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Eating My Way through Kansas City

Kansas City Barbeque
Kansas City Barbeque

“You can’t go home without tasting BBQ,” said my host and so I sat down again to dine, this time at Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbeque in the Plaza. “Zagat’s rated this place number one (for barbeque) in the country,” she continued. And, we began noshing yet another meal … starting with burnt ends as an appetizer. Kansas City originated these two-inch cuts of beef ribs renown for their charcoal-black crusty edges – the parts everyone fights over like the baked corners of lasagna.

“Killer,” I said.

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Baking Mountain Dew Cupcakes

I’m not a fan of Mountain Dew, but I tasted a cupcake in Topeka, Kansas that was enough to make me holler, “Ya-Hoo”. By golly, it did seem to tickle my innards- as the slogan claimed. I thought the unusual treat was fantastic and I loved its green color. I’d describe the taste as sparkling with lemon and lime flavors. 

 My Mountain Dew Cupcakes
My Mountain Dew Cupcakes

When I recently decided to bake cupcakes for a friend’s birthday, I thought I’d try the recipe. Although my cupcakes seemed rather dense, they were still very flavorful and tangy.  I’d make them again.

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Blue Planet Cafe, Topeka, Kansas

Street front view of the Blue Planet Cafe.
Street front view of the Blue Planet Cafe.

I only spent one day in Topeka, Kansas, but I’ve traveled enough to know a good restaurant when I find one. Actually I didn’t find Blue Planet Cafe on my own. My host took me there, but from the continuous stream of customers in and out of the place, you can see it’s a popular local’s favorite–the best kind.

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