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LifeThis is a famous northern Chinese dish from Tsinan, in Shandong province. The fried croutons should be added just before serving because you don't want them to soak up too much of the sauce.
You'll need a thermometer for the frying oil.
Make ahead: The shrimp need to marinate for 30 to 60 minutes.
Adapted from "Florence Lin's Chinese Regional Cookbook," by Florence Lin (Hawthorn, 1975).
Diced Shrimp
with Croutons
For shrimp and marinade:
1 pound raw medium-size shrimp
1 large egg white
2 teaspoons cornstarch
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39TH STREET BAR & GRILL, 555 S.W. 39th: Swift Kick, 9 p.m. Friday, May 25; Led Astray, 9 p.m. Saturday, May 26; SoundWaves Karaoke with Tina, 8 p.m. Wednesdays. 266-0020.
ABIGAIL’S GRILL & BAR, 3701 S.W. Plaza Drive: Open jam session with Josh Vowell & The Rumble, 9 p.m. to midnight Sundays. 246-6866.
The Topeka Symphony Summer Music Academy will offer young classical musicians an opportunity to hone their instrumental skills from June 25-19 on the campus of Washburn University.
The academy will emphasize ensemble performance, sectional rehearsals, music theory, combined orchestra rehearsals and other fun activities.
Registrations and fees are due June 18. Tuition is $95 for the high school division and $65 for the preparatory division. For more information and registration forms call 232-2032 or go to http://topekasymphony.org where forms and a flier can be downloaded.
Youngsters can sing and dance their little feet off at the second annual Kids Stampede from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Old Prairie Town.
Geared for children 10 and younger and their families, the Kids Stampede will include live entertainment in the recreation of a pioneer village operated by Shawnee County Parks and Recreation at N.W. 1st and Clay. Slated to perform are musician and storyteller Kyler Carpenter, musician Greg Fox, the StoneLion Puppet Theatre, the CruzLine Percussions drumline and animal balloon artists Tooty & Lolly.
The Evans United Shows Carnival once again has set up shop on the Kansas Expocentre parking lot to the southeast of Landon Arena.
The rides and games will operate:
■ Friday, May 25: 6 to 11 p.m.
■ Saturday and Sunday, May 26-27: 1 to 11 p.m.
■ Monday through Thursday, May 28-31: 6 to 11 p.m.
■ Friday, June 1: 6 to 11 p.m.
■ Saturday and Sunday, June 2-3.
Admission to the carnival is 50 cents for children 11 and younger and $1 for everyone 12 and older.
Although not its official beginning and end, Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends bookend summer, which in Topeka is filled with festivals, concerts and other entertainment.
Get the most out of your summer 2012 leisure time by noting these dates on your planning calendars.
The list is by no means exhaustive, so keep checking the pages of The Topeka Capital-Journal and CJOnline.com for more detailed information about these events and what else to do for fun this summer.
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The undead strolling along S. Kansas Avenue once again will liven up downtown as the Topeka Zombie Walk returns as part of the spring edition of the Slash and Bash Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Although the bulk of the festival will take place Friday and Saturday with free movie screenings inside The Break Room, 911 S. Kansas Ave., activities will spill outdoors with the Topeka Zombie Walk at 6 p.m. Saturday and the showing of two movies after dusk on an outdoor screen in the 900 block of S. Kansas Avenue, which will be closed to vehicle traffic from 5:15 p.m. to midnight.
Paired with a salad and/or fresh fruit, this crostata featuring spinach and feta makes a delicious lunch. Or cut it into smaller slices and serve it as an appetizer or hors d'oeuvre.
Bake only one crostata at a time, unless you have two ovens. The dough won't brown as well or cook as evenly if you put two trays in the oven at once.
Spinach and
Feta Crostata
11/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, finely diced (about 1 cup)
1 pound baby spinach, washed and left damp
1 large egg, beaten
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
Milkshakes are gloriously frosty, creamy, sweet concoctions made from ice cream, syrups and other empty calorie delights.
They're the sort of thing you want to indulge in all the time, but shouldn't. So we set out to make one that would not be quite so bad for you, but still satisfying.
Of course, the obvious route would be to go directly to milkshake's sometimes healthier cousin, the smoothie. Made from yogurt and fruit, this blended beverage lives in gyms and health clubs. But while smoothies are fine, they aren't "real" milkshakes. We really wanted a milkshake.
Todd Mildfelt, an author and teacher for Greenbush Unified School District 609, will present "Underground Railroad on the Western Frontier" at 7 p.m. June 1 at The Little Red Barn, 410 Liberty in Oskaloosa, according to a news release.
Although he describes his playing as "a work in progress," jazz pianist Kenny Barron is in a class of his own. Transcending all categories, Barron is a well-traveled veteran whose scintillating yet sensitive stylings have lifted bandstands with jazz icons ranging from the flame-throwing bopster Dizzy Gillespie to the smoldering melodist Stan Getz.
At once ‘hot’ and ‘cool,’ Barron’s sound-of-surprise pianistics spring from an uncommon artistry rooted in an ability to spontaneously compose with an architectonic finesse and boundless inventive power that are sheer genius.
Dogs may be considered man’s best friend, but in these books, dogs are the stars.
■ "Pick a Pup" by Marsha Wilson Chall, illustrated by Jed Henry, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2011, ages 2-5.
The end of the school year means free time for youngsters, which the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library will help fill with its summerlong Friday Flicks series.
The free screening of recent vintage G- and PG-rated movies at 2 p.m. Fridays in The Edge Teen Room of the library, 1515 S.W. 10th, is part of Summerfest, which includes free performances, activities and classes, as well as a summer reading program starting May 28.
More information about Summerfest can be found in printed material at the library or on its website at www.tscpl.org.
PAXICO — During his 35-year career with the Wildlife Management Institute, Dick McCabe collected American Indian and wildlife art.
When he retired in January, he and his wife, Jami, talked about their dream to open an art gallery to exhibit and sell some of the pieces. On May 7, they opened the doors to the Prairie Ghost Gallery in downtown Paxico.
"We were driving through Paxico and saw a ‘For Rent’ sign," Jami McCabe said.
Thousands march for peace in Mexico TENS of thousands of people have marched in Mexico's second most populous city, angry at the inability of authorities to end a crime wave.
(heraldsun world)
Fake Android apps scam cost users £28,000 Malicious Android apps posed as Angry Birds and Cut the Rope in a scam that used premium rate text messages to defraud customers of £27,850.
(telegraph technology)
First creature to walk on land 'dragged itself along' - like it was on crutches The creature lived in floodplains on what is now Greenland during a period known geologically as the Devonian period - about 360 to 410 million years ago.
(dailymail sciencetech)
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