If you have never been to a Farm Table dinner at Green Dirt Farm in Weston, MO, mark your calendar now to get in on the 2014 offerings. Tickets typically go on sale on Earth Day in April and the entire series is sold out within minutes. I was able to score some tickets for [...]...

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In a year celebrating its 20 th anniversary, The Roasterie Air-Roasted Coffee, will donate 25 percent of all iced tea sales on June 10 , National Iced Tea Day, to the Kansas City chapter of the American Heart Association . Many studies have led to the conclusion that drinking tea may benefit your health in various ways, including cardiovascular health benefits such as reduced rise of heart attack, stroke and other forms of heart disease. Donations will accumulate from iced tea sales at all three of The Roasterie Cafs in the Kansas City metro area, online sales and wholesale...

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Come on people, as of May 6th chef/owner Colby Garrelt is a James Beard award winner! How can Bluestem not be packed every night? True, it’s not inexpensive, but for sheer value, it stacks up well with the other upscale restaurants in our fair city. And for a restaurant with a prix-fixe menu, it’s cheap [...]...

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You may only think of ACE Hardware when you need some light bulbs or nails, but when you are craving barbecue you can think of ACE as well. With grilling season among us ACE has an amazing array of BBQ tools and products that rivals most BBQ specialty stores. The amazing people over at ACE Hardware have graciously provided me with some awesome grilling products to giveaway to one lucky winner! With Father's Day just around the corner these tools would make a great gift. The following prize pack includes a Quesadilla Basket, Taco Rack, Raft Skewers, Grill Clips and Spice Rubs. To enter please...

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Hey everyone who is still there!

Thanks for being patience with us during our blog hiatus. ( See previous post ). Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Our house is coming along nicely (though not quiiiiite as fast as I would like) and the more I see done, the more I cant wait to be able to move in and hopefully get a few things settled before the baby arrives in just 3 more months.

This past week, Erik brought his pizza oven over to the house so we decided to try it out this weekend! He got this Renato wood fired oven...

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