Flyover People Daily News

  Several people had mentioned baked kale chips to me. So, when I found fresh kale (in December!) at the Emporia Farmers Market on Saturday, I thought I’d give them a try. These were really good! I coated them with olive oil, sprinkled on sea salt and then baked them at 350 for about 10 [...]

Farmers Market, vittles

One evening last week, Dave and I enjoyed BBQ at Bobby D’s in downtown Emporia. I had pulled pork sandwich and sweet potato fries. Health food. Dave’s rib tip dinner with cheesy potatoes and cole slaw.

E-town, vittles

When we were in Topeka a week or so ago, Dave and I stopped at the Blackbird for afternoon refreshments. It’s near 10th and Gage. 4025 SW 10th Ave Topeka, KS 66604 Since it was Dave’s birthday, I had a piece of cake. Dave doesn’t really care for cake.  

cities, vittles

Cheddar bay biscuit Usually when we eat out, we try to go to locally-owned restaurants. But occasionally, we’ll hit a chain. Like we did for Dave’s birthday last week: Red Lobster in Topeka.

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Bought some hydroponic basil (grown in St. John, Kansas) at the Fairlawn Dillon’s store in Topeka on Sunday. And picked up some pine nuts there, too. So tonight, I ground up some pesto for basil-tomato pizza. Yum. Our new oven has an oven light! It’s the little things that make me happy.  

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In Boulder, our favorite restaurant, both for atmosphere and food was the Dushanbe Teahouse. The teahouse was a gift to Boulder from its sister city, Dushanbe in Tajikistan. The place had an incredible international menu. I had the Indian Masala Dosa. It was fabulous. Dave enjoyed his paella. Dining room. Ceiling.

out of state, vittles

Wood Fashion Cafe – in the Wood Fashion Plaza, 157 N. 7th, Salina. On the way back from Boulder last month, Dave and I stopped at the Wood Fashion Cafe in Salina for lunch. It’s an artsy place serving local foods. Tin ceiling. Hey, where’s Ally’s Prairie Mustard? I figured she’d be on the list. [...]

cities, vittles

My mom and Dave and I ate dinner at the Hays House in Council Grove on Sunday. My trip through the salad bar. This was a very good meal. Great fried chicken, homemade mashed potatoes and gravy, fresh green beans and homemade roll with butter. Excellent.

small towns, vittles

I loved the grilled salmon salad at the Lazy Dog Sports Bar along Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. Loved it so much that we went back a second time. There was an upper deck, but the first time we sat outside at their sidewalk tables – ’cause you can’t dine al fresco in downtown Emporia. [...]

out of state, vittles

Today’s Flyover People column as seen in The Emporia Gazette: A CHANGE IN ALTITUDE As we approached Pueblo, Colorado, I pictured all of the stress of the past few months as a ball of pink yarn. One end of that imaginary ball of yarn I left in Emporia, and I could visualize a thin pink [...]

Art, columns, life on the ground, out of state, traveling, vittles

On the way to Colorado earlier this month, Dave and I stopped for dinner at the famous Pho Hoa One in Garden City. This restaurant was in the top 24 of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Cuisine contest sponsored by the Kansas Sampler Foundation. It’s in a nondescript building off of a parking lot, at [...]

traveling, vittles