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SUA to host cooking classes at the union
EMMA LEGAULT
editor@kansan.com
Wednesdays at the Union just got a lot more flavorful.
The Student Union Association will be hosting free cooking demonstrations every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the fourth floor lobby until Oct. 3. These events will feature experienced cooks from the University and Lawrence area.
"We want to educate students about how to eat healthy and about culinary options they may not have heard of before," said Kelsey Ball, culinary coordinator of the SUA.
This week's demo featured Nancy O'Connor and Lily Siebert from The Merc Community Market and Deli, a locally owned natural food cooperative, and Kevin Roberts, "The Food Dude." In addition to owning four restaurants and two cookbooks, Roberts is the host of the TLC television show "BBQ Pitmasters" and was a contender on "The Next Food Network Star."
O'Connor and Siebert showed attendees how to prepare red quinoa salad with black beans, avocados and a simple salad dressing, as well as a "simple and yummy" kale salad. They offered samples of two of The Merc's products — grilled zucchini mix with Mediterranean couscous and cilantro-marinated tofu.
Roberts prepared his breakfast bagel sandwich for the crowd, as well as an innovative way to cook
"I was poor as a college student, so I had to get creative with my techniques," Roberts said during Wednesday's presentation.
eggs using only a mug, plastic spoon and a microwave.
Many students can relate to Roberts' situation. Both demonstrations highlighted the convenience of making the recipes without the need of a full kitchen.
"You could make this in your dorm and eat it for days," O'Connor said about the kale salad.
In addition to their recipes, O'Connor, Siebert and Roberts offered students tips on snacking, cooking techniques and nutritional facts. After the demonstrations, samples of each dish were served.
"It went really well. There were lots of students and the instructors were very informative and receptive to the event," Ball said.
Students were drawn to the event for reasons beyond the free food. Dustin Pickett, a sophomore, was first introduced to The Merc a year ago, and he said the demonstration was an educational opportunity for him.
"I learned how to use the food they sell there to make meals more flavorful," Pickett said.
Freshman Annie Matheis said she found the event informative and helpful.
"It taught me that there are healthy options available in college and to have a good diet while I'm staying here," Matheis said. "There are healthier options that are
affordable for student living."
Roberts' demonstration of how to "nuke" an egg was popular with the student crowd.
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"You can basically make scrambled eggs in the microwave. It's taking cooking to a whole new level," sophomore Subba Upadhyayula said of the technique.
"I was actually texting my roommate about it while he was making it," said Danny Sanchez, a junior. "I'm not the cook in the house, so I learned recipes I can tell my roommates to make."
Ball said the SUA moved the event from the Impromptu Café, where it was held last semester to the fourth floor lobby in order to attract more students like Sanchez.
"I was actually strolling through the Union and saw the sign for it and stopped by," Sanchez said. "It was a good show."
Ball said, "We want to educate students about different kinds of food and open their minds to things they didn't know about."
For more information about the cooking demos, contact the SUA at (785) 864-7469.
Edited by Lauren Shelly
COOKING AT WOODRUFF
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
"The Food Dude" Keven Roberts, chef, host of TLC's show BBQ Pitmasters and author of two cookbooks, "Munchies" and "Kissing in the Kitchen", discusses with students about cooking food in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas University Wednesday night. Roberts demonstrated quick, simple, healthy and tasty alternatives to fast foods while on a college budget.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CRIME
Bank robbers throw money to thwart police
ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Suspected bank robbers fleeing county sheriff's deputies hurled cash from a speeding SUV on Wednesday, drawing people into the streets until a pickup blocked their path and they had to surrender.
Bank robbery suspects throw money from their vehicle during a police pursuit Wednesday in Los Angeles, in an attempt to draw out people and block police in pursuit. The vehicle was eventually blocked by another vehicle and the suspects were arrested.
In a bizarre scene followed by TV helicopters, a large crowd pressed in as deputies with guns drawn pulled two men from the SUV in South Los Angeles. City police came to their aid and formed skirmish lines to move the crowd back.
Along the pursuit's route, people were seen scooping up the money.
Police Department spokesman Cmdr. Andrew Smith said it appeared the suspects threw the
"A lot of people came out their houses, they saw this on TV, they saw that money was being thrown," Smith told KNBC-TV.
"I think one of the folks told me that they thought there was more money in the vehicle and maybe they were hoping to get a little bit of that." Smith said.
Several hundred people gathered around the deputies during the dangerous moment of arrest.
money in hopes of drawing people into the roadway to block the pursuing patrol cars.
One officer had a foot run over during the incident but was expected to be OK, he said.
The robbers fled south by freeway and en route two robbers bailouted out of the SUV in the Sylar area of the San Fernando Valley. One suspect was taken into custody there Wednesday afternoon but the other remained at large.
The incident began 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles in the suburban Santa Clarita area where four men committed an armed bank robbery, Los
Angeles County sheriff's Capt. Mike Parker told KCAL-TV.
The SUV pursuit continued into downtown Los Angeles where the SUV exited the freeway and began a circuitous route through the older, narrow streets of the city's central and southern areas.
The 90-minute chase came to an end when a big, heavy duty pickup made a right turn from a side street and blocked the SUV's path. It was not clear whether that driver did so intentionally.