Basehor Living

BIS students celebrate local veterans
November 11, 2012
Basehor Intermediate School students honored local veterans Friday at their annual Veterans Day program.
Food: Thanksgiving is about tradition, so don’t do fancy
November 7, 2012
Year after year, the glossy food magazines scream that you have to tart up your turkey and pimp out your pumpkin pie. But the truth is, when it comes to Thanksgiving, most of us don’t want exciting, new-fangled dishes. We want classic, comforting food.
Food: Recipe for Cider Brined Turkey with Sage Gravy
November 7, 2012
The flavors of apple cider, brown sugar, sage and black pepper end up being at once subtly sweet, but also boldly savory.
Veterans Day parade will be Monday, Nov. 12 in Leavenworth
November 5, 2012
The Leavenworth County Veterans Day Parade will start at 10:30 Monday, Nov. 12 in downtown Leavenworth.
Basehor will have two craft shows Saturday, Nov. 3
November 1, 2012
Basehor will play host to two craft shows Saturday, Nov. 3, featuring a wide variety of jewelry, art and more.
Food: More than just another sausage — a chorizo primer
October 31, 2012
At its most basic, chorizo is a sausage made from chopped or ground pork and a ton of seasonings, often including garlic. The flavors are deeply smoky and savory, with varying degrees of heat. Most are assertive and peppery, but not truly spicy.
Garage sale ‘recycles’ holiday decorations
October 30, 2012
A unique garage sale is allowing residents of Bonner Springs to recycle their holiday decorations for a good cause.
Raceway Ministries is unique outlet for service
October 30, 2012
As Sheryl Turner waited for another bus load of race fans at the turn one tram stop at Kansas Speedway, an old man approached her.
Church creates Treehouse for new Sunday school
October 24, 2012
In a room marked “Shining Light Drama,” a group of second-graders dressed as priests, soldiers, Israelites and Biblical figure Joshua march around a “wall” made from a shower curtain.
Food: Sweet ‘n’ salty — Nutella, pretzels and white chocolate together at last
October 24, 2012
These cookie bars have mini pretzels and white chocolate chunks in the cookie dough. The Nutella is scooped straight out of the jar and sandwiched safely between layers of dough.
Food Q&A: Opening winter squash doesn’t have to be difficult
October 24, 2012
After hiding all that flavor and those nutrients inside them, nature certainly didn’t make hard-shell squashes easy to open.
Parents As Teachers to offer free developmental screenings Tuesday
October 23, 2012
Parents as Teachers is sponsoring free developmental screenings for children 5 years old and younger from 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday.
Food: Offal gets gourmet treatment at trendy eateries
October 15, 2012
Animal brains, glands, tails, intestines, feet and other organs are nothing new at many ethnic eateries. But the oft-spurned meat parts known as offal have made their way into some of the area’s hippest mainstream restaurants, where chefs say foodies and more timid diners alike seem to be nibbling.
Food: Pear crisp takes on fall spice
October 10, 2012
Ground cardamom gives this simple fall-friendly crisp a sweet-spicy flavor that you will smell as much as taste.