyl and wood in quality and price. Also, you may be able to save money by not doing a full window replacement. If your existing frames and sills are free of rot and in good condition, and you aren’t looking to make any alterations to the walls around them, you could look
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Outward-opening casement windows like these give this room a classic charm.
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If your existing frames and sills are free of rot and in good condition, and you aren’t looking to make any alterations to the walls around them, you could look into replacing the glass and keeping the existing frames. into replacing the glass and keeping the existing frames. GLASS ASSEMBLIES. Single-pane windows no longer meet building codes. Your two choices are double- and triple-pane. An add-on that is often well worth the price is a low-E coating that reflects heat back into the room. You can also boost energy efficiency with windows that have either Argon or CO2 gas between the panes.
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This column was co-written by PAT KEEGAN and BRAD THIESSEN of Collaborative Efficiency. For more information on choosing windows, please visit: www. collaborativeefficiency.com/energytips.
BRAD THIESSEN, COL L A B O R AT I V E E F F I C I E N CY
Fortunately, there’s an easy way to compare the efficiency of windows. Almost all windows are independently tested and rated by the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC). The most important number on the NFRC label is the U-factor. The lower the U-factor, the more efficient the window is. It’s best if the window has an ENERGY STAR® label, but the NFRC label will tell you which ENERGY STAR® window is more efficient. I hope these tips help in the decision of choosing your new windows. Remember, you’ll have to live with them for several years, so be sure to do your research and consider all options. And because new window installation is a complicated process, it’s best to have them installed by a qualified professional with solid references. KCL This example of an NFRC label shows the U-factor rating (insulation value) and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (amount of heat energy transmitted through the glass). MAY 2020
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COMMUNITY CO O BY M E L I N D A S C H N Y D E R
Character of Kansans shines through dark days of pandemic orders unfolded across Kansas communities in early March, with the goal of slowing the spread of the new coronavirus, we started to see a few photos online of how Kansans were handling the crisis. By the time Gov. Laura Kelly issued the statewide stay-home order that went into effect March 30, social media was buzzing with stories of first responders’ heroic efforts as well as unselfish acts by everyday citizens stepping up to help their communities face the physical and mental strains caused by the pandemic. On March 19, the Kansas Sampler Foundation started a Facebook page titled “Kansas Responds” and welcomed the public to share how
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their communities were responding to situations created by COVID-19. “So many wonderful efforts for cheer or relief were being initiated and done by locals across the state and it seemed like those ideas would be inspiring and comforting if shared. It helps to know that anyone can step forward to make a difference during these tough times, to make them some of our best times,” said Marci Penner, who champions preserving and sustaining rural culture through the nonprofit Kansas Sampler Foundation that she runs from the family farm near Inman. “It’s a good feeling to help someone and this is a time that calls for neighbors to help each other, for citizens to check on that little old lady that never gets out, and to find creative and safe ways to connect and check on each other.” Here are a few examples of Kansans’ cooperative spirit.
I M P R O V I N G B R O A D B A N D A C C E S S I N W E S T E R N K A N S A S is more important than ever, with teachers hosting web-based education tools, more people working remotely and households with multiple students now trying to connect at one time. Members currently on the economy or basic package with Wheatland Broadband, a subsidiary of Wheatland Electric Cooperative, and in the western portion of their coverage area — roughly from Scott City west — can request a free temporary increase in service speeds through May 31. Speeds will increase from 3/1 Mbps and 5/1 Mbps to the maximum speed available up to 10/4.
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PERATIVE SPIRIT ERIN WRIGHT SPENT
six years working hard in her food truck, Erin’s Home Cooked Fresh Foods, to create a loyal following. It wasn’t uncommon for her to serve more than 300 people in a day in downtown Sharon Springs, a town of less than 800 people not far from the Colorado border and just 30 miles south of Goodland. The success of the truck allowed her to transition to a brickand-mortar restaurant debt-free. Towns End Tavern opened in July 2019, featuring a scratch made menu of steaks and gourmet burgers using fresh never frozen ingredients, all of which she buys from Miller’s Food Store in Sharon Springs. Nine months later she had to stop allowing customers — including some who drove as many as 90 miles each Saturday night — in the 90-seat dining room of the 100-year-old building that she’d spent two years renovating. “We’ve had to adapt and think outside the box in ways to just keep the business viable, keep the business going so that we can still pay the staff and pay the bills,” said Wright, who named the restaurant using a play on her maiden name Townsend and operates the restaurant with her extended family. That includes sisters who waitress, a husband who washes dishes, a son who cooks as well as parents and younger kids who help out when needed. She said she didn’t consider closing the business temporarily, especially with access to her food truck that she’d kept licensed. She serves lunch from the truck on weekdays and offers curbside dinner cooked in the Towns End kitchen on Friday and Saturday. Staying open keeps alive her dream business and also gives the community a social outlet, a gathering place, even if from within vehicles. To keep food costs down, she created a drive-in menu of burgers, fries, sandwiches, chili dogs, root beer floats and milkshakes. A holdover is her bestselling burger, the I’m Your Huckleberry Burger — playing off a line from the movie
“Tombstone” — with a one-third pound patty topped with a homemade huckleberry habanero Hallie sauce, goat cheese Townsend and pickled red in a poodle onions. skirt playing the role of By the second carhop at week of the revised Towns End operations, the Tavern. waitresses were wearing poodle skirts sewn by their mother in two days and music was being piped out to the parking lot to create a carhop vibe. Most weekend nights a movie plays on a screen at the end of the adjacent parking lot and those who choose to stay are asked to stay in their cars. “We just want to give people a safe reprieve from the seriousness that the world is in right now,” she said. When a generous customer donated money to help keep the lights on at Towns End, Wright used the money to deliver free soup and mini bread loaves to locals 65 and older who were not leaving their homes because they’re at too high a risk. The restaurant has continued to deliver about 50 free meals a week, left on doorsteps with a kind note. “The community has been amazingly supportive,” Wright said. “I have been so impressed with the community’s initiative to help make sure that we have the funds to feed those who are shut in who can’t even get out to go do a carhop meal. It’s neat to see how communities and people pull together as they recognize that people are more important than things and businesses.” KCL Continued on page 17
Wheatland Broadband also opened WiFi hotspots across its service territory for free public use. They’ve seen cars sitting in parking lots at offices and libraries using the internet access that they might not have at home. A list of locations in Garden City, Holcomb, Leoti, Scott City, Syracuse and Tribune is available at KEC.org/covid-19-cooperative-response. “Our hope is that broader access and faster speeds will help all of our members access educational resources and more easily work from
home,” Bruce W. Mueller, Wheatland Electric’s CEO/general manager, said in a news release. To receive the increased internet speeds, existing members should call 866-872-0006 or email billing@wbsnet.org. Wheatland also is making $500 donations to every food bank in their service area, and they’ve made a donation and a purchase of hand cleanser from Boot Hill Distillery that will be provided free to first responders. KCL MAY 2020
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T O W N S E N D TAV E R N I N S H A R O N S P R I N G S
Seek Summer
Efficiency has you thinking about the sultry summer months ahead, this could be a great time to consider energysaving options and making plans to help control your energy costs. IF MAY’S WARMER WEATHER
There’s a combination of things you can do yourself, like making slight modifications to your family’s routine that can help identify and achieve opportunities for savings while keeping your home more comfortable throughout the summer cooling season ahead.
HVAC Tuneup
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When it comes to heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, spending a few dollars at the beginning of the season can add up to big savings and help you avoid expensive surprises and system failures. A qualified service technician with the right skills and equipment will check key components like the compressor and condenser, clean the coils and inspect the ductwork. A technician may also offer advice on how to get the most value out of your programmable thermostat. According to experts with the ENERGY STAR® program, sealing and insulating ductwork can improve the overall efficiency of your HVAC by as much as 20%. Making sure
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Savings with
Upgrades B Y D E R R I L L H O L LY
systems are appropriately sized can also improve performance. Consider replacing systems that are more than 10 years old (or those that no longer keep your home comfortable) with a high-efficiency system that is properly sized and designed to meet your needs.
Gain Insights from Energy Audits
Sometimes it pays to get the big picture, so when it comes to energy efficiency and getting real value for your home improvement dollars, professional advice is a good place to start. Your local electric cooperative may be able to recommend professionally trained energy advisors who can conduct comprehensive assessments and provide recommendations that could help you control energy costs and improve comfort. Energy audits include examination of heating, cooling and water heating equipment, as well as interior and exterior lighting. Other available services can include inspections and assessments of windows, crawl spaces and other voids for air leaks, which can degrade HVAC performance. According to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration, a professional energy auditor will review monthly, seasonal and annual energy bills, consider household occupancy patterns, and examine condition, age and use of appliances and other electronics. An analysis developed from the collected information can help determine a series of recommendations that, if accomplished, can produce savings. Homeowners can then decide which measures fit into their budgets or schedules as they consider improvement projects.
Energy audits include examination of heating, cooling and water heating equipment, as well as interior and exterior lighting. Small Changes Add Savings
When the goal is keeping the house cool and comfortable, remember that any activities adding heat and humidity to your air-conditioned spaces can increase your costs. Open doors don’t just allow people to come and go. They also provide an instant exchange of cooler inside air for warm, moist air, much the same as the cooling effect you experience when standing in front of an open refrigerator. A cooler stocked with cold drinks and chilled snacks and placed outdoors can help cut down on household traffic on hot summer days. When cooking, consider using smaller appliances like a slow cooker — or better yet, take the extra heat from cooking outdoors and fire up the grill. Ceiling fans operating in air-conditioned space can make you feel about 4 degrees cooler while you are in the room. But the benefits only occur when a room is occupied. Make it a habit to turn off the fan when you leave the room. KCL writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the national trade association representing more than 900 local electric cooperatives.
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THE PRESIDENT ’S PEN
Memories and Firsts
BY T E R RY H O B B S
Our and it doesn’t cost anything. Reminiscing is OK. first trip to the mountains, our first roller coaster Daydreaming not so much. Keep daydreams to a ride, our first kiss. I have noticed a lot of people minimum. The Lovin’ Spoonful even sang about remember their first rodeo because you hear it, “I’m lost in my daydreams …” Reminiscing them say “this isn’t my first rodeo.” conjures up lots of firsts. Every day we encounter I recently experienced a huge first as I was new firsts. And firsts become new ideas, new elected to serve Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. relationships, and new visions. I like firsts. KCL (KEC) as their board president. I am humbled and honored. TERRY HOBBS is the board president for Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. He is also a member of Western My roots run deep in KEC. My first experience Cooperative Electric’s Board of Trustees in WaKeeney. with KEC was 60 years ago. I remember boarding a passenger train in WaKeeney, Kansas, and traveling Editor’s note: This is the “first” regular article with my father to Kansas City to attend KEC to be written for Kansas Country Living by a meetings. This was before the interstate highway sitting KEC board president. system was built across the state. Needless to say, it is an extremely surrealistic feeling, past to present. A striking similarity from then to now is the commitment and dedication I see in the faces of electric cooperative trustees, managers and support staff. Many of the issues remain the same today as then. Power supply, rates, and regulation are usually topics front and center. Time and technology have added some new challenges. Cybersecurity, distributed generation, and declining rural populations are among newer items of discussion. I can still see the train porter in his pressed blue suit, his formed and fitted visor cap, and his shiny black shoes as he yelled “all aboard.” I realize everything that we as cooperative members have accomplished together, as one strong voice echoing the sentiment “all aboard.” Before the interstate highway system was built, passenger trains connected I love looking back rural Kansas to other regions of the state. KEC Board President Terry Hobbs recalls riding a train from WaKeeney to Kansas City for his first KEC meeting. and reminiscing. It’s fun
WE ALL HAVE MEMORIES OF OUR “FIRSTS.”
Terry Hobbs
Every day we encounter new firsts. And firsts become new ideas, new relationships, and new visions.
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CO M M U N I T Y CO O P E R AT I V E S P I R I T THE SUPPLY CHAIN has been slow getting hand sanitizer to western Kansas and other rural areas. When the small staff at Boot Hill Distillery came up with the idea to devote their time and space to making and bottling hand cleanser, their goal was to make sure the Ford County community had access to what has become an essential product in everyday life. The distillery’s effort has gone far beyond those original plans, though, and as of April 10 they had made 500 gallons of hand cleanser and distributed 60,000 bottles. (While they are following the Food Shane Laws, CEO of Victory and Drug Administration’s formula for non-sterile Electric, packages hand cleanser produced by Boot solution, which uses 80% Ethanol, Hydrogen PerHill Distillery with financial oxide, Glycerin and purified water, their operation support of area businesses. is not being inspected for this production so they must call what they make hand cleanser.) Boot Hill’s hand cleanser has reached county hospitals, nursing facilities, law enforcement agencies, rural electric cooperatives and others across Kansas, and even into New Mexico. “It’s been amazing to be a part of this but also amazing to watch it happen,” said Lee Griffith, director of sales for the Dodge City distillery opened in 2016 by farmers Roger Kelman, Hayes Kelman and Chris Holovach. “The generosity and the outpouring of support we’ve seen has been incredible.” Making this project happen has required collaboration. The small distillery needed financial donations from community partners, including Victory Electric, Kansas Corn, and Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation, to purchase ingredients and to pay staff while giving the product away to those who needed it. As the distillery team focused on making the handrub, others stepped up to help distribute it. Victory Electric’s communications team came up with a media and marketing plan to get the word out and they organized drive-up events allowing people to get a free bottle. The first two events were on March 22 in Dodge City within 24 hours of the idea, then they took the concept to every community within Victory’s service area with a school, holding 12 events in a nine-day period. The events were successful thanks to help from volunteers in each community and local law enforcement, said Jerri A. Imgarten-Whitley, vice president of communications for Victory Electric. While Boot Hill Distillery continues to distill and barrel their spirits, the team is not bottling and its tasting room is closed. They have inventory and their sales have slowed considerably with bars and restaurants unable to serve cocktails using their signature liquors. Their products are sold in eight states, including liquor stores across Kansas, but cannot be mail-ordered within the state. Those same restrictions mean the hand cleanser also must be picked up at the distillery. To keep up with demands for the hand cleanser, the distillery added employees who had been laid off from the food and beverage industry. They’ve also shifted from donation only to allowing individuals and organizations to purchase the sanitizer in bottles or in bulk, though they still take donation requests. Sunflower Electric Power Corporation, in Hays, on behalf of its member distribution co-ops, purchased bottles of hand cleanser from Boot Hill Distillery for the co-ops to distribute within their service territories. In addition, Pioneer Electric, in Ulysses, Prairie Land Electric, in Norton, and Western Cooperative Electric, in WaKeeney, purchased extra bottles to distribute to EMS personnel, grocery stores, hospitals and senior living facilities. KCL Continued on page 19
P O R C H P O RT R A I T S I N O L S B U R G two years ago, Bailee Roberts started taking more photos of her family as well as friends who needed photographs for their holiday cards. She was laid off from her job at an orthodontics office due to COVID-19 and wanted to do something for her neighbors in Olsburg, a town of about 220 people that is 20 miles north of Manhattan. “You see people out on their porch more often,” she said. “In a little town like this, all you can do is walk the dirt roads and see who else is on their porch.” That got her thinking: Families are together and their schedules aren’t so busy; now would be a good time to take family photos. The city of Olsburg put out a message on its Facebook The Simon Family’s porch portrait. page to let residents know and so far she’s captured eight families, from a foursome outnumbered by the puppies they are holding while sitting on their porch to a family with mom, dad and son each posing on their own tractors at sunset. Roberts offers her porch portraits at no cost. She sets up a time to come to their residence and takes the photo from their driveway, adhering to social distancing guidelines. She sends the photo files electronically and families can use them however they want. “To look at the bright side of all this,” she said, “it’s a great time to get a family photo.” KCL
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M C C U N E FA R M T O M A R K E T I N M C C U N E SHELTERING IN PLACE has driven home the importance of our local and regional food system, and the importance of quality customer service, said Cherie Schenker, owner of McCune Farm to Market. “People are looking to us because why would you want to Mom-and-pop grocers offer convenient shopping without the crowds be in a big box store with 300 other people when you can shop experienced at big box stores. in a small store, support a mom-and-pop and you might be there with two or three other people,” she said. “My hope is “We’ll deliver within an 8-mile radius and for many of our that this situation helps people take a second look at mom-andelderly who miss coming into the cafe or aren’t comfortable pop stores and that they continue to value the service that they getting out right now, they appreciate us bringing groceries sure are appreciating right now.” to their door, or a hot meal and a little conversation. The big Residents of McCune, a town of about 400 in southeast boxes don’t do that, but your neighbors do.” KCL Kansas, had to drive 30 miles to the nearest grocery store K E L L E R F E E D & W I N E COM PA N Y IN COT TON WOOD FA LLS for more than two decades. In 2017, Cherie and her BRYAN WILLIAMS HAD A MESSAGE for out-ofchipped in or donated husband, Kevin, opened the town diners who decided to flee their urban homes inventory to use in small grocery just a mile from in March and head to his restaurant in Cottonwood the to-go meals he the land that’s been farmed by Falls: We’ d love to see you this summer, but go home prepares. The owner Cherie’s family since 1874. The and stay there. of the antique store store carries Schenker Family Farms’ naturally raised meats, Keller Feed & Wine Company, the restaurant he across the street conventional meats, locally owns with his wife, Janice (Keller) Williams, depends installed a carryout grown produce, groceries and on tourism for its survival, as do many of the busiwindow in one of Hallie Williams loans out milk. They also operate a cafe nesses in Chase County. But now isn’t the time to the Keller Feed & her family’s DVD movies inside the market, serving to neighbors. think about surviving as a business, the Williams’ Wine doors. Even his breakfast and lunch seven decided. Keeping family and neighbors in the 8-year-old daughter, days a week. county of 2,700 people safe from a deadly virus Hallie, did her part: disinfecting the family’s DVD The dine-in is closed but and preserving the assets the community needed movies and loaning them out from the restaurant. they’ve continued to offer to-go meals. The grocery side during the stay-at-home order mattered more. Individuals have donated money, too, from conof the business has picked up That’s why they bought Redbox codes to give to tributing to the school lunches to subsidizing a free as more customers rely on the regular customers, got up at 3 a.m. to bake loaves of ham dinner that residents could pick up on Saturday market for staples the large bread when the local dollar store couldn’t keep it in and serve for Easter Sunday. Williams said it feels chains can’t keep in stock. stock, closed the dining room before the governlike every time he comes up with a way to share “It helps that we’re not ment told them to and turned it into a market donors’ generosity, he gets more contributions. contracted into one wareoffering staples people were having trouble finding He feels guilty that his business is doing as house, so we can pull from elsewhere, prepared free lunches for kids until the good, maybe better, than when they could have multiple distributors,” she said. “... Sometimes you have to get schools figured out a meal plan, started tabs for cusdiners inside the 50-seat restaurant. Maybe Keller creative. We’ve sourced toilet tomers who were out of work, and sold eggs for less Feed has fared better because it was already quick paper from our uniform and than they paid a restaurant wholesaler. serve with low overhead, so offering take-out only towel supply company when “Making sure the community has eggs is the least hasn’t been a major disruption. He’s needed to add we had to.” we can do for townsfolk who come to eat at our staff to keep up with expanded hours. Maybe it’s They’ve also been stocking restaurant in December, the slowest time of year for because when you support your community, they more bulk items — 25 pounds us, ” Williams said. “People have given us credit for support you. of dry beans, a pound of yeast, things I don’t think we deserve credit for. We’re not “There’s no place I’d rather be during a pan25 pounds of flour — and they’ve expanded from home doing anything that someone in the same position demic than in a town of 875 people in Kansas,” delivery one day a week to wouldn’t do. We just happen to own a restaurant.” Williams said. “You cheer for a community like this. every day. He hasn’t done it alone. Fellow businesses have You fight for a community like this.” KCL
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BY D R . T Y F R E D E R I C K S O N | P H OTO S F RO M T R AV E L K S .C O M
BEING A KANSAN feels like a privilege. In my regular life as an assistant professor of educational leadership, I often travel. However, as we all intimately understand, that life is on a temporary hold. My students lead international schools all over the world, and from Guatemala to Nigeria and from Poland to Singapore, they are living very much like we are right here in Kansas: under quarantine and uncertain about the future. My students and I speak daily about our shared experience and how to effectively navigate our professional and personal responsibilities in such unfamiliar conditions. Often, in order to reflect on the burden we now share and to gain perspective and clarity, I take my sons for a walk. We leave our house on foot and head to the relatively endless network of serene trails that skirt the public lake on which we live. We don’t have to go far. The clearly marked trailheads seem like portals to another reality, separate from the COVID-19 world in which we all currently live. We stand at one juncture with three trail options, all of which link at various points in the miles ahead. So, even if we choose the Blackhawk Trail now for its curves and predominant hills, we can always shift over to the Witches’ Broom Trail for a more challenging walk along the lakeshore. The boys, like most of us, love to hone their rock skipping skills and search for natural treasures of vibrantly colored and richly textured shale. At virtually any point, and with a little learned awareness about cardinal directions, leaving the trail to access the more remote parts of the lake is an easy, oft-rewarded adventure. Though we, like Robert Frost’s poetic voice in “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” have “promises to keep,” the “woods are lovely” and they remind us of how fortunate we are to have access to them. It is in “our woods” that we feel the immense joy of being alive. There, deep in the trees and along the remote, pristine shoreline, there are no worksheets, no due dates, no traditional schooling. But there is real
learning happening. We have impromptu lessons on how to age trees, identify sedimentary rock formations, build makeshift dams, distinguish between animal tracks, how to navigate in dense underbrush, contrast edible and inedible mushrooms, and so on. And we talk and talk and talk. But most importantly, as should be at the crux of all authentic learning, we discover ourselves. What we are capable of, how to think critically about our world, how to respond to failure, and how to appreciate our circumstances. We rejuvenate our spirits and our minds so that when we return to quarantine, we are equipped for the task. And we feel the great privilege that we are here, now, in Kansas. The Kansas countryside has much to offer our individual and collective well-being. What does it mean to be a “Kansan?” Perhaps now, more than most of us have known in our lives, being a Kansan includes feeling the great privilege of rediscovering ourselves right here at home. One of the most beautiful places on the planet. Stay safe. Be well. See you in the country. KCL is an assistant professor at Wilkes University. He grew up in rural Peabody, Kansas, and Sydney, Australia. He is a graduate of Emporia State University, Wichita State University, and Wilkes University. He is a U.S. Navy veteran.
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Blue Logo Changed Standards the little that
efficiency
(and sometimes black) logo with the star inside that you see on all sorts of appliances and electronics has changed the way we view savings through more efficient products. The ENERGY STAR® program claims credit for reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, and for saving Americans $30 billion in energy costs. Analysts credit ENERGY STAR® with innovating the energy industry, as manufacturers set goals of making more energy-efficient products than their competitors. What ENERGY STAR® does is make it easy to know whether a product you’re thinking about buying is more energy efficient. Essentially the program looks at the average energy use of each type of product, and awards the ENERGY STAR® rating to top performers based on different crite-
THE LITTLE BLUE
BY PA U L W E S S L U N D
ria — a refrigerator needs to be 9% more energy efficient than the minimum efficiency standard; a computer needs to use 25% less electricity than conventional models and include a power-saving mode option when it’s not being used. So, if the appliance or electronic device you’re purchasing includes the ENERGY STAR® logo, you know it’s among the most energy-efficient products available. That simplicity is the secret to the success of the program that is run by the federal Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The program’s effectiveness comes from a complex process of making sure the ENERGY STAR® logo is accurate and trusted — and the numbers show it is trusted. Americans bought more than 300 million ENERGY STAR®-rated products in 2017 alone, and an ENERGY STAR® study found that three-fourths of U.S. households say the ENERGY STAR® label influences their purchases. According to energystar.gov, the EPA uses the following specifications to determine if products meet the ENERGY STAR® standard: f Product categories must contribute significant
energy savings nationwide.
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f Certified products must deliver the features and The Environmental Protection Agency uses several specifications to determine if products meet the ENERGY STAR® standard. This dishwasher with a third rack and LED interior lighting is an ENERGY STAR®rated appliance.
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performance demanded by consumers, in addition to increased energy efficiency.
f If the certified product costs more than a con-
ventional, less-efficient counterpart, purchasers will recover their investment in increased energy efficiency through utility bill savings, within a reasonable period of time.
In 2017 alone, Americans bought more than 300 million ENERGY STAR®-rated products. f Energy efficiency can be achieved through
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broadly available, non-proprietary technologies offered by more than one manufacturer.
f Product energy consumption and performance
can be measured and verified with testing.
f Labeling effectively differentiates products and
must be visible to consumers.
Today, more than 500 certified labs in 25 countries around the world test more than 1,500 products a year, along with surprise inspections, to manage a list of 60,000 product models. ENERGY STAR® runs seminars on how to meet its standards. Those standards require that TVs must use 3 watts or less when switched off; lightbulbs must use two-thirds less energy than standard incandescent bulbs; ENERGY STAR® home furnaces must be between 4 and 15% more efficient than standard furnaces. ENERGY STAR® tests also require quality standards in addition to just energy efficiency. In general, products must have popular features, like internet connectivity for smart TVs. Lightbulbs must last up to 15 times longer and produce 70 to 90% less heat than conventional bulbs. In 2018, ENERGY STAR® tested 1,792 models, disqualifying 59 of them. Of the 858 different kinds of lighting and fans tested, that year
An ENERGY STAR® study found that three-fourths of U.S. households say the ENERGY STAR® label influences their purchases.
51 were disqualified. Of the 35 TVs tested, two were disqualified. ENERGY STAR® has caught on because it has something for everybody — ways for consumers to save money; ways for businesses to promote their efficient products; online calculators for those wanting deep dives into finding the ideal energy use; and for the rest of us, a simple little logo that tells us we’re buying one of the most energy-efficient products available. KCL PAUL WESSLUND writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the national trade association representing more than 900 local electric cooperatives. From growing suburbs to remote farming communities, electric co-ops serve as engines of economic development for 42 million Americans across 56% of the nation’s landscape.
ENERGY STAR® TOOLS FOR CALCULATING SAVINGS Over the years, ENERGY STAR® has branched into ratings for business, industry and new homes. Its website, energystar.gov, sprawls with details, explanations and features like ask the expert, product finders, tax credit calculators, recommendations for business strategies, lists of certified test laboratories, even suggestions for how to set up your video games to make them more efficient. An example of what’s available sits in the middle of the homepage, a link
to “Improve your home’s comfort and efficiency.” So, I decided to give it a try. The webpage asked me to create a password before answering questions about the square footage of my house, the number of light fixtures and the appliance model and year of purchase. Full disclosure, I did not complete the entire questionnaire, but the energystar.gov site provided some helpful recommendations. I could save energy by replacing a ceiling fan that probably was not
made with efficiency in mind — it was installed before ENERGY STAR® was even born. It also suggested replacing our 10-year-old dishwasher — no big surprise there either. It’s certainly no secret that today’s appliances are becoming more energyefficient, and newer models use a lot less energy for the same amount of work as their older counterparts. If you’re interested in calculating potential savings, visit www.energystar.gov/ campaign/home. MAY 2020
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C O O K I N G M Y WAY H O M E
Turning to Baking Pans in the Wake of a Pandemic IN EARLY SPRING, I wandered into the baking aisle of my grocery store and found myself staring at one lone red velvet cookie mix. Otherwise, the shelves had been decimated — few mixes were left, little flour remained and the yeast was all but gone. The first weeks of the pandemic of COVID-19 (that eventually sent most of us to hunker down at home) had shown that people were panicbuying, wildly hoarding things like toilet paper and hand sanitizer. But the baking binge blindsided me. Suddenly, everyone was a cake-maker or a bread-baker? Who knew people would turn to their baking pans in the wake of a pandemic?
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Then again, maybe it was not that much of a surprise. I’ve long known baking as a balm in stressful times. That’s why we now have the terms “procrastibaking,” “distractibaking,” “stress-baking,” and my own “escabaking.” In the madness, there is a method — completed through flour and sugar — that works. The great food writer, MFK Fisher, summed it up herself in her 1942 book, “How to Cook a Wolf”: “There is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga Rebecca Howard exercise, no hour of meditation in a musicthrobbing chapel, that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than this homely ceremony of making bread.” So would-be bread bakers had scarfed up all the yeast, maybe looking for relief from bad thoughts, and hopefully their efforts ended in some nice homemade bread. Or maybe those who couldn’t find yeast began their own sourdough starter (one in my love and care for years has helped me produce some fine loaves, no yeast required). “Wacky cake,” a recipe developed during wartime rationing, got its name My local stores also seemed to have from its ingredients (or lack of them) and its unusual mixing method — a dearth of eggs, milk and butter. And early versions of the cake were stirred up right in the cake pan by making I considered MFK Fisher’s “War Cake,” wells in the dry ingredients in order to maximize the fleeting effect of the also from “How to Cook a Wolf,” a loaf vinegar reacting with the baking soda. This recipe, adapted from one by cake made with raisins and spices and King Arthur Flour, requires no butter, milk, eggs or even an electric mixer — just stir by hand, bake and serve from the pan! none of the aforementioned eggs and dairy, a recipe that was borne out of f 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour f 1 tsp. vanilla extract wartime rationing. f 1 cup sugar f 1 Tbs. vinegar (apple cider or white) This was not war (in that sense), f 1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa f 1/3 cup vegetable oil and it seemed needless, to me, all this f 1/2 tsp. salt f 1/3 cup brewed room-temperature coffee gather-hoarding, but I hoped those f Pinch of cinnamon (optional) f 2/3 cup water who copped all the eggs and butter f 1 tsp. baking soda maybe baked lofty cakes and tender Heat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour (or spray with baking spray) either an 8-inch square or cookies (and likely even needed to 9-inch round cake pan. whip up a soufflé). Whisk the dry ingredients together in a medium-sized mixing bowl. In a small mixing bowl, Bakers before us found a way whisk together the vanilla, vinegar, oil, coffee and water. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry around true scarcity of ingredients and stir until everything is thoroughly combined. Pour into the prepared pan. during challenging times. World War Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the cake is set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes II is credited in producing another out clean or with a few moist crumbs. The cake can be served warm, unfrosted. Or cool and dairy-defying delight known as “wacky dust with powdered sugar or top with your favorite frosting. cake” (also known as “crazy cake,” “Joe NOTE: If desired, one can omit the coffee and use all water — 1 cup. King Arthur Flour also cake,” “water cake” or “cake pan cake”), features a vanilla version of the Cake Pan Cake at www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/vanillawhich has no eggs, milk or butter (but cake-pan-cake-recipe. does include some fat from oil), and ADAPTED FROM KING ARTHUR FLOUR uses vinegar to provide the lift and
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This strange and devastating time may have pulled many people — especially families with children — away from screens, into the kitchen, and reacquainted them with the magic of baking. texture for a deliciously moist and tender one-layer wonder (recipe shared here). Hell-bent with scrounged ingredients, I took this time of stay-at-home isolation (which I believe rural folks are conditioned to weather way better than others) as an opportunity for more of the baking — stress or otherwise — that I love (and counter by regular walks and the fresh veggies no one seems to hoard). And as I baked my way through a pandemic, I felt an easing comfort, thinking of those who might be doing the same. I understood why so many were turning to — and turning on — their ovens. This strange and devastating time may have pulled many people — especially families with children — away from screens, into the kitchen, and reacquainted them with the magic of baking. They may have discovered baking’s nurturing and comforting abilities, as I did when I baked my way back to my childhood and one of the first recipes I ever made — chocolate chip cookies. They may have experienced the bliss of being in the moment while kneading warm, fleshy bread dough, being mindful of the task at hand, rather than dwelling in a mind full of worries. They may have reconnected to their creativity, and the art, math and science of a recipe. And figured out how to work with or without certain ingredients. Or allowed themselves a chance to be truly sensory in noticing the difference in taste once nuts have been toasted or the floury feel of crimping a pie crust, or of taking in the aroma of warm vanilla and cinnamon, or watching a simple batch of biscuits double in height in the oven. I hoped that baking helped lessen feeling trapped, helpless or uncertain, as it always does for me. I hoped that, even if their breads didn’t rise or their cakes flopped, would-be bakers felt they took back some control — in the kitchen, at least — and were rewarded with seeing something
through, from start to finish. And in the long wait of waiting out a virus, I hoped baking could be seen as one small way of moving forward … in far less time. KCL REBECCA HOWARD grew up in Kansas and has written for the Los Angeles Daily News, the Los Angeles Times and LA Parent Magazine, and currently writes the food blog, “A Woman Sconed.”
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YO U R P L A C E I N T H E G A R D E N
Where Have All the Colors Gone?
During a time of the this natural survival mechanism, or you can choose year when many people usually are planning to remove it from the plant. social gatherings, we find ourselves at home away Hybridized plants, which includes many tulips, from family and friends. Running errands was are created to express favorable characteristics once a daily occurrence and now we must plan in including color, growth habit and pest resistance. advance what essential tasks must be done. We are These genetics are not always stronger than the no longer able to frequent our usual stops in town. parent genetics, which allows the plants to revert Change is something gardeners have long since back to their origins especially during stressed learned to expect. This spring in my own garden, situations. Bulbs that have experienced temperathe only thing the same is the anticipated change. tures that are too warm, too much or too little Two years ago, in the fall I planted tulip bulbs. water, improper soil pH or other negative impacts, Though this task is always a bit mundane as the may be more likely to change color. This is the dull bulbs offer only delayed gratification, I diliphenomenon that is forced to change the color gently planted knowing the reward to come would of hydrangeas. By increasing the pH of the soil to be worthwhile. The spring that followed did not above 5.5, hydrangeas bloom in pinkish red. pH disappoint. The purple, pink, orange and yellow less than 5.5 changes the color of the blooms to blooms brightened the dreary stormy spring days purple and blue. and provided a perfect backdrop for family photos. There can be other factors that cause blooms This spring I watched the blooms of this same and plants to change in the garden so be sure to planter bed of tulips open and wondered, “Were also monitor and inspect for diseases and pests. there this many white tulips last year? Where While we cannot change many of the circumdid all the yellow tulips go?” I visited my photos stances in our environment nor some of the from the past year and realized indeed, many of factors that affect our plants, we can take charge the blooms had changed colors. The deep pink of our response to them. When our gardens give blooms were still as bold as the previous year, but us surprises, we can find beauty in the natural the light purple, variegated blooms changed to all ways of life. We can turn to the science and better white with just a thin line of purple on the edges. understand the systems taking place. May this There was only one yellow tulip blooming. Since season of life bring great beauty and wonder to I did not dig up and re-plant the bulbs, I knew your own landscape. KCL these were the same original plants from the first planting. I suspected this was a case of plants CYNTHIA DOMENGHINI is an instructor and coordinator for K-State’s horticultural therapy online reverting to parental genetics, and after some certificate program. searching, I found this to be the case along with some other intriguing information about how plants can change. Have you ever noticed a variegated plant variety that loses its mottled leaf patterns over time? Variegated leaves are a sort of mutation that are sometimes marketed as a new variety. Variegated leaves have less chlorophyll limiting the plants’ ability to photosynthesize. As a result, these plants may sometimes send out leaves of solid color to allow the plant to produce more food. You may notice a stem with solid-colored leaves The changing colors in this tulip bed have brought to question the affects of environmental factors in the garden. on a variegated plant. You can embrace
IT’S A SEASON OF CHANGE.
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Bulbs that have experienced temperatures that are too warm, too much or too little water, improper soil pH or other negative impacts, may be more likely to change color.
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No need for frosting here, this bundt cake stands alone as the star of the show. Enjoy for breakfast or dessert!
f 10 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature f 1 3/4 cups packed golden brown sugar f 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Brown Sugar Bundt Cake f Nonstick cooking spray f 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled f 1 tsp. baking powder f 1/2 tsp. baking soda f 1 tsp. kosher salt
Mini Fruit Cups cheese, softened
f 1 package (8 ounces) cream
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f 2 large eggs, at room f 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened
Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.
Irish Potato Bread f 2 medium or large russet potatoes f 1 egg f 1 egg white
f 1/3 cup canola oil f 3/4 cup milk
f 2 Tbs. green onion, minced
f 1 tsp. vanilla extract
f 24 prebaked mini tart crusts
f assorted fruit, for garnish
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f 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus
f 1 1/2 Tbs. baking powder
f 1 tsp. salt
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Bake 55 minutes until golden brown. Cool on wire rack 1 hour before serving.
Turn dough onto floured surface. Adding flour as needed, knead dough to form 8-inch round shape with slight dome. Place dough onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cut large “X” on top of dough about 1/2 inch deep.
Grate second potato onto cloth. Wring potato in cloth to remove excess water. Add grated potato to mashed potato in large bowl. Add egg, egg white, oil, milk, onion, caraway seeds, 3 1/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt. Stir with wooden spoon until mixture is soft and sticky.
Peel potatoes. Slice one potato and boil in saucepan 15 minutes, or until tender. Remove potato from saucepan into large bowl. Mash potato then set aside.
Heat oven to 375 F.
f 1/2 tsp. caraway seeds
Spoon cream cheese mixture into prebaked mini tart crusts. Top with assorted fruit, as desired.
In a large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sweetened condensed milk until smooth. Add lemon juice and vanilla extract; continue mixing until blended.
f 1/3 cup lemon juice
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f 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla f 1 cup full-fat Greek yogurt
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Heat oven to 350 F. Grease 10-cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, beat butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add vanilla and mix on low speed. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with yogurt. Begin and end with flour mixture. Mix until just combined. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and use offset spatula to level batter. Bake 50-55 minutes, or until cake is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. If cake browns too quickly while baking, cover with foil after 35 minutes.
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Remove from oven and cool on baking rack 20 minutes. Invert pan onto baking rack and gently tap bottom of pan to release cake. Cool completely before dusting with confectioners’ sugar.
f 1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup (regular or 98% fat-free) f 1/3 cup milk f 1 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley or 1 tsp. dried parsley flakes
One Pan Chicken and Stuffing f 4 cups herb-seasoned stuffing f 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (about 6) f paprika
Prepare stuffing according to package directions. Spoon stuffing across center of 3-quart shallow baking dish. Place chicken on each side of stuffing. Sprinkle chicken with paprika. Mix soup, milk and parsley. Pour over chicken. Cover. Bake at 400 F for 30 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink. Serves 6.
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