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Celebrity Dish: JAYNI CAREY // SASHA LUND
To the heart, through the stomach: "Jayn's Kitchen" features simple yet elegant foods.
Jayni Carey has been a longtime Lawrence resident for 34 years. She is the host of the popular cooking show "Jayni's Kitchen" on Channel 6. The show, filmed in her home kitchen in Lawrence, specializes in gourmet, yet simply prepared foods. Carey has also authored four cookbooks.
Get as much education as you can. Try to work in the business and learn about it. All those basic things really make a difference. Don't be afraid to put yourself out there and pursue your interests. Be courageous.
HOW CAN SOMEONE TURN THEIR PASSION INTO A CARFEE?
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT IN
LAWRENCE?
My favorites at the moment are Pachamama's and Esquina. Both have fantastic chefs, they use fresh, local ingredients and their recipes are very creative. That's a great combination.
WHAT IS THE PERFECT MEAL TO MAKE IF YOU
WANT TO IMPRESS SOMEONE?
I like to cook French food, and so I'd probably go that way. Something like a grilled leg of lamb.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO IN LAWRENCE?
My favorite meal is a grilled leg of lamb with a potato gratin, some fresh vegetables and lettuce out of my garden for a salad. And a glass of really good red wine.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?
I enjoy downtown Lawrence, I like to spend time in my community enjoying the fine food there. I enjoy events at the Arts Center. I like our Final Fridays in downtown Lawrence. We have so much to do right here locally.
ENTERTAINMENT Get Some Culture: PEARSON LAWN ROCK-A-THON // KELSEY CIPOLLA
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A band performs at Pearson Rock-a-Thon last year.
For the Pearson Lawn Rock-a-Thon five bands will take to the grassy expanse in front of Pearson Scholarship Hall for an evening of free music and food on Saturday, April 14 from 5 to 11 p.m.
Who needs an arena when you can play on a lawn?
The event is in its 12th year and has became a tradition for Pearson residents although it has gone through some growing pains, says James Wilson, the social chair for the scholarship hall and a sophomore from Osage City. The evening of concerts used to be called "Bands in the Sand," complete with a faux beach, until the sand killed the grass.
Several of the bands feature current or past scholarship hall residents. Chicagobased rock band Verona Red includes 2009 graduate Adam Knoernschild, and the group Down With Gravity formed just to play at the rock-a-thon.
This year the line-up includes local bluesy garage rockers the Windup Birds and pop rocker Rachel Black, as well as Wood for Sheep.
Chris Carter, a sophomore from Lawrence and the band's drummer, was still in high school when two of his friends in the hall asked him to form Down With Gravity. They played their first show three years ago on the lawn of Pearson and have played every spring since. This year's rock-a-thon performance will be the last show they'll ever play together, since several members are graduating.
The experience is bittersweet for Carter, but he says he's happy to play to a crowd he's become familiar with over the years.
"They've seen us literally grow up as musicians and as students," Carter says.
winning a conference championship, clinching a spot in the NCAA Tournament twice and winning 30-plus games in seven of nine seasons. The Jayhawks' two trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2009 doubled the number of appearances they made at the tournament in the 100 years before Price's arrival.
Price significantly changed the baseball program's fortunes during his tenure, but is it time for a new direction?
As long as the Texas and Oklahoma schools are in the Big 12 conference, Kansas probably won't find themselves atop the Big 12 standings, but they shouldn't find themselves last in the conference either.
Wide receiver Marquis Jackson evades a tackle in a game last season. After having a chance to watch his team, coach Charlie Weis is making some changes to his line-up during spring practices.
Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger is serious about revamping the Kansas football program because it's a cash cow, but if the baseball team's struggles continue, he should make an effort to revitalize the program.
Kansas baseball is a tough sell for high school recruits who are searching for a program that can prepare them for the major leagues.
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Edited by Jeff Karr
KATHLEEN GIER
kgier@kansan.com
After two weeks of spring practice, football coach Charlie Weis has had a chance to look at the team and has mixed feelings about what he has seen. He beamed about quarterback Dayne Crist during yesterday's press conference, but noted lingering questions about depth at positions across the board. This is a time for adjustment in the university sports scene, and his football team, which is preparing for its first season under a new coach, is no exception.
The team is also adjusting after losing leading rusher James Sims, who has been suspended for the first three games of the season following a DUI arrest. But Weis will keep him productive while he is gone.
"We going to have the best show team running back in the country," Weis said of Sims' new role of preparing Kansas' defense for opponents in scrimmage. "The only way to not get rusty is to go over there and run show team."
At the running back position, the Jayhawks have sophomore Brandon Bourbon, sophomore Tony Pierson and Sims. That leaves a deep roster at wide receiver with six options for Kansas.
Weis said the Jayhawks would focus on getting Pierson more touches this season, but there is a challenge because he and running back coach Reggie Mitchell have to discover a balance to keep him productive, but fresh and injury free for the 13 game season.
moving sophomore wide receiver Marquis Jackson over to running back during spring practice. Jackson adds size and a physical element to the position that Weis has not seen from other players.
One way Weis is adjusting is by
"You are in a catch-22 now, because every time he touches the ball, he has the chance to score a touchdown," Weis said.
That is where the other ball-carryers will support Pierson and keep the offense moving forward.
That depth and versatility gives the coaches the ability to keep adjusting throughout the season to keep the ball with the hot hand.
They can tap their helmet when they want to go out, but I will wave them back in," Weis said. "You can get a break after you score."
"I don't care how tired they get.
Currently, training is a balance between weight-lifting for maintenance and conditioning. After
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practice, Weis plans gassers, which is an attempt to increase the team's stamina.
"You can't play this game without having stamina," Weis said. "That is true on both sides of the ball and special teams."
The focus will be on short-burst running and weight training to prepare the Jayhawks for a tough and physical Big 12 season.
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